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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MORN icon
826
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$107M 0.03%
313,742
-1,256
-0.4% -$430K
AIT icon
827
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$10.2B
$107M 0.03%
1,042,619
-15,811
-1% -$1.62M
ALGN icon
828
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
$107M 0.03%
162,825
-10,074
-6% -$6.62M
ENSG icon
829
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.75B
$107M 0.03%
1,271,882
-33,588
-3% -$2.82M
BBL
830
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$107M 0.03%
1,786,345
+122,211
+7% +$7.3M
RMBS icon
831
Rambus
RMBS
$9.53B
$107M 0.03%
3,631,247
-24,832
-0.7% -$730K
BC icon
832
Brunswick
BC
$4.36B
$107M 0.03%
1,058,105
-12,815
-1% -$1.29M
SYNH
833
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$106M 0.03%
1,036,501
+15,999
+2% +$1.64M
ZD icon
834
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.54B
$106M 0.03%
959,426
-174,515
-15% -$19.3M
SM icon
835
SM Energy
SM
$3.13B
$106M 0.03%
3,604,689
-37,616
-1% -$1.11M
WGO icon
836
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$988M
$106M 0.03%
1,417,054
-83,077
-6% -$6.22M
CUZ icon
837
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.97B
$106M 0.03%
2,634,891
-77,907
-3% -$3.14M
TGH
838
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$106M 0.03%
2,970,123
-5,274
-0.2% -$188K
JD icon
839
JD.com
JD
$48.8B
$106M 0.03%
1,512,141
-24,121
-2% -$1.69M
QVCGA
840
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$87.4M
$106M 0.03%
278,756
+1,066
+0.4% +$405K
TTEC icon
841
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$179M
$106M 0.03%
1,165,503
-76,378
-6% -$6.92M
IBP icon
842
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.38B
$106M 0.03%
755,369
-46,115
-6% -$6.44M
GL icon
843
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$105M 0.03%
1,125,234
+36,502
+3% +$3.42M
MIDD icon
844
Middleby
MIDD
$7.03B
$105M 0.03%
535,439
-1,873
-0.3% -$369K
YUM icon
845
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.4B
$105M 0.03%
758,551
-973
-0.1% -$135K
DEI icon
846
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.81B
$105M 0.03%
3,140,193
-73,645
-2% -$2.47M
IRDM icon
847
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.95B
$105M 0.03%
2,544,323
-184,699
-7% -$7.63M
SLAB icon
848
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$4.45B
$105M 0.03%
508,894
+14,494
+3% +$2.99M
IOSP icon
849
Innospec
IOSP
$2.08B
$105M 0.03%
1,157,043
-8,704
-0.7% -$786K
ZWS icon
850
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.92B
$105M 0.03%
2,870,990
-9,070,947
-76% -$330M