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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WD icon
726
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.94B
$83.7M 0.04%
1,578,675
-110,111
-7% -$5.84M
XEL icon
727
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.4B
$83.6M 0.04%
1,211,949
+16,599
+1% +$1.15M
TIF
728
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$83.6M 0.04%
721,324
-4,529
-0.6% -$525K
WEN icon
729
Wendy's
WEN
$1.92B
$83.5M 0.04%
3,746,083
-385,510
-9% -$8.59M
AWK icon
730
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
$83.5M 0.04%
576,423
+567
+0.1% +$82.1K
ORA icon
731
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.48B
$83.3M 0.04%
1,409,882
-44,575
-3% -$2.63M
FAF icon
732
First American
FAF
$6.94B
$83.3M 0.04%
1,636,695
-23,408
-1% -$1.19M
BCS icon
733
Barclays
BCS
$69.9B
$83.1M 0.04%
16,589,833
+1,222,297
+8% +$6.12M
STAG icon
734
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.84B
$83.1M 0.04%
2,724,752
+507,778
+23% +$15.5M
UVV icon
735
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$82.6M 0.04%
1,972,373
-60,648
-3% -$2.54M
SIGI icon
736
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.85B
$82.6M 0.04%
1,603,423
-86,434
-5% -$4.45M
WSFS icon
737
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.25B
$82.6M 0.04%
3,060,932
-32,728
-1% -$883K
ACA icon
738
Arcosa
ACA
$4.76B
$82.5M 0.04%
1,870,161
+34,576
+2% +$1.52M
PRAA icon
739
PRA Group
PRAA
$672M
$82.4M 0.03%
2,062,091
-342,037
-14% -$13.7M
PBR icon
740
Petrobras
PBR
$78.9B
$82.3M 0.03%
11,572,069
-2,231,376
-16% -$15.9M
TER icon
741
Teradyne
TER
$18.9B
$82.3M 0.03%
1,035,520
+48,641
+5% +$3.87M
NOVT icon
742
Novanta
NOVT
$4.16B
$82.3M 0.03%
780,929
-9,172
-1% -$966K
NWL icon
743
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.65B
$82.2M 0.03%
4,788,847
-143,306
-3% -$2.46M
EXPO icon
744
Exponent
EXPO
$3.59B
$82M 0.03%
1,137,713
-451
-0% -$32.5K
AMN icon
745
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$806M
$81.9M 0.03%
1,400,583
-47,801
-3% -$2.79M
MMSI icon
746
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.47B
$81.8M 0.03%
1,879,942
-102,994
-5% -$4.48M
LCII icon
747
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.55B
$81.7M 0.03%
768,560
-16,898
-2% -$1.8M
NVST icon
748
Envista
NVST
$3.51B
$81.6M 0.03%
3,304,955
+635,323
+24% +$15.7M
AGO icon
749
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.9B
$81.5M 0.03%
3,794,058
-156,457
-4% -$3.36M
BAH icon
750
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.5B
$81.4M 0.03%
980,371
+40,180
+4% +$3.33M