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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FIX icon
751
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.5B
$55.7M 0.03%
1,959,874
+89,303
+5% +$2.54M
ESE icon
752
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.3B
$55.7M 0.03%
1,539,812
+100,427
+7% +$3.63M
CMI icon
753
Cummins
CMI
$55.8B
$55.5M 0.03%
631,097
+225,505
+56% +$19.8M
AIRM
754
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$55.5M 0.03%
1,323,069
+155,240
+13% +$6.51M
BLKB icon
755
Blackbaud
BLKB
$3.33B
$55.5M 0.03%
842,204
+41,080
+5% +$2.71M
JACK icon
756
Jack in the Box
JACK
$345M
$55.5M 0.03%
723,008
-13,424
-2% -$1.03M
CHE icon
757
Chemed
CHE
$6.57B
$55.5M 0.03%
370,170
+29,461
+9% +$4.41M
VMI icon
758
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.45B
$55.4M 0.03%
522,254
+170,183
+48% +$18M
ACCO icon
759
Acco Brands
ACCO
$357M
$55.4M 0.03%
7,764,681
+522,374
+7% +$3.72M
WOR icon
760
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$55.4M 0.03%
2,978,918
+184,952
+7% +$3.44M
MSGS icon
761
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$55.3M 0.03%
479,103
-971,722
-67% -$112M
NYT icon
762
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$55.3M 0.03%
4,119,470
+169,447
+4% +$2.27M
ALXN
763
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$55.3M 0.03%
289,785
+6,189
+2% +$1.18M
UHS icon
764
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$55.2M 0.03%
462,203
+34,495
+8% +$4.12M
DLTR icon
765
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.2B
$55.2M 0.03%
714,554
+93,763
+15% +$7.24M
CALM icon
766
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.31B
$55.1M 0.03%
1,189,692
+4,636
+0.4% +$215K
LFUS icon
767
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.54B
$55M 0.03%
514,333
+9,430
+2% +$1.01M
NFLX icon
768
Netflix
NFLX
$530B
$54.9M 0.03%
480,288
+24,554
+5% +$2.81M
NXST icon
769
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.98B
$54.9M 0.03%
934,770
-14,281
-2% -$838K
MTW icon
770
Manitowoc
MTW
$357M
$54.8M 0.03%
3,937,601
-72,905
-2% -$1.01M
B
771
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$50.3B
$54.7M 0.03%
7,410,928
-358,386
-5% -$2.64M
AMN icon
772
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$751M
$54.7M 0.03%
1,761,316
-130,847
-7% -$4.06M
ASTE icon
773
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$54.7M 0.03%
1,343,421
+83,524
+7% +$3.4M
CLH icon
774
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.6B
$54.6M 0.03%
1,311,959
+300,243
+30% +$12.5M
ROP icon
775
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.2B
$54.6M 0.03%
287,912
-3,840
-1% -$729K