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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BALL icon
626
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.6B
$151M 0.04%
2,242,691
+108,568
+5% +$7.31M
SSNC icon
627
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$151M 0.04%
2,346,791
+36,461
+2% +$2.35M
DECK icon
628
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$16.9B
$151M 0.04%
962,418
-174,774
-15% -$27.4M
GL icon
629
Globe Life
GL
$11.3B
$151M 0.04%
1,295,556
+95,187
+8% +$11.1M
CRVL icon
630
CorVel
CRVL
$4.39B
$151M 0.04%
1,719,414
-46,554
-3% -$4.08M
AKAM icon
631
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$151M 0.04%
1,385,124
+45,146
+3% +$4.91M
ALSN icon
632
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.41B
$150M 0.04%
1,852,450
-10,701
-0.6% -$868K
ITRI icon
633
Itron
ITRI
$5.41B
$150M 0.04%
1,623,600
-57,973
-3% -$5.36M
LAMR icon
634
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.8B
$150M 0.04%
1,256,631
+8,171
+0.7% +$976K
DHT icon
635
DHT Holdings
DHT
$1.94B
$150M 0.04%
13,048,151
-313,250
-2% -$3.6M
VAC icon
636
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.64B
$150M 0.04%
1,391,851
+4,645
+0.3% +$500K
FFBC icon
637
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$150M 0.04%
6,671,550
+46,540
+0.7% +$1.04M
SO icon
638
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$149M 0.04%
2,083,829
+104,945
+5% +$7.53M
MRNA icon
639
Moderna
MRNA
$9.46B
$149M 0.04%
1,397,734
+90,570
+7% +$9.65M
HOMB icon
640
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$149M 0.04%
6,059,700
+562,789
+10% +$13.8M
NMIH icon
641
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.07B
$149M 0.04%
4,599,124
+31,755
+0.7% +$1.03M
SNPS icon
642
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.8B
$149M 0.04%
259,999
-14,128
-5% -$8.07M
KMPR icon
643
Kemper
KMPR
$3.32B
$148M 0.04%
2,398,219
-43,277
-2% -$2.68M
EHC icon
644
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.6B
$148M 0.04%
1,797,034
+32,942
+2% +$2.72M
HSY icon
645
Hershey
HSY
$37.6B
$148M 0.04%
761,597
+31,305
+4% +$6.09M
WLK icon
646
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$148M 0.04%
969,423
-56,643
-6% -$8.66M
SIGI icon
647
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.75B
$148M 0.04%
1,354,258
-24,342
-2% -$2.66M
TDY icon
648
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$25.6B
$147M 0.04%
342,926
+7,348
+2% +$3.15M
FSS icon
649
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.65B
$147M 0.04%
1,734,493
-59,042
-3% -$5.01M
CALM icon
650
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.31B
$147M 0.04%
2,501,016
+62,768
+3% +$3.69M