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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ROL icon
926
Rollins
ROL
$28.2B
$114M 0.03%
2,259,110
+102,218
+5% +$5.17M
ATR icon
927
AptarGroup
ATR
$9.03B
$114M 0.03%
712,877
-3,740
-0.5% -$599K
CFR icon
928
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.23B
$114M 0.03%
1,020,426
+67,328
+7% +$7.53M
MUSA icon
929
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.59B
$114M 0.03%
231,327
-61,952
-21% -$30.5M
ETR icon
930
Entergy
ETR
$40.1B
$114M 0.03%
1,730,262
+27,450
+2% +$1.81M
AZEK
931
DELISTED
The AZEK Co
AZEK
$114M 0.03%
2,432,718
+78,622
+3% +$3.68M
DORM icon
932
Dorman Products
DORM
$5B
$114M 0.03%
1,006,227
-22,817
-2% -$2.58M
BJ icon
933
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$12.9B
$114M 0.03%
1,379,205
+9,061
+0.7% +$747K
APA icon
934
APA Corp
APA
$8.22B
$114M 0.03%
4,646,189
-167,466
-3% -$4.1M
SNEX icon
935
StoneX
SNEX
$5.14B
$113M 0.03%
2,075,499
-40,602
-2% -$2.22M
SEIC icon
936
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.9B
$113M 0.03%
1,635,791
+255,480
+19% +$17.7M
BCPC
937
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.17B
$113M 0.03%
642,769
-54,692
-8% -$9.63M
GNRC icon
938
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11B
$113M 0.03%
711,585
+8,774
+1% +$1.39M
CENTA icon
939
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.09B
$113M 0.03%
3,598,863
-54,890
-2% -$1.72M
KNF icon
940
Knife River
KNF
$4.57B
$113M 0.03%
1,262,260
-91,999
-7% -$8.22M
PLAB icon
941
Photronics
PLAB
$1.34B
$113M 0.03%
4,552,561
-90,726
-2% -$2.25M
SLVM icon
942
Sylvamo
SLVM
$1.77B
$112M 0.03%
1,308,983
-7,006
-0.5% -$601K
EXPO icon
943
Exponent
EXPO
$3.58B
$112M 0.03%
973,766
-45,319
-4% -$5.22M
HURN icon
944
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.46B
$112M 0.03%
1,032,452
-105,141
-9% -$11.4M
NVST icon
945
Envista
NVST
$3.59B
$112M 0.03%
5,672,168
-429,229
-7% -$8.48M
ALB icon
946
Albemarle
ALB
$8.83B
$112M 0.03%
1,180,893
-130,438
-10% -$12.4M
BEN icon
947
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$112M 0.03%
5,542,680
+2,358,730
+74% +$47.5M
ZD icon
948
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.54B
$112M 0.03%
2,293,801
+236,487
+11% +$11.5M
CCL icon
949
Carnival Corp
CCL
$44B
$112M 0.03%
6,038,017
+191,873
+3% +$3.55M
COLD icon
950
Americold
COLD
$3.88B
$112M 0.03%
3,945,624
-29,286
-0.7% -$828K