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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CENTA icon
726
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$134M 0.04%
3,623,973
+197,837
+6% +$7.3M
KLIC icon
727
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.98B
$134M 0.04%
2,657,119
+128
+0% +$6.44K
VOYA icon
728
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.3B
$134M 0.04%
1,806,468
-241,688
-12% -$17.9M
CACI icon
729
CACI
CACI
$10.7B
$133M 0.04%
352,341
-49,414
-12% -$18.7M
AMG icon
730
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.6B
$133M 0.04%
796,064
+24,960
+3% +$4.18M
FCFS icon
731
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.46B
$133M 0.04%
1,041,269
+2,678
+0.3% +$342K
SEM icon
732
Select Medical
SEM
$1.54B
$133M 0.04%
8,172,328
-52,872
-0.6% -$859K
AWI icon
733
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.47B
$133M 0.04%
1,068,062
+18,299
+2% +$2.27M
THS icon
734
Treehouse Foods
THS
$886M
$133M 0.04%
3,404,701
+40,096
+1% +$1.56M
UCB
735
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$132M 0.04%
5,023,755
+469,942
+10% +$12.4M
FL
736
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$132M 0.04%
4,628,950
+1,555,347
+51% +$44.3M
AZO icon
737
AutoZone
AZO
$71.1B
$132M 0.04%
41,755
-3,450
-8% -$10.9M
DEO icon
738
Diageo
DEO
$57.9B
$132M 0.04%
884,297
+27,389
+3% +$4.07M
PLAB icon
739
Photronics
PLAB
$1.3B
$132M 0.04%
4,643,632
-125,600
-3% -$3.56M
WD icon
740
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$131M 0.04%
1,298,695
+5,681
+0.4% +$574K
B
741
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$131M 0.04%
3,527,459
+105,092
+3% +$3.9M
HLT icon
742
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.2B
$131M 0.04%
613,455
-159,002
-21% -$33.9M
EQT icon
743
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.9B
$131M 0.04%
3,526,960
-7,615
-0.2% -$282K
CAH icon
744
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$131M 0.04%
1,167,404
-257,619
-18% -$28.8M
ENVA icon
745
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$130M 0.04%
2,076,733
-119,879
-5% -$7.53M
ARMK icon
746
Aramark
ARMK
$10B
$130M 0.04%
4,011,225
+165,417
+4% +$5.38M
CW icon
747
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$18.7B
$130M 0.04%
509,650
-27,947
-5% -$7.15M
GBX icon
748
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.42B
$130M 0.04%
2,497,470
-15,917
-0.6% -$829K
OFG icon
749
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.96B
$130M 0.04%
3,531,927
-124,661
-3% -$4.59M
BWXT icon
750
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.2B
$130M 0.04%
1,265,839
-6,745
-0.5% -$692K