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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTSH icon
876
Cognizant
CTSH
$34.5B
$49.3M 0.03%
806,853
+104,856
+15% +$6.41M
CAH icon
877
Cardinal Health
CAH
$36.4B
$49.3M 0.03%
589,000
+40,038
+7% +$3.35M
WGL
878
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$49.2M 0.03%
906,801
+40,407
+5% +$2.19M
AON icon
879
Aon
AON
$80.3B
$49.1M 0.03%
492,693
+6,223
+1% +$620K
BMR
880
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$49.1M 0.03%
2,537,967
+24,920
+1% +$482K
UNT
881
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$49M 0.03%
1,807,215
+155,965
+9% +$4.23M
TNL icon
882
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.11B
$49M 0.03%
1,324,169
-70,001
-5% -$2.59M
ACET
883
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$48.9M 0.03%
1,986,176
-64,364
-3% -$1.59M
RBC icon
884
RBC Bearings
RBC
$12.2B
$48.9M 0.03%
681,480
+24,783
+4% +$1.78M
LVLT
885
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$48.9M 0.03%
927,795
+55,438
+6% +$2.92M
HII icon
886
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.8B
$48.8M 0.03%
433,745
+4,180
+1% +$471K
SWN
887
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$48.8M 0.03%
2,148,461
+296,829
+16% +$6.75M
ROP icon
888
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.7B
$48.8M 0.03%
283,042
+25,240
+10% +$4.35M
HF
889
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$48.7M 0.03%
1,166,848
+52,188
+5% +$2.18M
FWRD icon
890
Forward Air
FWRD
$920M
$48.6M 0.03%
930,553
+35,942
+4% +$1.88M
DHC
891
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.09B
$48.6M 0.03%
2,794,850
+245,804
+10% +$4.28M
MHO icon
892
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.14B
$48.6M 0.03%
1,969,294
+145,310
+8% +$3.58M
HZO icon
893
MarineMax
HZO
$573M
$48.5M 0.03%
2,061,589
+71,848
+4% +$1.69M
SRC
894
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$48.4M 0.03%
1,116,068
+248,817
+29% +$10.8M
FCNCA icon
895
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.4B
$48.3M 0.03%
183,474
+7,774
+4% +$2.04M
MWW
896
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$48.2M 0.03%
7,373,460
+522,088
+8% +$3.41M
BCO icon
897
Brink's
BCO
$4.9B
$48.2M 0.03%
1,638,110
+42,329
+3% +$1.25M
BANR icon
898
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.33B
$48.2M 0.03%
1,004,873
+21,431
+2% +$1.03M
PPG icon
899
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.2B
$48.1M 0.03%
419,594
+23,826
+6% +$2.73M
MASI icon
900
Masimo
MASI
$7.94B
$48.1M 0.03%
1,242,331
+76,693
+7% +$2.97M