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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SFL icon
951
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
$75.3M 0.03%
5,364,504
+198,911
+4% +$2.79M
HMSY
952
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$75.3M 0.03%
2,184,193
-140,374
-6% -$4.84M
NMIH icon
953
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.07B
$75.2M 0.03%
2,865,206
-142,815
-5% -$3.75M
PEG icon
954
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.8B
$75.2M 0.03%
1,211,718
+69,376
+6% +$4.31M
CENTA icon
955
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$75.2M 0.03%
3,391,225
+34,500
+1% +$765K
AMD icon
956
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$259B
$75M 0.03%
2,585,850
-542,349
-17% -$15.7M
DORM icon
957
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.86B
$74.7M 0.03%
938,802
-7,513
-0.8% -$598K
TOWN icon
958
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$74.5M 0.03%
2,680,484
+5,464
+0.2% +$152K
SATS icon
959
EchoStar
SATS
$23B
$74.5M 0.03%
1,879,816
-315,406
-14% -$12.5M
EHC icon
960
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.6B
$74.4M 0.03%
1,478,194
+21,308
+1% +$1.07M
CCOI icon
961
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.74B
$74.4M 0.03%
1,349,975
+10,178
+0.8% +$561K
KOS icon
962
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$832M
$74.4M 0.03%
11,920,168
+250,848
+2% +$1.57M
DTE icon
963
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.2B
$74.4M 0.03%
657,314
+46,097
+8% +$5.22M
BCPC
964
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.05B
$74.3M 0.03%
749,028
-2,151
-0.3% -$213K
CVBF icon
965
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.8B
$74.3M 0.03%
3,558,847
+12,159
+0.3% +$254K
SIVB
966
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$74.2M 0.03%
355,317
+26,968
+8% +$5.63M
AEIS icon
967
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$74.2M 0.03%
1,291,627
-26,786
-2% -$1.54M
BTU icon
968
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.25B
$74.1M 0.03%
5,035,979
+406,020
+9% +$5.98M
FTV icon
969
Fortive
FTV
$16.2B
$74.1M 0.03%
1,291,349
+20,061
+2% +$1.15M
ILMN icon
970
Illumina
ILMN
$14.7B
$74.1M 0.03%
250,320
-12,218
-5% -$3.62M
SSP icon
971
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$246M
$73.9M 0.03%
5,563,691
-15,352
-0.3% -$204K
AVTA
972
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$73.9M 0.03%
3,413,487
-11,930
-0.3% -$258K
JBTM
973
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.09B
$73.9M 0.03%
742,854
-2,045
-0.3% -$203K
FOXF icon
974
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.17B
$73.8M 0.03%
1,185,686
-5,906
-0.5% -$368K
AIT icon
975
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.95B
$73.7M 0.03%
1,297,668
+11,733
+0.9% +$666K