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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MEDP icon
701
Medpace
MEDP
$13.4B
$98.4M 0.04%
626,111
-16,887
-3% -$2.65M
AIR icon
702
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.66B
$98.3M 0.04%
2,744,045
+36,061
+1% +$1.29M
CRUS icon
703
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$97.9M 0.04%
1,423,038
+14,825
+1% +$1.02M
VTRS icon
704
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$97.8M 0.04%
11,478,099
+656,837
+6% +$5.6M
PRI icon
705
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$97.5M 0.04%
789,714
+23,225
+3% +$2.87M
HHH icon
706
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.68B
$97.1M 0.04%
1,838,336
+142,451
+8% +$7.52M
SCL icon
707
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$96.9M 0.04%
1,034,232
+25,541
+3% +$2.39M
CASY icon
708
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20B
$96.9M 0.04%
478,335
+3,072
+0.6% +$622K
TDS icon
709
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.45B
$96.7M 0.04%
6,953,873
+59,685
+0.9% +$830K
PDCO
710
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$96.5M 0.04%
4,017,569
+37,202
+0.9% +$894K
KSS icon
711
Kohl's
KSS
$1.8B
$96.4M 0.04%
3,833,408
-1,149,523
-23% -$28.9M
QLYS icon
712
Qualys
QLYS
$4.75B
$96.4M 0.04%
691,364
+24,351
+4% +$3.39M
DK icon
713
Delek US
DK
$1.79B
$96.3M 0.04%
3,546,819
+37,721
+1% +$1.02M
SNPS icon
714
Synopsys
SNPS
$72B
$96.2M 0.04%
314,963
-277
-0.1% -$84.6K
FRC
715
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$96.2M 0.04%
736,769
+13,682
+2% +$1.79M
ARMK icon
716
Aramark
ARMK
$10B
$96.2M 0.04%
4,268,260
+24,434
+0.6% +$550K
OFG icon
717
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.96B
$96.1M 0.04%
3,825,917
-22,219
-0.6% -$558K
GFF icon
718
Griffon
GFF
$3.65B
$95.8M 0.04%
3,245,084
-4,774
-0.1% -$141K
MYRG icon
719
MYR Group
MYRG
$2.77B
$95.8M 0.04%
1,130,342
-13,091
-1% -$1.11M
ASO icon
720
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$3.21B
$95.6M 0.04%
2,266,637
+220,206
+11% +$9.29M
EVH icon
721
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.07B
$95.6M 0.04%
2,660,772
-18,724
-0.7% -$673K
HII icon
722
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.7B
$95.6M 0.04%
431,434
+54,386
+14% +$12M
CALM icon
723
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.31B
$95.4M 0.04%
1,716,790
+95,383
+6% +$5.3M
SSNC icon
724
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$95.3M 0.04%
1,995,843
+15,544
+0.8% +$742K
TTWO icon
725
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45B
$95.1M 0.04%
872,658
+43,963
+5% +$4.79M