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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ECPG icon
951
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$87.2M 0.03%
1,770,186
+18,204
+1% +$897K
EIG icon
952
Employers Holdings
EIG
$996M
$87.2M 0.03%
2,208,507
-11,699
-0.5% -$462K
CVCO icon
953
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.39B
$87.2M 0.03%
368,362
+368
+0.1% +$87.1K
VIPS icon
954
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.95B
$87M 0.03%
7,811,497
+2,105,522
+37% +$23.5M
PTEN icon
955
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.14B
$86.8M 0.03%
9,639,041
-722,342
-7% -$6.5M
MYGN icon
956
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$715M
$86.7M 0.03%
2,686,376
-82,328
-3% -$2.66M
COR
957
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$86.7M 0.03%
625,617
+5,727
+0.9% +$793K
VRTS icon
958
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.36B
$86.5M 0.03%
278,846
-16,485
-6% -$5.12M
AIN icon
959
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
$86.4M 0.03%
1,124,448
-3,805
-0.3% -$293K
GGG icon
960
Graco
GGG
$14.3B
$86.2M 0.03%
1,231,754
+954
+0.1% +$66.8K
IBP icon
961
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.38B
$85.9M 0.03%
801,484
-1,242
-0.2% -$133K
CBT icon
962
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.33B
$85.8M 0.03%
1,712,584
+11,281
+0.7% +$565K
ILMN icon
963
Illumina
ILMN
$15.3B
$85.8M 0.03%
217,481
-25,758
-11% -$10.2M
VOD icon
964
Vodafone
VOD
$28.6B
$85.7M 0.03%
5,548,209
-115,225
-2% -$1.78M
MEI icon
965
Methode Electronics
MEI
$289M
$85.5M 0.03%
2,034,273
+13,173
+0.7% +$554K
UVV icon
966
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.4B
$85.5M 0.03%
1,769,917
-65,750
-4% -$3.18M
CHX
967
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$85.5M 0.03%
3,822,963
-447,850
-10% -$10M
FCF icon
968
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.85B
$85.4M 0.03%
6,263,947
-71,939
-1% -$981K
FOX icon
969
Fox Class B
FOX
$25.9B
$85.1M 0.03%
2,291,175
-19,387
-0.8% -$720K
TRU icon
970
TransUnion
TRU
$18.1B
$85M 0.03%
756,444
-14,187
-2% -$1.59M
CASY icon
971
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20.6B
$84.8M 0.03%
450,019
+8,954
+2% +$1.69M
HRC
972
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$84.6M 0.03%
563,815
+4,378
+0.8% +$657K
LSTR icon
973
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.59B
$84.5M 0.03%
535,349
+18,392
+4% +$2.9M
SCHL icon
974
Scholastic
SCHL
$687M
$84.4M 0.03%
2,366,541
-65,585
-3% -$2.34M
BBL
975
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$84.3M 0.03%
1,664,134
+36,026
+2% +$1.83M