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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TRNO icon
1001
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.06B
$83.8M 0.03%
1,298,996
-6,893
-0.5% -$445K
ASTE icon
1002
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.09B
$83.7M 0.03%
1,330,211
-59,577
-4% -$3.75M
MKTX icon
1003
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$7.04B
$83.7M 0.03%
180,453
+526
+0.3% +$244K
HLIO icon
1004
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.85B
$83.6M 0.03%
1,071,332
-42,743
-4% -$3.34M
AJRD
1005
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$83.6M 0.03%
1,730,816
-2,239
-0.1% -$108K
DORM icon
1006
Dorman Products
DORM
$5B
$83.5M 0.03%
805,121
-32,218
-4% -$3.34M
COR
1007
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$83.4M 0.03%
619,890
+1,478
+0.2% +$199K
MLI icon
1008
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.9B
$83.3M 0.03%
3,845,076
-292,998
-7% -$6.34M
SHEN icon
1009
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$752M
$83.1M 0.03%
1,713,199
-35,695
-2% -$1.73M
NDSN icon
1010
Nordson
NDSN
$12.8B
$83M 0.03%
378,274
+5,724
+2% +$1.26M
ECPG icon
1011
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$83M 0.03%
1,751,982
+39,809
+2% +$1.89M
FDS icon
1012
Factset
FDS
$14B
$82.8M 0.03%
246,589
+6,268
+3% +$2.1M
MTG icon
1013
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.67B
$82.7M 0.03%
6,084,183
+1,299,779
+27% +$17.7M
AMCX icon
1014
AMC Networks
AMCX
$346M
$82.7M 0.03%
1,237,283
+62,110
+5% +$4.15M
BRO icon
1015
Brown & Brown
BRO
$31.1B
$82.5M 0.03%
1,552,982
-18,411
-1% -$978K
RL icon
1016
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19.2B
$82.4M 0.03%
699,438
-74,773
-10% -$8.81M
CNS icon
1017
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.66B
$82.2M 0.03%
1,001,136
-38,447
-4% -$3.16M
VRTS icon
1018
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.36B
$82M 0.03%
295,331
-47,165
-14% -$13.1M
DHT icon
1019
DHT Holdings
DHT
$1.99B
$82M 0.03%
12,630,892
+694,006
+6% +$4.5M
IEX icon
1020
IDEX
IEX
$12.4B
$81.9M 0.03%
371,968
-11,034
-3% -$2.43M
CVCO icon
1021
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.39B
$81.8M 0.03%
367,994
-11,095
-3% -$2.47M
DK icon
1022
Delek US
DK
$1.72B
$81.7M 0.03%
3,781,043
-3,991
-0.1% -$86.3K
LSTR icon
1023
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.59B
$81.7M 0.03%
516,957
-16,462
-3% -$2.6M
BHE icon
1024
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.44B
$81.5M 0.03%
2,864,895
-14,013
-0.5% -$399K
OSIS icon
1025
OSI Systems
OSIS
$4.03B
$81.5M 0.03%
801,966
-33,078
-4% -$3.36M