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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
XYL icon
826
Xylem
XYL
$34.1B
$74.5M 0.03%
885,277
-12,486
-1% -$1.05M
EPC icon
827
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.05B
$74.4M 0.03%
2,670,190
-12,946
-0.5% -$361K
CFFN icon
828
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$835M
$74.1M 0.03%
8,000,728
-656,014
-8% -$6.08M
MED icon
829
Medifast
MED
$152M
$74.1M 0.03%
450,610
-19,681
-4% -$3.24M
CBU icon
830
Community Bank
CBU
$3.18B
$74M 0.03%
1,358,448
-11,145
-0.8% -$607K
VMI icon
831
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.49B
$74M 0.03%
595,567
-25,136
-4% -$3.12M
CASY icon
832
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$19.4B
$73.9M 0.03%
416,013
-3,968
-0.9% -$705K
VOD icon
833
Vodafone
VOD
$28.6B
$73.8M 0.03%
5,497,148
-6,837
-0.1% -$91.8K
CUB
834
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$73.8M 0.03%
1,268,180
+13,627
+1% +$793K
NAV
835
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$73.5M 0.03%
1,689,096
-8,378
-0.5% -$365K
PSMT icon
836
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.44B
$73.5M 0.03%
1,106,046
+1,830
+0.2% +$122K
FICO icon
837
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.9B
$73.4M 0.03%
172,649
+1,283
+0.7% +$546K
UNVR
838
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$73.3M 0.03%
4,344,953
+558,366
+15% +$9.42M
AVNS icon
839
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$573M
$73.3M 0.03%
2,206,692
+23,833
+1% +$792K
QLYS icon
840
Qualys
QLYS
$4.88B
$73.3M 0.03%
747,785
+11,670
+2% +$1.14M
ECPG icon
841
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.03B
$73.1M 0.03%
1,894,455
-200,541
-10% -$7.74M
SNV icon
842
Synovus
SNV
$7.2B
$72.9M 0.03%
3,442,881
+165,050
+5% +$3.49M
SLG icon
843
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.32B
$72.8M 0.03%
1,621,022
+269,418
+20% +$12.1M
PRFT
844
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$72.7M 0.03%
1,700,794
-207,723
-11% -$8.88M
COR
845
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$72.7M 0.03%
611,261
+38,295
+7% +$4.55M
LPLA icon
846
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.2B
$72.6M 0.03%
947,313
-13,134
-1% -$1.01M
COLB icon
847
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.77B
$72.5M 0.03%
3,040,986
+29,757
+1% +$710K
ALG icon
848
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.56B
$72.5M 0.03%
670,869
-18,998
-3% -$2.05M
TPR icon
849
Tapestry
TPR
$21.9B
$72.3M 0.03%
4,629,143
-470,609
-9% -$7.36M
GGG icon
850
Graco
GGG
$14.2B
$72.3M 0.03%
1,178,732
-20,049
-2% -$1.23M