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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CIEN icon
876
Ciena
CIEN
$18.8B
$97.3M 0.03%
1,710,865
-18,128
-1% -$1.03M
MCY icon
877
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.33B
$97.3M 0.03%
1,497,855
-24,356
-2% -$1.58M
COO icon
878
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.6B
$97.2M 0.03%
981,616
+24,672
+3% +$2.44M
BBL
879
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$97.2M 0.03%
1,628,108
-34,676
-2% -$2.07M
GL icon
880
Globe Life
GL
$11.4B
$97M 0.03%
1,018,817
+46,677
+5% +$4.45M
VOD icon
881
Vodafone
VOD
$28.3B
$97M 0.03%
5,663,434
-55,760
-1% -$955K
AVNT icon
882
Avient
AVNT
$3.41B
$96.9M 0.03%
1,971,762
-74,611
-4% -$3.67M
XEC
883
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$96.9M 0.03%
1,337,226
-13,418
-1% -$972K
CBT icon
884
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.27B
$96.9M 0.03%
1,701,303
-70,518
-4% -$4.01M
COHR
885
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$96.7M 0.03%
365,795
-2,324
-0.6% -$614K
UCB
886
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.96B
$96.7M 0.03%
3,020,150
-88,810
-3% -$2.84M
XYL icon
887
Xylem
XYL
$34.4B
$96.6M 0.03%
805,590
-10,648
-1% -$1.28M
CAR icon
888
Avis
CAR
$5.5B
$96.5M 0.03%
1,239,371
-18,802
-1% -$1.46M
SNBR icon
889
Sleep Number
SNBR
$219M
$96.2M 0.03%
875,344
-56,123
-6% -$6.17M
LRN icon
890
Stride
LRN
$6.98B
$96M 0.03%
2,988,537
-96,302
-3% -$3.09M
NOVT icon
891
Novanta
NOVT
$4.21B
$95.9M 0.03%
711,556
-12,200
-2% -$1.64M
CHRW icon
892
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.3B
$95.8M 0.03%
1,022,489
+66,813
+7% +$6.26M
EXC icon
893
Exelon
EXC
$43.7B
$95.6M 0.03%
3,023,541
+138,354
+5% +$4.37M
AIT icon
894
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$10.1B
$95.2M 0.03%
1,045,128
-43,634
-4% -$3.97M
EXPO icon
895
Exponent
EXPO
$3.56B
$95.1M 0.03%
1,066,114
-9,686
-0.9% -$864K
EIG icon
896
Employers Holdings
EIG
$984M
$95M 0.03%
2,220,206
-1,114
-0.1% -$47.7K
GSK icon
897
GSK
GSK
$83.1B
$94.9M 0.03%
1,907,212
-61,157
-3% -$3.04M
BX icon
898
Blackstone
BX
$145B
$94.9M 0.03%
976,444
-409
-0% -$39.7K
ACIW icon
899
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.14B
$94.8M 0.03%
2,553,402
-46,284
-2% -$1.72M
PSMT icon
900
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.5B
$94.7M 0.03%
1,040,196
-56,817
-5% -$5.17M