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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ASO icon
551
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$3.25B
$175M 0.04%
3,846,410
+147,395
+4% +$6.72M
RDN icon
552
Radian Group
RDN
$4.72B
$175M 0.04%
5,303,808
-77,492
-1% -$2.56M
HOLX icon
553
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$175M 0.04%
2,838,656
+213,366
+8% +$13.2M
TSN icon
554
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
$175M 0.04%
2,745,556
+52,300
+2% +$3.34M
FFIV icon
555
F5
FFIV
$18.7B
$175M 0.04%
656,373
+5,826
+0.9% +$1.55M
PFGC icon
556
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.3B
$175M 0.04%
2,221,430
+137,998
+7% +$10.8M
HSY icon
557
Hershey
HSY
$38B
$175M 0.04%
1,020,569
+17,311
+2% +$2.96M
AUB icon
558
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.01B
$174M 0.04%
5,603,719
-77,384
-1% -$2.41M
PRI icon
559
Primerica
PRI
$8.79B
$174M 0.04%
611,437
+16,350
+3% +$4.65M
BRBR icon
560
BellRing Brands
BRBR
$4.75B
$174M 0.04%
2,334,518
-36,928
-2% -$2.75M
CLF icon
561
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.35B
$173M 0.04%
21,093,134
-154,292
-0.7% -$1.27M
UCB
562
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.96B
$173M 0.04%
6,151,914
+92,952
+2% +$2.61M
NTAP icon
563
NetApp
NTAP
$24.6B
$173M 0.04%
1,964,739
-7,160
-0.4% -$629K
CAH icon
564
Cardinal Health
CAH
$36B
$172M 0.04%
1,246,788
+7,940
+0.6% +$1.09M
PRIM icon
565
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.11B
$172M 0.04%
2,990,609
-156,414
-5% -$8.98M
NPO icon
566
Enpro
NPO
$4.52B
$171M 0.04%
1,058,215
-78,595
-7% -$12.7M
TKR icon
567
Timken Company
TKR
$5.3B
$170M 0.04%
2,367,167
+133,674
+6% +$9.61M
CSGP icon
568
CoStar Group
CSGP
$37.3B
$170M 0.04%
2,146,596
+149,035
+7% +$11.8M
CSL icon
569
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.3B
$170M 0.04%
499,341
+50,578
+11% +$17.2M
SON icon
570
Sonoco
SON
$4.51B
$170M 0.04%
3,591,263
+450,792
+14% +$21.3M
SLGN icon
571
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.76B
$169M 0.04%
3,312,590
+250,577
+8% +$12.8M
GTLS icon
572
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.96B
$169M 0.04%
1,169,664
+105,027
+10% +$15.2M
NJR icon
573
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.67B
$168M 0.04%
3,424,736
+115,570
+3% +$5.67M
HCA icon
574
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$96.7B
$168M 0.04%
485,292
-9,585
-2% -$3.31M
HOG icon
575
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.77B
$168M 0.04%
6,636,352
-198,787
-3% -$5.02M