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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TDG icon
851
TransDigm Group
TDG
$72.9B
$86M 0.03%
160,220
+957
+0.6% +$513K
VOD icon
852
Vodafone
VOD
$28.6B
$86M 0.03%
5,517,401
-24,532
-0.4% -$382K
AYI icon
853
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.4B
$85.4M 0.03%
554,201
+23,634
+4% +$3.64M
CW icon
854
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$19.3B
$85.2M 0.03%
645,381
+7,228
+1% +$954K
ELAN icon
855
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.33B
$85.1M 0.03%
4,336,073
+954,218
+28% +$18.7M
ARGO
856
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$85.1M 0.03%
2,308,035
+113,037
+5% +$4.17M
NVO icon
857
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$241B
$85M 0.03%
1,525,242
+46,072
+3% +$2.57M
TOWN icon
858
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.86B
$84.9M 0.03%
3,127,969
+143,639
+5% +$3.9M
JKHY icon
859
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.8B
$84.8M 0.03%
471,316
+684
+0.1% +$123K
LSCC icon
860
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.04B
$84.8M 0.03%
1,748,954
-99,171
-5% -$4.81M
SPTN icon
861
SpartanNash
SPTN
$898M
$84.7M 0.03%
2,807,758
+57,176
+2% +$1.72M
ZBRA icon
862
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$16.1B
$84.5M 0.03%
287,623
+2,008
+0.7% +$590K
KBH icon
863
KB Home
KBH
$4.59B
$84.5M 0.03%
2,967,991
+151,511
+5% +$4.31M
QLYS icon
864
Qualys
QLYS
$4.9B
$84.1M 0.03%
667,013
+11,425
+2% +$1.44M
WKC icon
865
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.44B
$84.1M 0.03%
4,109,576
-178,068
-4% -$3.64M
AROC icon
866
Archrock
AROC
$4.36B
$83.9M 0.03%
10,146,041
+470,990
+5% +$3.9M
FCF icon
867
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.85B
$83.8M 0.03%
6,241,644
+48,381
+0.8% +$649K
VFC icon
868
VF Corp
VFC
$6.05B
$83.4M 0.03%
1,888,655
+321,470
+21% +$14.2M
BF.B icon
869
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$83.4M 0.03%
1,188,370
-151,375
-11% -$10.6M
BCPC
870
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.17B
$83.3M 0.03%
642,260
-11,088
-2% -$1.44M
EIX icon
871
Edison International
EIX
$21.6B
$83.3M 0.03%
1,317,363
+82,872
+7% +$5.24M
MSA icon
872
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.73B
$83.3M 0.03%
688,097
-5,431
-0.8% -$657K
AEO icon
873
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.4B
$83.1M 0.03%
7,432,942
+1,508,030
+25% +$16.9M
PBR icon
874
Petrobras
PBR
$81.6B
$83.1M 0.03%
7,114,247
-360,681
-5% -$4.21M
VNO icon
875
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$8.07B
$83.1M 0.03%
2,906,051
-20,758
-0.7% -$593K