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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KDP icon
1001
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$37.5B
$44M 0.03%
603,742
-113,129
-16% -$8.25M
PRGO icon
1002
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.04B
$43.9M 0.03%
237,713
+428
+0.2% +$79.1K
VSTO
1003
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$43.8M 0.03%
976,325
+252,571
+35% +$11.3M
BBL
1004
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$43.7M 0.03%
1,105,633
+20,155
+2% +$797K
AWR icon
1005
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$43.7M 0.03%
1,169,206
+35,742
+3% +$1.34M
REX icon
1006
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$43.6M 0.03%
2,057,583
-19,908
-1% -$422K
RMBS icon
1007
Rambus
RMBS
$9.53B
$43.6M 0.03%
3,011,779
+107,918
+4% +$1.56M
ROK icon
1008
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.2B
$43.6M 0.03%
350,078
+23,338
+7% +$2.91M
DLTR icon
1009
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.2B
$43.6M 0.03%
551,778
+41,138
+8% +$3.25M
VIAB
1010
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$43.6M 0.03%
674,286
+48,626
+8% +$3.14M
STJ
1011
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$43.6M 0.03%
596,431
+15,556
+3% +$1.14M
NUVA
1012
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$43.5M 0.03%
918,981
-409,065
-31% -$19.4M
STE icon
1013
Steris
STE
$24B
$43.5M 0.03%
674,598
-249,767
-27% -$16.1M
LSCC icon
1014
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.06B
$43.5M 0.03%
7,378,171
+799,007
+12% +$4.71M
AMG icon
1015
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.6B
$43.4M 0.03%
198,316
+51,244
+35% +$11.2M
ATSG
1016
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$43.3M 0.03%
4,126,001
+297,656
+8% +$3.12M
AVG
1017
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$43.3M 0.03%
1,590,267
+204,094
+15% +$5.55M
BLKB icon
1018
Blackbaud
BLKB
$3.33B
$43.2M 0.03%
759,294
+34,897
+5% +$1.99M
GWW icon
1019
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.5B
$43.2M 0.03%
182,384
+16,501
+10% +$3.91M
EW icon
1020
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46B
$43.1M 0.03%
1,816,518
+311,994
+21% +$7.41M
STRZA
1021
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$43.1M 0.03%
963,885
-31,073
-3% -$1.39M
WWD icon
1022
Woodward
WWD
$14.4B
$43.1M 0.03%
783,359
+110,298
+16% +$6.07M
ASRT icon
1023
Assertio
ASRT
$77.5M
$43M 0.03%
501,210
+113,580
+29% +$9.75M
KSU
1024
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$43M 0.03%
471,370
+48,520
+11% +$4.43M
FRGI
1025
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$43M 0.03%
859,567
+11,156
+1% +$558K