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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SRE icon
901
Sempra
SRE
$53.5B
$105M 0.03%
1,467,822
+96,373
+7% +$6.92M
CHD icon
902
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.7B
$105M 0.03%
1,009,633
-30,934
-3% -$3.23M
CNO icon
903
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.8B
$105M 0.03%
3,827,485
-44,744
-1% -$1.23M
AOS icon
904
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$105M 0.03%
1,174,841
-38,125
-3% -$3.41M
OLLI icon
905
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$8.07B
$105M 0.03%
1,319,802
+11,585
+0.9% +$922K
PEG icon
906
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.8B
$105M 0.03%
1,570,924
+70,888
+5% +$4.73M
WWD icon
907
Woodward
WWD
$14.4B
$105M 0.03%
680,034
-14,728
-2% -$2.27M
THG icon
908
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.37B
$105M 0.03%
767,573
+6,798
+0.9% +$926K
LAUR icon
909
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.09B
$105M 0.03%
7,172,734
+207,115
+3% +$3.02M
BOOT icon
910
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.76B
$104M 0.03%
1,097,520
+10,710
+1% +$1.02M
AVTR icon
911
Avantor
AVTR
$8.6B
$104M 0.03%
4,083,948
+107,683
+3% +$2.75M
FRPT icon
912
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.6B
$104M 0.03%
900,748
+72,719
+9% +$8.43M
FFIV icon
913
F5
FFIV
$18.8B
$104M 0.03%
549,863
+31,915
+6% +$6.05M
ED icon
914
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.2B
$104M 0.03%
1,147,256
+20,661
+2% +$1.88M
GES icon
915
Guess, Inc.
GES
$868M
$104M 0.03%
3,309,894
-193,718
-6% -$6.1M
BIO icon
916
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.49B
$104M 0.03%
300,904
+81,334
+37% +$28.1M
COIN icon
917
Coinbase
COIN
$83.2B
$104M 0.03%
392,521
-34,940
-8% -$9.26M
LII icon
918
Lennox International
LII
$19.9B
$104M 0.03%
212,801
-14,928
-7% -$7.3M
IBTX
919
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$104M 0.03%
2,277,652
+163,182
+8% +$7.45M
RHI icon
920
Robert Half
RHI
$3.56B
$104M 0.03%
1,311,373
+789
+0.1% +$62.6K
VNT icon
921
Vontier
VNT
$6.34B
$104M 0.03%
2,288,378
+90,616
+4% +$4.11M
STAG icon
922
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.68B
$104M 0.03%
2,698,141
+37,551
+1% +$1.44M
COHU icon
923
Cohu
COHU
$976M
$104M 0.03%
3,109,707
+45,703
+1% +$1.52M
BRX icon
924
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.51B
$103M 0.03%
4,408,504
+10,080
+0.2% +$236K
XRAY icon
925
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.73B
$103M 0.03%
3,112,034
+989,679
+47% +$32.8M