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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALG icon
1001
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.52B
$73.6M 0.03%
736,746
-58,501
-7% -$5.85M
JBGS
1002
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.45B
$73.6M 0.03%
1,869,883
+90,047
+5% +$3.54M
WDFC icon
1003
WD-40
WDFC
$2.84B
$73.6M 0.03%
462,500
-2,511
-0.5% -$399K
NUVA
1004
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$73.5M 0.03%
1,254,929
+8,327
+0.7% +$487K
WLY icon
1005
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.22B
$73.5M 0.03%
1,601,687
+47,906
+3% +$2.2M
EHC icon
1006
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$73.4M 0.03%
1,456,886
-19,453
-1% -$980K
EFX icon
1007
Equifax
EFX
$31.8B
$73.4M 0.03%
542,842
-23,359
-4% -$3.16M
KOS icon
1008
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$823M
$73.2M 0.03%
11,669,320
+793,701
+7% +$4.98M
MZTI
1009
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5.06B
$73M 0.03%
491,214
+716
+0.1% +$106K
WEC icon
1010
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.4B
$73M 0.03%
875,492
+21,170
+2% +$1.76M
TOWN icon
1011
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$73M 0.03%
2,675,020
+62,204
+2% +$1.7M
SSYS icon
1012
Stratasys
SSYS
$845M
$72.9M 0.03%
2,482,456
-14,354
-0.6% -$422K
RTEC
1013
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
$72.8M 0.03%
2,636,439
-16,374
-0.6% -$452K
KBH icon
1014
KB Home
KBH
$4.57B
$72.8M 0.03%
2,829,281
+8,588
+0.3% +$221K
SRE icon
1015
Sempra
SRE
$54.4B
$72.7M 0.03%
1,057,510
+15,170
+1% +$1.04M
LCII icon
1016
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.5B
$72.7M 0.03%
807,303
+1,685
+0.2% +$152K
CNDT icon
1017
Conduent
CNDT
$450M
$72.6M 0.03%
7,570,875
+743,674
+11% +$7.13M
FR icon
1018
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.88B
$72.5M 0.03%
1,974,208
+21,686
+1% +$797K
BF.B icon
1019
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.9B
$72.5M 0.03%
1,307,664
+16,061
+1% +$890K
SNPS icon
1020
Synopsys
SNPS
$78.8B
$72.4M 0.03%
562,985
-18,224
-3% -$2.34M
SCS icon
1021
Steelcase
SCS
$1.94B
$72.4M 0.03%
4,234,090
-93,821
-2% -$1.6M
CIR
1022
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$72.3M 0.03%
1,570,711
-2,900
-0.2% -$133K
BAP icon
1023
Credicorp
BAP
$20.8B
$72.2M 0.03%
315,324
+441
+0.1% +$101K
ES icon
1024
Eversource Energy
ES
$23.8B
$72.1M 0.03%
952,021
+27,535
+3% +$2.09M
JJSF icon
1025
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.09B
$72.1M 0.03%
447,984
+361
+0.1% +$58.1K