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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EIG icon
926
Employers Holdings
EIG
$981M
$30.8M 0.03%
1,036,634
+24,000
+2% +$714K
SLM icon
927
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$30.8M 0.03%
3,460,175
+173,619
+5% +$1.55M
PDM
928
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.08B
$30.7M 0.03%
1,771,166
+72,821
+4% +$1.26M
CRL icon
929
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.54B
$30.7M 0.03%
664,649
+25,502
+4% +$1.18M
MNRO icon
930
Monro
MNRO
$507M
$30.7M 0.03%
661,174
+18,756
+3% +$872K
PLXS icon
931
Plexus
PLXS
$3.71B
$30.6M 0.03%
823,380
+105,154
+15% +$3.91M
INFN
932
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$30.6M 0.03%
2,708,028
+265,547
+11% +$3M
PIR
933
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$30.6M 0.03%
78,427
+1,912
+2% +$746K
TTEK icon
934
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.37B
$30.6M 0.03%
5,910,725
+138,025
+2% +$715K
YUM icon
935
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.5B
$30.5M 0.03%
593,662
+21,524
+4% +$1.1M
TDY icon
936
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$25.6B
$30.4M 0.03%
357,828
-36,139
-9% -$3.07M
BRC icon
937
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.69B
$30.4M 0.03%
996,020
-10,326
-1% -$315K
WMS
938
DELISTED
WMS INDS INC
WMS
$30.4M 0.03%
1,170,461
-9,422
-0.8% -$244K
AEIS icon
939
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$30.4M 0.03%
1,732,301
+20,996
+1% +$368K
BECN
940
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$30.2M 0.03%
820,114
+6,031
+0.7% +$222K
ATI icon
941
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$30.2M 0.03%
989,940
+13,513
+1% +$412K
LAYN
942
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$30.2M 0.03%
1,511,735
-7,150
-0.5% -$143K
KR icon
943
Kroger
KR
$44.3B
$30.2M 0.03%
1,495,690
+84,246
+6% +$1.7M
HRC
944
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$30.1M 0.03%
840,533
+54,568
+7% +$1.96M
CRAY
945
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$30.1M 0.03%
1,249,640
+19,150
+2% +$461K
SMTC icon
946
Semtech
SMTC
$5.36B
$30M 0.03%
1,001,447
+33,502
+3% +$1M
BBL
947
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$30M 0.03%
510,134
+1,520
+0.3% +$89.5K
SHFL
948
DELISTED
SHFL ENTMT INC
SHFL
$30M 0.03%
1,305,220
-297
-0% -$6.83K
CHT icon
949
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.5B
$30M 0.03%
950,553
-10,067
-1% -$318K
DE icon
950
Deere & Co
DE
$127B
$30M 0.03%
368,507
-2,171
-0.6% -$177K