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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DELL icon
976
Dell
DELL
$85.4B
$106M 0.03%
920,571
+43,753
+5% +$5.04M
PLAB icon
977
Photronics
PLAB
$1.33B
$106M 0.03%
4,502,244
-50,317
-1% -$1.19M
WEX icon
978
WEX
WEX
$5.97B
$106M 0.03%
602,693
+18,331
+3% +$3.21M
ANDE icon
979
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.38B
$106M 0.03%
2,606,003
-113,776
-4% -$4.61M
CHE icon
980
Chemed
CHE
$6.68B
$106M 0.03%
199,254
+18,584
+10% +$9.85M
CVNA icon
981
Carvana
CVNA
$49B
$105M 0.03%
517,749
+125,566
+32% +$25.5M
VNO icon
982
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$8.16B
$105M 0.03%
2,501,788
+15,921
+0.6% +$669K
MMS icon
983
Maximus
MMS
$5.08B
$105M 0.03%
1,406,592
+177,075
+14% +$13.2M
CORT icon
984
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.86B
$105M 0.03%
2,078,568
-453,931
-18% -$22.9M
SAH icon
985
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.78B
$105M 0.03%
1,651,903
-52,238
-3% -$3.31M
CASH icon
986
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.73B
$104M 0.03%
1,419,745
-47,290
-3% -$3.48M
HMN icon
987
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.93B
$104M 0.03%
2,659,695
+47,074
+2% +$1.85M
CNS icon
988
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.64B
$104M 0.03%
1,129,375
-61,647
-5% -$5.69M
LFUS icon
989
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.61B
$104M 0.03%
442,554
+22,287
+5% +$5.25M
SUPN icon
990
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.58B
$104M 0.03%
2,878,545
-3,960
-0.1% -$143K
CUBI icon
991
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.32B
$104M 0.03%
2,136,723
-46,005
-2% -$2.24M
WWD icon
992
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$104M 0.03%
624,342
-6,308
-1% -$1.05M
WSO icon
993
Watsco
WSO
$15.8B
$104M 0.02%
218,987
+5,359
+3% +$2.54M
EIG icon
994
Employers Holdings
EIG
$992M
$104M 0.02%
2,022,123
-34,241
-2% -$1.75M
ATO icon
995
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.8B
$103M 0.02%
742,131
-1,649
-0.2% -$230K
BCPC
996
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.12B
$103M 0.02%
632,004
-10,765
-2% -$1.75M
ALB icon
997
Albemarle
ALB
$8.76B
$103M 0.02%
1,195,496
+14,603
+1% +$1.26M
VFC icon
998
VF Corp
VFC
$5.95B
$103M 0.02%
4,791,085
+382,095
+9% +$8.2M
MORN icon
999
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$103M 0.02%
305,014
+13,155
+5% +$4.43M
UVV icon
1000
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.39B
$102M 0.02%
1,866,721
-40,925
-2% -$2.24M