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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GL icon
576
Globe Life
GL
$11.4B
$122M 0.04%
1,248,940
+73,537
+6% +$7.17M
RJF icon
577
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33B
$122M 0.04%
1,359,263
-18,614
-1% -$1.66M
HMN icon
578
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.89B
$121M 0.04%
3,163,413
+151,267
+5% +$5.81M
WRB icon
579
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.5B
$121M 0.04%
2,668,337
-417,156
-14% -$19M
KLIC icon
580
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.99B
$121M 0.04%
2,835,621
+34,896
+1% +$1.49M
LULU icon
581
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19.6B
$121M 0.04%
444,880
-11,178
-2% -$3.05M
FN icon
582
Fabrinet
FN
$13.2B
$121M 0.04%
1,495,332
+3,458
+0.2% +$280K
APO icon
583
Apollo Global Management
APO
$76.9B
$121M 0.04%
2,498,055
-282,992
-10% -$13.7M
WAB icon
584
Wabtec
WAB
$32.6B
$121M 0.04%
1,472,291
+2,946
+0.2% +$242K
THO icon
585
Thor Industries
THO
$5.92B
$121M 0.04%
1,614,087
+523,172
+48% +$39.1M
PDCO
586
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$121M 0.04%
3,980,367
-15,976
-0.4% -$484K
NTRS icon
587
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.3B
$121M 0.04%
1,248,867
+14,667
+1% +$1.42M
CPB icon
588
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
$120M 0.04%
2,505,193
-6,923
-0.3% -$333K
ICFI icon
589
ICF International
ICFI
$1.76B
$120M 0.04%
1,264,923
-21,600
-2% -$2.05M
GPC icon
590
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.5B
$120M 0.04%
903,245
-17,764
-2% -$2.36M
BLD icon
591
TopBuild
BLD
$12.2B
$120M 0.04%
718,445
-36,588
-5% -$6.12M
BCS icon
592
Barclays
BCS
$71.2B
$120M 0.04%
15,723,992
-14,318
-0.1% -$109K
ONTO icon
593
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.08B
$119M 0.04%
1,713,230
-107,463
-6% -$7.49M
ADSK icon
594
Autodesk
ADSK
$69.6B
$119M 0.04%
694,509
-13,118
-2% -$2.26M
CPRT icon
595
Copart
CPRT
$47.1B
$119M 0.04%
4,396,708
-133,912
-3% -$3.64M
NDAQ icon
596
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.4B
$119M 0.04%
2,344,791
-53,604
-2% -$2.73M
LRN icon
597
Stride
LRN
$7.17B
$119M 0.04%
2,922,747
+78,695
+3% +$3.21M
DY icon
598
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.31B
$119M 0.04%
1,280,150
-104,678
-8% -$9.74M
FL
599
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$119M 0.04%
4,713,731
+460,040
+11% +$11.6M
HL icon
600
Hecla Mining
HL
$6.82B
$119M 0.04%
30,302,418
+1,106,816
+4% +$4.34M