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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
INCY icon
926
Incyte
INCY
$16.8B
$62.1M 0.03%
464,549
+71,111
+18% +$9.51M
PEGA icon
927
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.94B
$62M 0.03%
2,828,880
-1,004
-0% -$22K
EWBC icon
928
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$15.1B
$61.8M 0.03%
1,197,784
+5,752
+0.5% +$297K
PLAB icon
929
Photronics
PLAB
$1.34B
$61.8M 0.03%
5,773,498
+14,143
+0.2% +$151K
PLAY icon
930
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$796M
$61.8M 0.03%
1,011,089
+123,291
+14% +$7.53M
REGN icon
931
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$60.2B
$61.7M 0.03%
159,294
+4,039
+3% +$1.57M
GSK icon
932
GSK
GSK
$83.5B
$61.6M 0.03%
1,169,056
+7,982
+0.7% +$421K
EFX icon
933
Equifax
EFX
$32.1B
$61.6M 0.03%
450,309
+10,590
+2% +$1.45M
ROP icon
934
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.7B
$61.5M 0.03%
297,838
-5,469
-2% -$1.13M
ALGT icon
935
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.19B
$61.5M 0.03%
383,712
+19,245
+5% +$3.08M
BGS icon
936
B&G Foods
BGS
$369M
$61.3M 0.03%
1,522,094
+13,480
+0.9% +$543K
CBZ icon
937
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.13B
$61.2M 0.03%
4,517,592
+3,065
+0.1% +$41.5K
MTOR
938
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$61.2M 0.03%
3,570,595
+129,244
+4% +$2.21M
A icon
939
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.9B
$61.1M 0.03%
1,156,150
+17,169
+2% +$908K
NTRI
940
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$61.1M 0.03%
1,100,188
+4,799
+0.4% +$266K
ULTA icon
941
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.4B
$61M 0.03%
214,001
+5,854
+3% +$1.67M
VEDL
942
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$61M 0.03%
3,555,814
-43,976
-1% -$755K
AVTA
943
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$61M 0.03%
3,527,403
-7,426
-0.2% -$128K
APH icon
944
Amphenol
APH
$146B
$61M 0.03%
3,427,664
+59,704
+2% +$1.06M
AMSF icon
945
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$862M
$61M 0.03%
939,594
+9,600
+1% +$623K
S
946
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$61M 0.03%
7,024,710
+188,345
+3% +$1.63M
PMC
947
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$60.9M 0.03%
2,603,914
+6,272
+0.2% +$147K
HOG icon
948
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.73B
$60.8M 0.03%
1,005,737
+5,498
+0.5% +$333K
MGA icon
949
Magna International
MGA
$13.2B
$60.8M 0.03%
1,408,584
+564,826
+67% +$24.4M
SIVB
950
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$60.7M 0.03%
325,945
-21
-0% -$3.91K