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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UNF icon
801
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.27B
$131M 0.03%
763,689
+15,517
+2% +$2.65M
FRT icon
802
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.78B
$131M 0.03%
1,165,798
+28,933
+3% +$3.24M
PPC icon
803
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
$130M 0.03%
2,874,037
-40,300
-1% -$1.83M
BRX icon
804
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.6B
$130M 0.03%
4,685,872
+38,427
+0.8% +$1.07M
NVST icon
805
Envista
NVST
$3.59B
$130M 0.03%
6,762,091
+1,089,923
+19% +$21M
VMI icon
806
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.63B
$130M 0.03%
425,178
+9,201
+2% +$2.82M
HL icon
807
Hecla Mining
HL
$7.47B
$130M 0.03%
26,521,457
-4,295,835
-14% -$21.1M
DORM icon
808
Dorman Products
DORM
$5B
$130M 0.03%
1,004,380
-1,847
-0.2% -$239K
B
809
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$50.2B
$130M 0.03%
8,394,096
+1,934,560
+30% +$30M
XRAY icon
810
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.78B
$130M 0.03%
6,851,869
+1,230,944
+22% +$23.4M
NYT icon
811
New York Times
NYT
$9.53B
$130M 0.03%
2,496,614
+145,997
+6% +$7.6M
PRDO icon
812
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$130M 0.03%
4,907,705
-89,405
-2% -$2.37M
LAUR icon
813
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.28B
$130M 0.03%
7,090,486
+87,267
+1% +$1.6M
LZB icon
814
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.44B
$130M 0.03%
2,975,857
-79,599
-3% -$3.47M
KN icon
815
Knowles
KN
$1.91B
$130M 0.03%
6,500,821
-122,593
-2% -$2.44M
XEL icon
816
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.1B
$129M 0.03%
1,916,787
+80,744
+4% +$5.45M
MTSI icon
817
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$9.76B
$129M 0.03%
995,228
+1,140
+0.1% +$148K
GNTX icon
818
Gentex
GNTX
$6.24B
$129M 0.03%
4,495,516
+192,375
+4% +$5.53M
SNDR icon
819
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.3B
$129M 0.03%
4,410,100
+144,133
+3% +$4.22M
AAP icon
820
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.73B
$129M 0.03%
2,728,289
+297,741
+12% +$14.1M
ACM icon
821
Aecom
ACM
$16.9B
$129M 0.03%
1,205,920
+94,880
+9% +$10.1M
EXP icon
822
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.7B
$129M 0.03%
521,925
-57,919
-10% -$14.3M
CCK icon
823
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.4B
$128M 0.03%
1,553,632
+12,784
+0.8% +$1.06M
GBCI icon
824
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.8B
$128M 0.03%
2,550,161
-22,969
-0.9% -$1.15M
LCII icon
825
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.52B
$128M 0.03%
1,237,119
+87,764
+8% +$9.07M