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
HL icon
601
Hecla Mining
HL
$6.82B
$160M 0.04%
28,827,696
+2,306,239
+9% +$12.8M
RELX icon
602
RELX
RELX
$86.2B
$160M 0.04%
3,171,571
-18,315
-0.6% -$923K
BJ icon
603
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$13B
$160M 0.04%
1,401,094
+8,268
+0.6% +$943K
EFX icon
604
Equifax
EFX
$31.2B
$159M 0.04%
654,911
+25,343
+4% +$6.17M
DG icon
605
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$159M 0.04%
1,812,528
+25,192
+1% +$2.21M
CPB icon
606
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
$159M 0.04%
3,990,116
-40,511
-1% -$1.62M
EME icon
607
Emcor
EME
$27.8B
$159M 0.04%
430,607
+34,541
+9% +$12.8M
SLM icon
608
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.35B
$159M 0.04%
5,418,346
-217,800
-4% -$6.4M
SKX icon
609
Skechers
SKX
$9.5B
$159M 0.04%
2,795,753
+583,733
+26% +$33.1M
WMK icon
610
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.76B
$159M 0.04%
2,059,329
-47,657
-2% -$3.67M
PPC icon
611
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.6B
$158M 0.04%
2,903,586
+29,549
+1% +$1.61M
NMIH icon
612
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.09B
$158M 0.04%
4,386,109
+8,894
+0.2% +$321K
AX icon
613
Axos Financial
AX
$5.21B
$158M 0.04%
2,449,370
-130,028
-5% -$8.39M
HUBG icon
614
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.28B
$158M 0.04%
4,249,428
-308,979
-7% -$11.5M
LII icon
615
Lennox International
LII
$20.4B
$158M 0.04%
281,399
+2,014
+0.7% +$1.13M
GMS
616
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$158M 0.04%
2,154,021
+31,230
+1% +$2.29M
MAT icon
617
Mattel
MAT
$5.96B
$157M 0.04%
8,089,837
+1,416,542
+21% +$27.5M
BKU icon
618
Bankunited
BKU
$2.91B
$157M 0.04%
4,549,686
-35,227
-0.8% -$1.21M
EXEL icon
619
Exelixis
EXEL
$10.1B
$156M 0.04%
4,235,375
-864,031
-17% -$31.9M
ASH icon
620
Ashland
ASH
$2.49B
$156M 0.04%
2,635,867
-182,828
-6% -$10.8M
LBRT icon
621
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$1.64B
$156M 0.04%
9,869,093
-35,686
-0.4% -$565K
LTH icon
622
Life Time Group Holdings
LTH
$6.42B
$156M 0.04%
5,153,514
-36,933
-0.7% -$1.12M
SFNC icon
623
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.01B
$156M 0.04%
7,577,729
-38,870
-0.5% -$798K
WHR icon
624
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.34B
$155M 0.04%
1,723,612
+350,397
+26% +$31.6M
BFH icon
625
Bread Financial
BFH
$3.06B
$155M 0.04%
3,092,090
-66,050
-2% -$3.31M