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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WTS icon
726
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.29B
$124M 0.04%
593,711
-27,857
-4% -$5.8M
UTHR icon
727
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.9B
$124M 0.04%
561,950
+9,962
+2% +$2.19M
EWBC icon
728
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$14.9B
$124M 0.04%
1,716,834
-59,425
-3% -$4.28M
STRA icon
729
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
$123M 0.04%
1,334,695
+65,507
+5% +$6.05M
FYBR icon
730
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$9.35B
$123M 0.04%
4,861,434
+1,415,278
+41% +$35.9M
COLD icon
731
Americold
COLD
$3.76B
$123M 0.04%
4,066,285
+170,479
+4% +$5.16M
SMCI icon
732
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.1B
$123M 0.04%
4,328,460
-1,534,160
-26% -$43.6M
VSTO
733
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$123M 0.04%
4,161,469
+21,733
+0.5% +$643K
BALL icon
734
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.6B
$123M 0.04%
2,134,123
+381,780
+22% +$22M
AMCR icon
735
Amcor
AMCR
$19B
$123M 0.04%
12,730,444
+1,101,845
+9% +$10.6M
MRTN icon
736
Marten Transport
MRTN
$949M
$123M 0.04%
5,839,975
+27,091
+0.5% +$568K
MDU icon
737
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.36B
$122M 0.04%
11,156,871
+1,548,870
+16% +$17M
EGP icon
738
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.72B
$122M 0.04%
666,304
+29,479
+5% +$5.41M
LECO icon
739
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.4B
$122M 0.04%
561,636
+6,280
+1% +$1.37M
MSCI icon
740
MSCI
MSCI
$43.6B
$122M 0.04%
215,483
-16,497
-7% -$9.33M
AIZ icon
741
Assurant
AIZ
$10.6B
$122M 0.04%
722,858
-168,032
-19% -$28.3M
VIPS icon
742
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.85B
$122M 0.04%
6,859,092
-918,553
-12% -$16.3M
TPR icon
743
Tapestry
TPR
$21.9B
$122M 0.04%
3,305,257
+140,347
+4% +$5.17M
MSA icon
744
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$122M 0.04%
720,523
+17,007
+2% +$2.87M
CCK icon
745
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11B
$122M 0.04%
1,320,502
+44,195
+3% +$4.07M
ENVA icon
746
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$122M 0.04%
2,196,612
+41,608
+2% +$2.3M
RLI icon
747
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.08B
$121M 0.04%
1,817,084
-12,152
-0.7% -$809K
BANR icon
748
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.3B
$121M 0.04%
2,257,865
+62,774
+3% +$3.36M
FICO icon
749
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.7B
$121M 0.04%
103,764
-20,317
-16% -$23.7M
CENTA icon
750
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$121M 0.04%
3,426,136
+29,501
+0.9% +$1.04M