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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TDY icon
776
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$26.5B
$94.4M 0.03%
251,717
-5,663
-2% -$2.12M
VVV icon
777
Valvoline
VVV
$5.16B
$94.3M 0.03%
3,272,596
-215,364
-6% -$6.21M
POOL icon
778
Pool Corp
POOL
$12.3B
$94.3M 0.03%
268,451
+2,517
+0.9% +$884K
AWK icon
779
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$94.2M 0.03%
633,449
+9,595
+2% +$1.43M
AKAM icon
780
Akamai
AKAM
$11.3B
$94.2M 0.03%
1,031,451
+2,278
+0.2% +$208K
ENLC
781
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$94.2M 0.03%
11,076,721
-148,589
-1% -$1.26M
ARMK icon
782
Aramark
ARMK
$10.2B
$93.9M 0.03%
4,243,826
-109,316
-3% -$2.42M
ODP icon
783
ODP
ODP
$639M
$93.8M 0.03%
3,100,758
-66,465
-2% -$2.01M
ENSG icon
784
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.76B
$93.1M 0.03%
1,267,136
-3,662
-0.3% -$269K
XEL icon
785
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.1B
$93M 0.03%
1,314,034
-4,539
-0.3% -$321K
URBN icon
786
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.44B
$92.9M 0.03%
4,977,486
+940,129
+23% +$17.5M
AIT icon
787
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$10.2B
$92.9M 0.03%
965,709
-78,755
-8% -$7.57M
CRS icon
788
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.1B
$92.7M 0.03%
3,322,976
+147,997
+5% +$4.13M
EXPO icon
789
Exponent
EXPO
$3.58B
$92.7M 0.03%
1,013,343
-14,300
-1% -$1.31M
CPRI icon
790
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$2.6B
$92.6M 0.03%
2,257,610
+59,589
+3% +$2.44M
IRDM icon
791
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.95B
$92.5M 0.03%
2,463,853
-96,147
-4% -$3.61M
UMBF icon
792
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.25B
$92.5M 0.03%
1,074,006
+11,687
+1% +$1.01M
AEP icon
793
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.2B
$92.5M 0.03%
963,918
+20,700
+2% +$1.99M
COLD icon
794
Americold
COLD
$3.87B
$92.4M 0.03%
3,077,451
+341,460
+12% +$10.3M
CRVL icon
795
CorVel
CRVL
$4.54B
$92.4M 0.03%
1,881,753
-16,251
-0.9% -$798K
DRI icon
796
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.9B
$92.1M 0.03%
813,999
+37,917
+5% +$4.29M
TD icon
797
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$131B
$91.9M 0.03%
1,400,863
+76,279
+6% +$5M
RNR icon
798
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.5B
$91.8M 0.03%
587,285
-92,098
-14% -$14.4M
GFI icon
799
Gold Fields
GFI
$34B
$91.8M 0.03%
10,053,461
-544,219
-5% -$4.97M
PRI icon
800
Primerica
PRI
$8.89B
$91.7M 0.03%
766,489
-1,737
-0.2% -$208K