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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DNOW icon
501
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.6B
$128M 0.05%
7,739,494
+1,103,324
+17% +$18.3M
AZTA icon
502
Azenta
AZTA
$1.35B
$128M 0.05%
3,646,417
-291,627
-7% -$10.2M
MMSI icon
503
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.43B
$127M 0.05%
2,069,811
-165,128
-7% -$10.1M
ON icon
504
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.9B
$127M 0.05%
6,898,808
+2,151,387
+45% +$39.6M
ZTS icon
505
Zoetis
ZTS
$66.4B
$127M 0.05%
1,386,136
+10,977
+0.8% +$1.01M
LM
506
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$127M 0.05%
4,057,434
-15,379
-0.4% -$480K
SC
507
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$127M 0.05%
6,318,462
+227,541
+4% +$4.56M
SPN
508
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$127M 0.05%
12,991,778
+57,806
+0.4% +$563K
CFFN icon
509
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$835M
$126M 0.05%
9,927,430
+323,162
+3% +$4.12M
KN icon
510
Knowles
KN
$1.83B
$126M 0.05%
7,585,417
+725,618
+11% +$12.1M
DDS icon
511
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
$126M 0.05%
1,645,830
-12,708
-0.8% -$970K
MOS icon
512
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.2B
$126M 0.05%
3,864,408
-541,620
-12% -$17.6M
TM icon
513
Toyota
TM
$262B
$125M 0.05%
1,009,087
-65,189
-6% -$8.11M
UNFI icon
514
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.74B
$125M 0.05%
4,184,796
+53,676
+1% +$1.61M
GNTX icon
515
Gentex
GNTX
$6.19B
$125M 0.05%
5,835,625
+467,548
+9% +$10M
ESE icon
516
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.19B
$125M 0.05%
1,838,466
+6,483
+0.4% +$441K
EIG icon
517
Employers Holdings
EIG
$988M
$125M 0.05%
2,753,883
+69,452
+3% +$3.15M
UMPQ
518
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$125M 0.05%
5,996,599
-43,914
-0.7% -$913K
HUBG icon
519
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.23B
$124M 0.05%
5,452,104
+116,906
+2% +$2.67M
DNR
520
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$124M 0.05%
20,022,209
+532,947
+3% +$3.3M
BDX icon
521
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.6B
$124M 0.05%
487,451
+3,310
+0.7% +$843K
SYK icon
522
Stryker
SYK
$150B
$124M 0.05%
695,207
+41,457
+6% +$7.37M
BLD icon
523
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$123M 0.05%
2,173,228
-111,387
-5% -$6.33M
FL
524
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$123M 0.05%
2,421,439
+263,866
+12% +$13.5M
DELL icon
525
Dell
DELL
$82B
$123M 0.05%
4,528,897
+15,030
+0.3% +$410K