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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HOMB icon
926
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.79B
$77.1M 0.03%
3,712,784
-260,747
-7% -$5.42M
PPC icon
927
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
$76.7M 0.03%
2,457,361
-140,342
-5% -$4.38M
SMPL icon
928
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$76.6M 0.03%
2,028,955
-42,913
-2% -$1.62M
NUS icon
929
Nu Skin
NUS
$579M
$76.6M 0.03%
1,767,999
+58,105
+3% +$2.52M
CIEN icon
930
Ciena
CIEN
$18.7B
$76.4M 0.03%
1,672,761
-80,991
-5% -$3.7M
MEI icon
931
Methode Electronics
MEI
$289M
$76.2M 0.03%
2,056,118
+29,282
+1% +$1.08M
SLAB icon
932
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$4.45B
$76.1M 0.03%
542,644
+25,984
+5% +$3.64M
ITT icon
933
ITT
ITT
$13.9B
$76.1M 0.03%
1,131,372
+72,226
+7% +$4.86M
SRCE icon
934
1st Source
SRCE
$1.58B
$75.9M 0.03%
1,670,808
-6,518
-0.4% -$296K
DECK icon
935
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.5B
$75.8M 0.03%
1,780,974
-43,500
-2% -$1.85M
CUZ icon
936
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.97B
$75.8M 0.03%
2,591,616
-29,173
-1% -$853K
AX icon
937
Axos Financial
AX
$5.21B
$75.7M 0.03%
2,111,311
+22,984
+1% +$824K
RPM icon
938
RPM International
RPM
$16.5B
$75.7M 0.03%
961,557
-11,212
-1% -$883K
MD icon
939
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.48B
$75.7M 0.03%
3,600,738
+5,263
+0.1% +$111K
SXT icon
940
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.57B
$75.3M 0.03%
934,623
-74,342
-7% -$5.99M
IART icon
941
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.21B
$75.3M 0.03%
1,393,325
+13,289
+1% +$718K
ADC icon
942
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.16B
$75.2M 0.03%
1,042,524
+1,606
+0.2% +$116K
DTE icon
943
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
$75.2M 0.03%
592,995
+9,152
+2% +$1.16M
SFM icon
944
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.5B
$75M 0.03%
2,962,825
-44,681
-1% -$1.13M
VSAT icon
945
Viasat
VSAT
$4.28B
$74.9M 0.03%
2,445,840
+508,632
+26% +$15.6M
CBU icon
946
Community Bank
CBU
$3.15B
$74.9M 0.03%
1,183,704
+10,348
+0.9% +$655K
GVA icon
947
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.8B
$74.7M 0.03%
2,564,851
+173,917
+7% +$5.07M
WAL icon
948
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.89B
$74.7M 0.03%
1,058,086
-13,690
-1% -$967K
SMCI icon
949
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.1B
$74.6M 0.03%
18,480,330
+2,186,470
+13% +$8.82M
GGG icon
950
Graco
GGG
$14.3B
$74.5M 0.03%
1,253,549
+21,768
+2% +$1.29M