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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BDC icon
851
Belden
BDC
$5.29B
$115M 0.03%
1,151,387
-124,957
-10% -$12.5M
OKTA icon
852
Okta
OKTA
$16.2B
$115M 0.03%
1,096,286
+7,693
+0.7% +$810K
TEX icon
853
Terex
TEX
$3.49B
$115M 0.03%
3,050,434
+87,194
+3% +$3.29M
WKC icon
854
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.44B
$115M 0.03%
4,061,113
-69,165
-2% -$1.96M
AWK icon
855
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$115M 0.03%
780,312
+22,615
+3% +$3.34M
PBF icon
856
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.31B
$115M 0.03%
6,027,874
-157,471
-3% -$3.01M
SPXC icon
857
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.4B
$115M 0.03%
893,252
-36,779
-4% -$4.74M
DORM icon
858
Dorman Products
DORM
$5B
$115M 0.03%
952,550
-51,830
-5% -$6.25M
OSIS icon
859
OSI Systems
OSIS
$4.03B
$115M 0.03%
590,774
-159,401
-21% -$31M
NSIT icon
860
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.07B
$115M 0.03%
764,750
-56,659
-7% -$8.5M
WTS icon
861
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.47B
$115M 0.03%
562,207
-17,036
-3% -$3.47M
FRT icon
862
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.78B
$114M 0.03%
1,169,217
+3,419
+0.3% +$334K
BILL icon
863
BILL Holdings
BILL
$5.26B
$114M 0.03%
2,489,918
+1,309,337
+111% +$60.1M
LOPE icon
864
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.88B
$114M 0.03%
659,807
-50,367
-7% -$8.71M
STC icon
865
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.1B
$114M 0.03%
1,598,002
-126,390
-7% -$9.02M
GPOR icon
866
Gulfport Energy Corp
GPOR
$3.06B
$114M 0.03%
617,912
-1,278
-0.2% -$235K
DAN icon
867
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.79B
$114M 0.03%
8,533,666
+375,856
+5% +$5.01M
WSO icon
868
Watsco
WSO
$16.1B
$114M 0.03%
223,357
+4,370
+2% +$2.22M
STNG icon
869
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.97B
$114M 0.03%
3,020,213
-491,861
-14% -$18.5M
CENTA icon
870
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.09B
$113M 0.03%
3,461,807
-125,528
-3% -$4.11M
BAX icon
871
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
$113M 0.03%
3,310,125
+62,486
+2% +$2.14M
PLNT icon
872
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.68B
$113M 0.03%
1,172,295
+5,078
+0.4% +$491K
WH icon
873
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$6.75B
$113M 0.03%
1,244,700
-64,477
-5% -$5.84M
CNP icon
874
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$112M 0.03%
3,103,867
-7,910
-0.3% -$287K
PSMT icon
875
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.63B
$112M 0.03%
1,277,834
-27,864
-2% -$2.45M