Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AZO icon
776
AutoZone
AZO
$71.1B
$109M 0.03%
72,841
+115
+0.2% +$172K
ALGN icon
777
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.64B
$108M 0.03%
177,554
-61,979
-26% -$37.9M
UNVR
778
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$108M 0.03%
4,427,631
-49,792
-1% -$1.21M
BERY
779
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$108M 0.03%
1,801,758
-32,098
-2% -$1.92M
DEI icon
780
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.75B
$108M 0.03%
3,208,308
-83,685
-3% -$2.81M
ROST icon
781
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.8B
$108M 0.03%
869,275
-407,555
-32% -$50.5M
MED icon
782
Medifast
MED
$152M
$108M 0.03%
380,406
-1,059
-0.3% -$300K
HLT icon
783
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.2B
$107M 0.03%
891,251
-2,535
-0.3% -$306K
FSLR icon
784
First Solar
FSLR
$21.9B
$107M 0.03%
1,187,430
-39,217
-3% -$3.55M
MMSI icon
785
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.26B
$107M 0.03%
1,661,794
+88,635
+6% +$5.73M
FNF icon
786
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$107M 0.03%
2,566,880
+326,860
+15% +$13.7M
PB icon
787
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.4B
$107M 0.03%
1,493,275
+70,301
+5% +$5.05M
GBX icon
788
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.42B
$107M 0.03%
2,459,408
+19,674
+0.8% +$857K
REZI icon
789
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.39B
$107M 0.03%
3,572,318
-7,029
-0.2% -$211K
MKC icon
790
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$18.4B
$107M 0.03%
1,212,852
+17,258
+1% +$1.52M
NWBI icon
791
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.83B
$107M 0.03%
7,834,874
-44,112
-0.6% -$602K
BRX icon
792
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.51B
$107M 0.03%
4,660,172
-112,027
-2% -$2.56M
GPC icon
793
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.4B
$107M 0.03%
843,160
-43,770
-5% -$5.54M
HUBB icon
794
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.5B
$107M 0.03%
570,351
-6,071
-1% -$1.13M
IOSP icon
795
Innospec
IOSP
$2.06B
$106M 0.03%
1,175,244
-12,993
-1% -$1.18M
AWI icon
796
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.47B
$106M 0.03%
992,074
-20,000
-2% -$2.15M
MSI icon
797
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$106M 0.03%
490,341
+5,383
+1% +$1.17M
CHD icon
798
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.7B
$106M 0.03%
1,247,293
+176
+0% +$15K
BF.B icon
799
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.9B
$106M 0.03%
1,417,669
-430
-0% -$32.2K
BBBY
800
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$106M 0.03%
3,189,715
-507,684
-14% -$16.9M