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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESAB icon
651
ESAB
ESAB
$6.98B
$157M 0.04%
1,305,543
-262,426
-17% -$31.5M
GVA icon
652
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.81B
$156M 0.04%
1,783,429
-439,994
-20% -$38.6M
BIIB icon
653
Biogen
BIIB
$21.3B
$156M 0.04%
1,022,024
-92,316
-8% -$14.1M
FIX icon
654
Comfort Systems
FIX
$27B
$156M 0.04%
367,784
-127,982
-26% -$54.3M
CLH icon
655
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$156M 0.04%
676,894
+15,888
+2% +$3.66M
AZPN
656
DELISTED
Aspen Technology Inc
AZPN
$156M 0.04%
623,820
+12,456
+2% +$3.11M
SLM icon
657
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.03B
$155M 0.04%
5,636,146
-99,685
-2% -$2.75M
TRP icon
658
TC Energy
TRP
$54B
$155M 0.04%
3,339,029
-1,606
-0% -$74.7K
AIR icon
659
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.7B
$155M 0.04%
2,534,152
-150,878
-6% -$9.25M
CVCO icon
660
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.38B
$155M 0.04%
347,992
-30,984
-8% -$13.8M
RLI icon
661
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.09B
$155M 0.04%
1,882,370
+15,218
+0.8% +$1.25M
IDCC icon
662
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.17B
$155M 0.04%
800,509
-33,066
-4% -$6.41M
PATK icon
663
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.77B
$155M 0.04%
1,863,547
-18,220
-1% -$1.51M
HUBB icon
664
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.7B
$155M 0.04%
369,304
-4,322
-1% -$1.81M
TSN icon
665
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
$155M 0.04%
2,693,256
-221,350
-8% -$12.7M
A icon
666
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.7B
$155M 0.04%
1,150,499
+49,833
+5% +$6.69M
NJR icon
667
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.72B
$154M 0.04%
3,309,166
+216,000
+7% +$10.1M
BANR icon
668
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.31B
$154M 0.04%
2,308,935
-82,554
-3% -$5.51M
BTU icon
669
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.26B
$154M 0.04%
7,346,729
+88,466
+1% +$1.85M
APTV icon
670
Aptiv
APTV
$18.4B
$154M 0.04%
2,541,024
+433,857
+21% +$26.2M
GEN icon
671
Gen Digital
GEN
$18.2B
$154M 0.04%
5,606,846
+694,534
+14% +$19M
SON icon
672
Sonoco
SON
$4.56B
$153M 0.04%
3,140,471
+136,965
+5% +$6.69M
PCG icon
673
PG&E
PCG
$34.2B
$153M 0.04%
7,584,262
+670,642
+10% +$13.5M
HTLF
674
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$152M 0.04%
2,485,919
-33,208
-1% -$2.04M
ALV icon
675
Autoliv
ALV
$9.74B
$152M 0.04%
1,623,600
+134,347
+9% +$12.6M