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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LSCC icon
826
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.04B
$84.7M 0.03%
1,720,413
-28,541
-2% -$1.4M
SAH icon
827
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.83B
$84.5M 0.03%
1,952,410
+112,723
+6% +$4.88M
MMSI icon
828
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.34B
$84.5M 0.03%
1,495,948
+4,165
+0.3% +$235K
FFIN icon
829
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.13B
$84.4M 0.03%
2,017,806
-48,026
-2% -$2.01M
NOW icon
830
ServiceNow
NOW
$195B
$84.3M 0.03%
223,282
+1,461
+0.7% +$552K
BANF icon
831
BancFirst
BANF
$4.48B
$84.2M 0.03%
940,704
+4,021
+0.4% +$360K
MT icon
832
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.7B
$84.1M 0.03%
4,225,036
+224,156
+6% +$4.46M
BBT
833
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$84M 0.03%
3,077,768
+98,412
+3% +$2.69M
NTES icon
834
NetEase
NTES
$95B
$84M 0.03%
1,111,385
-104,809
-9% -$7.92M
LSTR icon
835
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.59B
$84M 0.03%
581,804
+13,450
+2% +$1.94M
SPTN icon
836
SpartanNash
SPTN
$898M
$84M 0.03%
2,893,079
+85,321
+3% +$2.48M
EFX icon
837
Equifax
EFX
$32.1B
$83.8M 0.03%
489,099
+15,364
+3% +$2.63M
MNST icon
838
Monster Beverage
MNST
$62.3B
$83.7M 0.03%
1,924,340
-2,240
-0.1% -$97.4K
FLO icon
839
Flowers Foods
FLO
$3.01B
$83.4M 0.03%
3,378,954
+319,165
+10% +$7.88M
AEP icon
840
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.2B
$83.4M 0.03%
964,552
+634
+0.1% +$54.8K
AKAM icon
841
Akamai
AKAM
$11.4B
$83.3M 0.03%
1,037,586
+6,135
+0.6% +$493K
STX icon
842
Seagate
STX
$41.9B
$83.3M 0.03%
1,564,487
-18,810
-1% -$1M
KN icon
843
Knowles
KN
$1.91B
$83.2M 0.03%
6,836,025
+28,652
+0.4% +$349K
UVV icon
844
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.4B
$83.1M 0.03%
1,804,983
+39,920
+2% +$1.84M
XEL icon
845
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.1B
$83.1M 0.03%
1,298,106
-15,928
-1% -$1.02M
AWK icon
846
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$82.9M 0.03%
636,580
+3,131
+0.5% +$408K
ETRN
847
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
$82.6M 0.03%
11,044,422
+426,655
+4% +$3.19M
CNXN icon
848
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.65B
$82.3M 0.03%
1,825,933
+3,746
+0.2% +$169K
YUM icon
849
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.4B
$82.3M 0.03%
773,685
+8,275
+1% +$880K
NXPI icon
850
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.3B
$82.3M 0.03%
557,631
+88,141
+19% +$13M