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
NVO icon
826
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$241B
$128M 0.03%
1,483,769
-159,635
-10% -$13.7M
LYV icon
827
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$128M 0.03%
984,603
+80,109
+9% +$10.4M
IOSP icon
828
Innospec
IOSP
$2.08B
$128M 0.03%
1,158,583
-18,876
-2% -$2.08M
NCLH icon
829
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$12.2B
$127M 0.03%
4,953,900
-70,213
-1% -$1.81M
ENOV icon
830
Enovis
ENOV
$1.81B
$127M 0.03%
2,899,446
-87,112
-3% -$3.82M
BHE icon
831
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.44B
$127M 0.03%
2,799,362
-116,906
-4% -$5.31M
YUM icon
832
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.4B
$127M 0.03%
944,749
+19,210
+2% +$2.58M
SIGI icon
833
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.85B
$127M 0.03%
1,354,454
-17,777
-1% -$1.66M
REXR icon
834
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$10.3B
$127M 0.03%
3,276,097
-54,463
-2% -$2.11M
FDS icon
835
Factset
FDS
$14B
$127M 0.03%
263,495
+10,326
+4% +$4.96M
KBR icon
836
KBR
KBR
$6.38B
$126M 0.03%
2,182,921
+130,535
+6% +$7.56M
ACHC icon
837
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.06B
$126M 0.03%
3,182,729
+486,395
+18% +$19.3M
MSA icon
838
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.73B
$126M 0.03%
760,794
+4,734
+0.6% +$785K
DY icon
839
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.49B
$126M 0.03%
723,675
-27,440
-4% -$4.78M
EXC icon
840
Exelon
EXC
$43.9B
$126M 0.03%
3,343,943
+34,219
+1% +$1.29M
OSIS icon
841
OSI Systems
OSIS
$4.03B
$126M 0.03%
750,175
-21,185
-3% -$3.55M
MIR icon
842
Mirion Technologies
MIR
$5.08B
$125M 0.03%
7,185,694
+171,918
+2% +$3M
CNXN icon
843
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.65B
$125M 0.03%
1,806,717
-51,940
-3% -$3.6M
BOOT icon
844
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.76B
$125M 0.03%
823,938
-54,693
-6% -$8.3M
EFSC icon
845
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.27B
$125M 0.03%
2,215,368
+54,987
+3% +$3.1M
NSIT icon
846
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.07B
$125M 0.03%
821,409
+2,944
+0.4% +$448K
PINC icon
847
Premier
PINC
$2.21B
$125M 0.03%
5,883,144
-12,786
-0.2% -$271K
BJ icon
848
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$12.9B
$124M 0.03%
1,392,826
+13,621
+1% +$1.22M
JBTM
849
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.28B
$124M 0.03%
978,461
+64,738
+7% +$8.23M
SAIC icon
850
Saic
SAIC
$4.9B
$124M 0.03%
1,111,580
-13,512
-1% -$1.51M