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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NRG icon
501
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$136M 0.05%
3,631,566
+31,170
+0.9% +$1.17M
EWT icon
502
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.33B
$136M 0.05%
2,568,351
-742,600
-22% -$39.4M
WTM icon
503
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.55B
$136M 0.05%
135,923
-2,103
-2% -$2.1M
MTX icon
504
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.01B
$136M 0.05%
2,189,244
-60,665
-3% -$3.77M
TER icon
505
Teradyne
TER
$18.9B
$136M 0.05%
1,133,636
+98,116
+9% +$11.8M
FN icon
506
Fabrinet
FN
$13.2B
$136M 0.05%
1,746,863
-114,001
-6% -$8.85M
GPK icon
507
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.24B
$136M 0.05%
8,000,815
-57,254
-0.7% -$970K
SEDG icon
508
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.99B
$136M 0.05%
424,691
-228,194
-35% -$72.8M
PDCO
509
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$135M 0.05%
4,562,310
-153,028
-3% -$4.53M
GLPI icon
510
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$135M 0.05%
3,183,667
+77,397
+2% +$3.28M
VFC icon
511
VF Corp
VFC
$6.08B
$135M 0.05%
1,580,337
-76,091
-5% -$6.5M
ATGE icon
512
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.9B
$135M 0.05%
3,974,832
-130,209
-3% -$4.42M
CROX icon
513
Crocs
CROX
$4.76B
$135M 0.05%
2,149,374
-18,815
-0.9% -$1.18M
LULU icon
514
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19.9B
$135M 0.05%
386,691
+45,999
+14% +$16M
UTHR icon
515
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.8B
$135M 0.05%
886,334
-16,421
-2% -$2.49M
SFNC icon
516
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.01B
$135M 0.05%
6,230,600
+28,372
+0.5% +$613K
APH icon
517
Amphenol
APH
$135B
$134M 0.05%
4,106,800
+175,848
+4% +$5.75M
ASH icon
518
Ashland
ASH
$2.49B
$134M 0.05%
1,693,538
+85,606
+5% +$6.78M
CAH icon
519
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.9B
$134M 0.05%
2,504,199
-1,057
-0% -$56.6K
DINO icon
520
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.56B
$133M 0.05%
5,159,398
-206,405
-4% -$5.34M
AZTA icon
521
Azenta
AZTA
$1.35B
$133M 0.05%
1,960,913
-164,455
-8% -$11.2M
NAVI icon
522
Navient
NAVI
$1.35B
$133M 0.05%
13,537,724
-524,299
-4% -$5.15M
ENSG icon
523
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10B
$133M 0.05%
1,820,717
-63,043
-3% -$4.6M
LNC icon
524
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.9B
$133M 0.05%
2,634,940
+198,350
+8% +$9.98M
ZBRA icon
525
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$16B
$133M 0.05%
344,902
-21,063
-6% -$8.1M