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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVR icon
576
NVR
NVR
$23B
$138M 0.04%
27,708
+911
+3% +$4.53M
RVTY icon
577
Revvity
RVTY
$9.58B
$138M 0.04%
891,956
+68,861
+8% +$10.6M
BALL icon
578
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.6B
$138M 0.04%
1,697,341
+11,596
+0.7% +$940K
ATGE icon
579
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.79B
$137M 0.04%
3,854,961
-65,230
-2% -$2.32M
ESGR
580
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$137M 0.04%
573,983
+16,722
+3% +$4M
PKG icon
581
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.2B
$137M 0.04%
1,011,859
-7,052
-0.7% -$955K
RUSHA icon
582
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$137M 0.04%
4,753,103
-90,073
-2% -$2.6M
OMCL icon
583
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.46B
$137M 0.04%
902,854
+21,977
+2% +$3.33M
DOX icon
584
Amdocs
DOX
$9.23B
$136M 0.04%
1,763,364
+4,845
+0.3% +$375K
TEX icon
585
Terex
TEX
$3.45B
$136M 0.04%
2,863,265
-423,403
-13% -$20.2M
HRI icon
586
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.43B
$136M 0.04%
1,215,308
-8,776
-0.7% -$983K
ZD icon
587
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$136M 0.04%
1,133,861
-13,519
-1% -$1.62M
IT icon
588
Gartner
IT
$17.6B
$136M 0.04%
559,629
+37,419
+7% +$9.06M
HOLX icon
589
Hologic
HOLX
$14.6B
$135M 0.04%
2,029,003
+110,469
+6% +$7.37M
EXPD icon
590
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.5B
$135M 0.04%
1,068,602
+57,988
+6% +$7.34M
NVST icon
591
Envista
NVST
$3.45B
$135M 0.04%
3,125,216
-385,488
-11% -$16.7M
GFI icon
592
Gold Fields
GFI
$33.1B
$135M 0.04%
15,153,001
-724,803
-5% -$6.45M
SNV icon
593
Synovus
SNV
$7.13B
$135M 0.04%
3,070,214
-551,703
-15% -$24.2M
MATX icon
594
Matsons
MATX
$3.28B
$135M 0.04%
2,104,713
-239,840
-10% -$15.3M
CUBE icon
595
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.29B
$135M 0.04%
2,906,877
+18,959
+0.7% +$878K
ATI icon
596
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$135M 0.04%
6,454,128
-626,132
-9% -$13.1M
FRT icon
597
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.67B
$134M 0.04%
1,144,621
-11,983
-1% -$1.4M
FFBC icon
598
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$134M 0.04%
5,675,111
+40,930
+0.7% +$967K
TWNK
599
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$134M 0.04%
8,278,734
+320,187
+4% +$5.18M
VVV icon
600
Valvoline
VVV
$5B
$134M 0.04%
4,129,000
-9,439
-0.2% -$306K