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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LHCG
801
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$86.9M 0.03%
530,724
-1,644
-0.3% -$269K
BDC icon
802
Belden
BDC
$5.29B
$86.8M 0.03%
1,445,899
+67,046
+5% +$4.02M
LBRDK icon
803
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.72B
$86.7M 0.03%
1,174,865
-4,814
-0.4% -$355K
TOWN icon
804
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.86B
$86.7M 0.03%
3,232,149
+104,180
+3% +$2.8M
CRVL icon
805
CorVel
CRVL
$4.53B
$86.7M 0.03%
1,878,021
-3,732
-0.2% -$172K
HOMB icon
806
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.79B
$86.6M 0.03%
3,847,226
+134,442
+4% +$3.03M
POOL icon
807
Pool Corp
POOL
$12.3B
$86.6M 0.03%
272,110
+3,659
+1% +$1.16M
GFI icon
808
Gold Fields
GFI
$34B
$86.5M 0.03%
10,693,622
+640,161
+6% +$5.18M
CLR
809
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$86.4M 0.03%
1,293,716
-580,821
-31% -$38.8M
TROX icon
810
Tronox
TROX
$793M
$86.4M 0.03%
7,053,506
+632,817
+10% +$7.75M
ECPG icon
811
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$86.1M 0.03%
1,893,250
+59,170
+3% +$2.69M
JKHY icon
812
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.8B
$85.8M 0.03%
470,546
-770
-0.2% -$140K
NTAP icon
813
NetApp
NTAP
$25B
$85.6M 0.03%
1,383,259
-2,486
-0.2% -$154K
CLF icon
814
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.83B
$85.6M 0.03%
6,350,597
+1,030,366
+19% +$13.9M
EXC icon
815
Exelon
EXC
$43.9B
$85.6M 0.03%
2,283,714
+20,161
+0.9% +$755K
FDP icon
816
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.72B
$85.5M 0.03%
3,678,413
+39,128
+1% +$909K
CHD icon
817
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23B
$85.4M 0.03%
1,194,906
-1,045
-0.1% -$74.7K
WEC icon
818
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$85.3M 0.03%
953,295
+63,780
+7% +$5.7M
CENTA icon
819
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.09B
$85.2M 0.03%
3,118,976
+83,880
+3% +$2.29M
ECL icon
820
Ecolab
ECL
$78B
$85.2M 0.03%
590,010
-1,324
-0.2% -$191K
PBR icon
821
Petrobras
PBR
$81.6B
$85.2M 0.03%
6,906,525
-207,722
-3% -$2.56M
TDG icon
822
TransDigm Group
TDG
$72.9B
$85.1M 0.03%
162,130
+1,910
+1% +$1M
SFM icon
823
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.5B
$85.1M 0.03%
3,066,526
+103,701
+4% +$2.88M
ACLS icon
824
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.71B
$85M 0.03%
1,403,763
-83,155
-6% -$5.04M
SASR
825
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$84.8M 0.03%
2,405,863
+59,199
+3% +$2.09M