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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SYNA icon
826
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.73B
$96.5M 0.03%
1,079,356
+169,460
+19% +$15.2M
FHN icon
827
First Horizon
FHN
$11.3B
$96.5M 0.03%
8,757,637
-184,491
-2% -$2.03M
PLUS icon
828
ePlus
PLUS
$1.9B
$96.4M 0.03%
1,517,747
+19,402
+1% +$1.23M
MT icon
829
ArcelorMittal
MT
$25.7B
$96.3M 0.03%
3,848,931
-54,670
-1% -$1.37M
KN icon
830
Knowles
KN
$1.84B
$96.3M 0.03%
6,501,095
-161,035
-2% -$2.38M
CLX icon
831
Clorox
CLX
$15.4B
$96.2M 0.03%
734,349
-8,831
-1% -$1.16M
GFI icon
832
Gold Fields
GFI
$32B
$96.2M 0.03%
8,853,574
-347,498
-4% -$3.77M
HZNP
833
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$96M 0.03%
829,634
-150,465
-15% -$17.4M
HII icon
834
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.6B
$95.9M 0.03%
469,000
+1,938
+0.4% +$396K
ED icon
835
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35B
$95.8M 0.03%
1,120,419
+3,519
+0.3% +$301K
CHD icon
836
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$95.7M 0.03%
1,044,599
-26,366
-2% -$2.42M
SFL icon
837
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.1B
$95.6M 0.03%
8,577,215
+404,723
+5% +$4.51M
IBP icon
838
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.58B
$95.6M 0.03%
765,730
+4,003
+0.5% +$500K
STRA icon
839
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.99B
$95.5M 0.03%
1,269,188
+94,953
+8% +$7.15M
POOL icon
840
Pool Corp
POOL
$12.5B
$95.2M 0.03%
267,283
-14,120
-5% -$5.03M
HQY icon
841
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.02B
$95.1M 0.03%
1,301,632
+111,208
+9% +$8.12M
AEIS icon
842
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.84B
$95M 0.03%
920,867
+3,673
+0.4% +$379K
OPCH icon
843
Option Care Health
OPCH
$4.8B
$94.9M 0.03%
2,932,739
+178,523
+6% +$5.78M
OSIS icon
844
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.86B
$94.6M 0.03%
801,373
-2,747
-0.3% -$324K
LSTR icon
845
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.56B
$94.4M 0.03%
533,690
+6,955
+1% +$1.23M
SCHL icon
846
Scholastic
SCHL
$670M
$94.4M 0.03%
2,474,447
+27,626
+1% +$1.05M
MKC icon
847
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$18.8B
$94.4M 0.03%
1,247,722
+78,783
+7% +$5.96M
FDS icon
848
Factset
FDS
$14.2B
$94.2M 0.03%
215,365
+391
+0.2% +$171K
ACIW icon
849
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.28B
$93.9M 0.03%
4,162,534
+106,502
+3% +$2.4M
EFX icon
850
Equifax
EFX
$31.2B
$93.8M 0.03%
512,282
-29,000
-5% -$5.31M