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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JEF icon
576
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.5B
$138M 0.04%
3,886,029
-44,649
-1% -$1.59M
NTRS icon
577
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$138M 0.04%
1,275,113
-36,051
-3% -$3.89M
FMBI
578
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$137M 0.04%
7,232,190
-278,814
-4% -$5.3M
TGNA icon
579
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.37B
$137M 0.04%
6,969,110
+583,122
+9% +$11.5M
ONTO icon
580
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.2B
$137M 0.04%
1,895,545
-2,020
-0.1% -$146K
XLNX
581
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$137M 0.04%
905,656
-644
-0.1% -$97.2K
NTCT icon
582
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.8B
$137M 0.04%
5,071,527
-142,238
-3% -$3.83M
RNST icon
583
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.67B
$136M 0.04%
3,762,166
+11,119
+0.3% +$401K
DUK icon
584
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.4B
$135M 0.04%
1,387,599
-17,986
-1% -$1.76M
BR icon
585
Broadridge
BR
$29.3B
$135M 0.04%
811,996
+9,151
+1% +$1.53M
CONE
586
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$135M 0.04%
1,747,039
+18,157
+1% +$1.41M
ROP icon
587
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.2B
$135M 0.04%
302,858
-5,576
-2% -$2.49M
SPB icon
588
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.3B
$135M 0.04%
1,411,094
-30,052
-2% -$2.88M
MGLN
589
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$135M 0.04%
1,427,148
-154,486
-10% -$14.6M
CTLT
590
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$135M 0.04%
1,013,346
-24,194
-2% -$3.22M
DOX icon
591
Amdocs
DOX
$9.23B
$135M 0.04%
1,780,916
+17,552
+1% +$1.33M
SNV icon
592
Synovus
SNV
$7.13B
$135M 0.04%
3,070,053
-161
-0% -$7.07K
ZD icon
593
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$135M 0.04%
1,133,941
+80
+0% +$9.51K
DEO icon
594
Diageo
DEO
$57.9B
$135M 0.04%
697,540
+13,701
+2% +$2.64M
CDNS icon
595
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
$135M 0.04%
888,689
-173,055
-16% -$26.2M
ULTA icon
596
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$134M 0.04%
371,619
+25,683
+7% +$9.27M
WST icon
597
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.4B
$134M 0.04%
315,475
-4,345
-1% -$1.84M
ODP icon
598
ODP
ODP
$611M
$134M 0.04%
3,330,047
-136,184
-4% -$5.47M
RJF icon
599
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.2B
$134M 0.04%
1,448,424
-28,367
-2% -$2.62M
R icon
600
Ryder
R
$7.61B
$133M 0.04%
1,609,804
+25,364
+2% +$2.1M