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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SSNC icon
651
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.7B
$89.6M 0.04%
1,586,601
-12,533
-0.8% -$708K
PAYC icon
652
Paycom
PAYC
$12.5B
$89.5M 0.04%
289,060
-25,536
-8% -$7.91M
SON icon
653
Sonoco
SON
$4.51B
$89.4M 0.04%
1,710,532
-65,455
-4% -$3.42M
DISH
654
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$89.4M 0.04%
2,592,249
+61,434
+2% +$2.12M
CENTA icon
655
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.12B
$89.1M 0.04%
3,297,529
-128,124
-4% -$3.46M
SIGI icon
656
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.82B
$89.1M 0.04%
1,689,857
-467,262
-22% -$24.6M
THS icon
657
Treehouse Foods
THS
$897M
$89.1M 0.04%
2,034,673
-433,616
-18% -$19M
CIEN icon
658
Ciena
CIEN
$17.1B
$89M 0.04%
1,644,296
-16,818
-1% -$911K
NVR icon
659
NVR
NVR
$23B
$88.9M 0.04%
27,279
+1,185
+5% +$3.86M
SIVB
660
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$88.8M 0.04%
412,273
+21,193
+5% +$4.57M
CWST icon
661
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.9B
$88.8M 0.04%
1,704,171
-80,340
-5% -$4.19M
CHD icon
662
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$88.8M 0.04%
1,149,000
+29,522
+3% +$2.28M
WSFS icon
663
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.19B
$88.8M 0.04%
3,093,660
+80,435
+3% +$2.31M
PRI icon
664
Primerica
PRI
$8.86B
$88.7M 0.04%
761,170
-1,295
-0.2% -$151K
TIF
665
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$88.5M 0.04%
725,853
-963
-0.1% -$117K
POWI icon
666
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.51B
$88.4M 0.04%
1,496,756
+3,346
+0.2% +$198K
URBN icon
667
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.45B
$88.3M 0.04%
5,804,474
+784,148
+16% +$11.9M
UL icon
668
Unilever
UL
$155B
$88.1M 0.04%
1,606,110
+100,571
+7% +$5.52M
IR icon
669
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.5B
$88.1M 0.04%
3,131,787
-90,451
-3% -$2.54M
ZNGA
670
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$88M 0.04%
9,226,798
-2,493,090
-21% -$23.8M
ALGN icon
671
Align Technology
ALGN
$10.1B
$87.8M 0.04%
320,142
-40,445
-11% -$11.1M
FOXA icon
672
Fox Class A
FOXA
$26.3B
$87.8M 0.04%
3,274,993
+70,847
+2% +$1.9M
ENS icon
673
EnerSys
ENS
$3.88B
$87.8M 0.04%
1,363,411
-26,677
-2% -$1.72M
VOD icon
674
Vodafone
VOD
$28.6B
$87.7M 0.04%
5,503,985
-37,265
-0.7% -$594K
EW icon
675
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46.9B
$87.7M 0.04%
1,268,898
+43,326
+4% +$2.99M