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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WSO icon
926
Watsco
WSO
$15.8B
$86.9M 0.03%
230,146
-3,676
-2% -$1.39M
BOOT icon
927
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.61B
$86.9M 0.03%
1,070,502
-86,614
-7% -$7.03M
AMPH icon
928
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.32B
$86.8M 0.03%
1,887,738
-42,877
-2% -$1.97M
WBA
929
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$86.7M 0.03%
3,903,117
-905,780
-19% -$20.1M
AXTA icon
930
Axalta
AXTA
$6.7B
$86.7M 0.03%
3,221,861
+190,325
+6% +$5.12M
AMX icon
931
America Movil
AMX
$59.6B
$86.6M 0.03%
5,002,014
-153,912
-3% -$2.67M
ALLE icon
932
Allegion
ALLE
$14.6B
$86.6M 0.03%
831,006
+9,268
+1% +$966K
DKS icon
933
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.2B
$86.5M 0.03%
797,112
+17,983
+2% +$1.95M
CIEN icon
934
Ciena
CIEN
$18.4B
$86.5M 0.03%
1,830,229
+157,604
+9% +$7.45M
THC icon
935
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$16.9B
$86M 0.03%
1,304,607
-194,041
-13% -$12.8M
AMWD icon
936
American Woodmark
AMWD
$950M
$86M 0.03%
1,136,935
+25,193
+2% +$1.9M
SLM icon
937
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$85.8M 0.03%
6,302,243
-420,570
-6% -$5.73M
MNST icon
938
Monster Beverage
MNST
$61.3B
$85.8M 0.03%
1,620,215
-11,454
-0.7% -$607K
UMBF icon
939
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
$85.8M 0.03%
1,382,450
+150,540
+12% +$9.34M
LNTH icon
940
Lantheus
LNTH
$3.57B
$85.7M 0.03%
1,233,143
-129,061
-9% -$8.97M
ORA icon
941
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.51B
$85.6M 0.03%
1,224,854
-17,144
-1% -$1.2M
AZTA icon
942
Azenta
AZTA
$1.34B
$85.4M 0.03%
1,701,384
+937,155
+123% +$47M
PRDO icon
943
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.16B
$85.3M 0.03%
4,989,993
+32,146
+0.6% +$550K
SGI
944
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.9B
$85.1M 0.03%
1,963,412
-280,792
-13% -$12.2M
NYT icon
945
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$84.5M 0.03%
2,050,821
+158,122
+8% +$6.51M
JOE icon
946
St. Joe Company
JOE
$2.91B
$84.5M 0.03%
1,554,561
-592
-0% -$32.2K
TRP icon
947
TC Energy
TRP
$54B
$84.4M 0.03%
2,453,081
+1,126,142
+85% +$38.8M
HXL icon
948
Hexcel
HXL
$4.93B
$84.3M 0.03%
1,294,004
+116,147
+10% +$7.57M
BCPC
949
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.05B
$83.8M 0.03%
675,856
+12,033
+2% +$1.49M
PEG icon
950
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.8B
$83.6M 0.03%
1,469,622
+38,168
+3% +$2.17M