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
HMN icon
901
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.94B
$110M 0.03%
2,563,728
-95,967
-4% -$4.1M
CPA icon
902
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.82B
$110M 0.03%
1,184,278
+99,955
+9% +$9.24M
RBC icon
903
RBC Bearings
RBC
$12.2B
$109M 0.03%
340,289
-18,149
-5% -$5.84M
DDS icon
904
Dillards
DDS
$9.15B
$109M 0.03%
305,507
-13,916
-4% -$4.98M
VEEV icon
905
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$45.8B
$109M 0.03%
471,707
-1,447
-0.3% -$335K
AOS icon
906
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.4B
$109M 0.03%
1,670,567
+438,291
+36% +$28.6M
GNRC icon
907
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11B
$109M 0.03%
859,999
+131,460
+18% +$16.6M
GEF icon
908
Greif
GEF
$3.6B
$109M 0.03%
1,974,310
+16,553
+0.8% +$910K
GNTX icon
909
Gentex
GNTX
$6.24B
$108M 0.03%
4,655,948
+160,432
+4% +$3.74M
VAL icon
910
Valaris
VAL
$3.76B
$108M 0.03%
2,761,369
+460,792
+20% +$18.1M
MSA icon
911
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.73B
$108M 0.03%
738,853
-21,941
-3% -$3.22M
LZB icon
912
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.44B
$108M 0.03%
2,768,360
-207,497
-7% -$8.11M
CNM icon
913
Core & Main
CNM
$9.43B
$108M 0.03%
2,232,542
+244,500
+12% +$11.8M
AAP icon
914
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.73B
$107M 0.03%
2,741,701
+13,412
+0.5% +$526K
KMT icon
915
Kennametal
KMT
$1.6B
$107M 0.03%
5,038,956
-95,095
-2% -$2.03M
GBCI icon
916
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.8B
$107M 0.03%
2,427,206
-122,955
-5% -$5.44M
WOR icon
917
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.26B
$107M 0.03%
2,141,473
-171,581
-7% -$8.59M
WD icon
918
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.97B
$107M 0.03%
1,254,178
-19,828
-2% -$1.69M
CBZ icon
919
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.13B
$107M 0.03%
1,409,791
-79,687
-5% -$6.04M
ITT icon
920
ITT
ITT
$13.9B
$107M 0.03%
826,806
-31,643
-4% -$4.09M
MIR icon
921
Mirion Technologies
MIR
$5.08B
$107M 0.03%
7,363,954
+178,260
+2% +$2.58M
HURN icon
922
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.46B
$107M 0.03%
742,593
-199,978
-21% -$28.7M
GOLF icon
923
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$4.47B
$106M 0.03%
1,549,266
+42,533
+3% +$2.92M
IESC icon
924
IES Holdings
IESC
$7.48B
$106M 0.03%
643,310
-20,625
-3% -$3.41M
BANF icon
925
BancFirst
BANF
$4.48B
$106M 0.03%
966,645
-28,189
-3% -$3.1M