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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRTU
551
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$68M 0.04%
1,325,202
+50,432
+4% +$2.59M
MDCO
552
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$68M 0.04%
1,790,128
+44,118
+3% +$1.67M
DUK icon
553
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.6B
$67.9M 0.04%
944,649
+12,741
+1% +$916K
PRI icon
554
Primerica
PRI
$8.9B
$67.7M 0.04%
1,502,992
+104,624
+7% +$4.72M
TCBI icon
555
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$67.7M 0.04%
1,291,959
+231,676
+22% +$12.1M
SAFT icon
556
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.1B
$67.5M 0.04%
1,246,522
-23,723
-2% -$1.28M
WCC icon
557
WESCO International
WCC
$10.3B
$67.4M 0.04%
1,449,799
+302,559
+26% +$14.1M
AZTA icon
558
Azenta
AZTA
$1.35B
$67.1M 0.04%
5,734,342
+21,420
+0.4% +$251K
FI icon
559
Fiserv
FI
$74.2B
$66.8M 0.04%
1,543,530
-11,304
-0.7% -$489K
TFX icon
560
Teleflex
TFX
$5.75B
$66.7M 0.04%
537,308
-5,564
-1% -$691K
TT icon
561
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.1B
$66.7M 0.04%
1,314,187
+169,413
+15% +$8.6M
VALE.P
562
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$66.7M 0.04%
19,916,129
-2,613,073
-12% -$8.75M
JNPR
563
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$66.6M 0.04%
2,590,938
-219,178
-8% -$5.63M
PLXS icon
564
Plexus
PLXS
$3.72B
$66.4M 0.04%
1,720,792
+212,703
+14% +$8.21M
XEC
565
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$66.2M 0.04%
646,272
-99,595
-13% -$10.2M
FHN icon
566
First Horizon
FHN
$11.3B
$66.1M 0.04%
4,658,701
-11,141
-0.2% -$158K
UMBF icon
567
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.54B
$66.1M 0.04%
1,300,112
+163,532
+14% +$8.31M
MDP
568
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$66M 0.04%
1,549,311
+134,672
+10% +$5.73M
OZK icon
569
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.86B
$65.9M 0.04%
1,505,509
+25,267
+2% +$1.11M
SON icon
570
Sonoco
SON
$4.55B
$65.8M 0.04%
1,742,945
+242,918
+16% +$9.17M
BIG
571
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$65.7M 0.04%
1,370,769
+136,663
+11% +$6.55M
STT icon
572
State Street
STT
$31.8B
$65.6M 0.04%
975,752
+80,846
+9% +$5.43M
ZD icon
573
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.58B
$65.5M 0.04%
1,063,228
-12,828
-1% -$790K
CBRL icon
574
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.12B
$65.4M 0.04%
444,239
-9,010
-2% -$1.33M
CAG icon
575
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.3B
$65.4M 0.04%
2,075,144
-22,130
-1% -$698K