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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NOVT icon
726
Novanta
NOVT
$4.24B
$120M 0.04%
679,045
-29,465
-4% -$5.2M
AMBA icon
727
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.55B
$120M 0.04%
589,755
-46,534
-7% -$9.44M
WRB icon
728
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
$120M 0.04%
3,267,857
+12,658
+0.4% +$463K
STOR
729
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$120M 0.04%
3,476,659
-69,292
-2% -$2.38M
FSS icon
730
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.77B
$120M 0.04%
2,757,475
-50,076
-2% -$2.17M
NLSN
731
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$119M 0.04%
5,825,444
-79,591
-1% -$1.63M
HHH icon
732
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.85B
$119M 0.04%
1,228,401
+9,714
+0.8% +$942K
ESE icon
733
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.43B
$119M 0.04%
1,322,036
+7,960
+0.6% +$716K
RDN icon
734
Radian Group
RDN
$4.81B
$119M 0.04%
5,624,805
+391,458
+7% +$8.27M
D icon
735
Dominion Energy
D
$51.2B
$119M 0.04%
1,512,569
-12,002
-0.8% -$943K
SIGI icon
736
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.85B
$119M 0.04%
1,448,638
-9,715
-0.7% -$796K
EXC icon
737
Exelon
EXC
$43.9B
$118M 0.04%
2,875,599
-118,163
-4% -$4.87M
CLX icon
738
Clorox
CLX
$15.2B
$118M 0.04%
678,673
-4,518
-0.7% -$788K
TNET icon
739
TriNet
TNET
$3.48B
$118M 0.04%
1,241,967
+9,178
+0.7% +$874K
MTRN icon
740
Materion
MTRN
$2.36B
$118M 0.04%
1,286,460
-17,157
-1% -$1.58M
TPR icon
741
Tapestry
TPR
$22.2B
$118M 0.04%
2,912,113
+98,947
+4% +$4.02M
FCNCA icon
742
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.4B
$118M 0.04%
142,433
-4,946
-3% -$4.1M
EVR icon
743
Evercore
EVR
$13.3B
$118M 0.04%
868,476
-29,809
-3% -$4.05M
CVCO icon
744
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.39B
$118M 0.04%
370,743
+2,381
+0.6% +$756K
TREX icon
745
Trex
TREX
$6.68B
$118M 0.04%
871,846
-15,514
-2% -$2.09M
UNF icon
746
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.27B
$118M 0.04%
558,825
-38
-0% -$8K
ACLS icon
747
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.71B
$117M 0.04%
1,575,504
-33,605
-2% -$2.51M
PRI icon
748
Primerica
PRI
$8.89B
$117M 0.04%
766,387
-7,739
-1% -$1.19M
VMI icon
749
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.63B
$117M 0.04%
468,499
-17,532
-4% -$4.39M
PDCO
750
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$117M 0.04%
3,998,073
-76,730
-2% -$2.25M