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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STAG icon
951
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.8B
$103M 0.03%
2,853,447
+56,298
+2% +$2.03M
NWBI icon
952
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$103M 0.03%
8,553,450
-175,811
-2% -$2.11M
NVO icon
953
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$241B
$103M 0.03%
1,479,622
-4,147
-0.3% -$288K
CRWD icon
954
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$109B
$103M 0.03%
291,138
+9,923
+4% +$3.5M
IBP icon
955
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.38B
$103M 0.03%
598,742
-41,769
-7% -$7.16M
YUMC icon
956
Yum China
YUMC
$16.5B
$102M 0.03%
1,969,624
+41,633
+2% +$2.17M
CBU icon
957
Community Bank
CBU
$3.15B
$102M 0.03%
1,796,684
+21,975
+1% +$1.25M
ARCB icon
958
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.67B
$102M 0.03%
1,447,063
-99,055
-6% -$6.99M
DIOD icon
959
Diodes
DIOD
$2.52B
$102M 0.03%
2,364,940
+126,373
+6% +$5.46M
CUBI icon
960
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$102M 0.03%
2,029,858
-106,865
-5% -$5.36M
MKTX icon
961
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$7.04B
$102M 0.03%
470,760
+72,893
+18% +$15.8M
VLTO icon
962
Veralto
VLTO
$27.1B
$102M 0.03%
1,044,698
+178,755
+21% +$17.4M
PPL icon
963
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.6B
$102M 0.03%
2,817,144
+169,462
+6% +$6.12M
COIN icon
964
Coinbase
COIN
$83.2B
$102M 0.03%
590,149
+181,979
+45% +$31.3M
ANF icon
965
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.44B
$101M 0.03%
1,327,901
+23,848
+2% +$1.82M
HMY icon
966
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.54B
$101M 0.03%
6,861,259
-523,282
-7% -$7.72M
AZTA icon
967
Azenta
AZTA
$1.43B
$101M 0.03%
2,922,793
-110,378
-4% -$3.82M
MEDP icon
968
Medpace
MEDP
$14B
$101M 0.03%
332,091
+64,163
+24% +$19.6M
VVV icon
969
Valvoline
VVV
$5.15B
$101M 0.03%
2,897,953
+289,886
+11% +$10.1M
CMS icon
970
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.5B
$101M 0.03%
1,342,217
-25,758
-2% -$1.93M
CHX
971
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$101M 0.03%
3,381,916
-11,905
-0.4% -$355K
LECO icon
972
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.4B
$101M 0.03%
532,002
-3,432
-0.6% -$649K
FND icon
973
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.74B
$101M 0.03%
1,249,621
+376,607
+43% +$30.3M
PIPR icon
974
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$6.13B
$101M 0.03%
405,924
-48,682
-11% -$12.1M
KAI icon
975
Kadant
KAI
$3.8B
$100M 0.02%
297,428
-13,917
-4% -$4.69M