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
-23.98%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$192B
AUM Growth
-$82.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.58B
Cap. Flow %
-1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.91%
Holding
3,447
New
68
Increased
1,549
Reduced
1,536
Closed
73

Top Buys

1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
$167M
2
PLD icon
Prologis
PLD
$115M
3
V icon
Visa
V
$83.9M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
$65.6M
5
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
$63.3M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 15.89%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Healthcare 11.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FORM icon
526
FormFactor
FORM
$2.26B
$86.6M 0.05%
4,310,170
-416,989
-9% -$8.38M
AME icon
527
Ametek
AME
$43.3B
$86.6M 0.05%
1,202,046
+70,758
+6% +$5.1M
NWBI icon
528
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$86.5M 0.05%
7,480,144
-357,242
-5% -$4.13M
JHG icon
529
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$86.4M 0.05%
5,640,325
+608,027
+12% +$9.32M
DHT icon
530
DHT Holdings
DHT
$2B
$86.3M 0.04%
11,245,601
+450,639
+4% +$3.46M
WDFC icon
531
WD-40
WDFC
$2.95B
$86.1M 0.04%
428,855
-23,266
-5% -$4.67M
SYY icon
532
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$85.9M 0.04%
1,881,725
+139,018
+8% +$6.34M
TREX icon
533
Trex
TREX
$6.93B
$85.9M 0.04%
2,142,834
-113,582
-5% -$4.55M
KSS icon
534
Kohl's
KSS
$1.86B
$85.8M 0.04%
5,876,363
+988,406
+20% +$14.4M
FRT icon
535
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.86B
$85.8M 0.04%
1,149,412
-7,933
-0.7% -$592K
BECN
536
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$85.7M 0.04%
5,182,291
+108,686
+2% +$1.8M
UTHR icon
537
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.1B
$85.3M 0.04%
899,007
+14,674
+2% +$1.39M
CNXN icon
538
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.66B
$85M 0.04%
2,063,137
-60,772
-3% -$2.5M
GLPI icon
539
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.7B
$84.9M 0.04%
3,065,220
-14,613
-0.5% -$405K
MAN icon
540
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.91B
$84.8M 0.04%
1,600,727
+44,171
+3% +$2.34M
HOPE icon
541
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.43B
$84.6M 0.04%
10,288,286
-338,749
-3% -$2.78M
CTAS icon
542
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$84.5M 0.04%
1,950,116
+34,272
+2% +$1.48M
APH icon
543
Amphenol
APH
$135B
$84.4M 0.04%
4,633,264
-191,316
-4% -$3.49M
RNST icon
544
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.75B
$84.4M 0.04%
3,862,465
+35,860
+0.9% +$783K
WTW icon
545
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.1B
$84.4M 0.04%
496,576
+1,369
+0.3% +$233K
CBU icon
546
Community Bank
CBU
$3.17B
$84.3M 0.04%
1,434,016
-98,285
-6% -$5.78M
AAON icon
547
Aaon
AAON
$6.62B
$84.3M 0.04%
2,617,401
+3,267
+0.1% +$105K
GWW icon
548
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.5B
$84.2M 0.04%
338,819
+2,136
+0.6% +$531K
PAYX icon
549
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
$83.9M 0.04%
1,332,993
+122,550
+10% +$7.71M
NTRS icon
550
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.3B
$83.8M 0.04%
1,110,323
+53,292
+5% +$4.02M