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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SITE icon
1001
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$6.26B
$87.1M 0.03%
359,555
+1,607
+0.4% +$389K
CASH icon
1002
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.74B
$87.1M 0.03%
1,459,199
-36,450
-2% -$2.17M
NDSN icon
1003
Nordson
NDSN
$12.6B
$87M 0.03%
340,806
-28,095
-8% -$7.17M
SFM icon
1004
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.3B
$87M 0.03%
2,929,966
-37,425
-1% -$1.11M
PKX icon
1005
POSCO
PKX
$15.3B
$86.7M 0.03%
1,488,144
-22,391
-1% -$1.31M
BEN icon
1006
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$86.6M 0.03%
2,584,521
-6,705
-0.3% -$225K
PIPR icon
1007
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$6.08B
$86.3M 0.03%
483,423
+2,316
+0.5% +$413K
CW icon
1008
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$19.1B
$86.1M 0.03%
621,205
-40,781
-6% -$5.65M
PLAB icon
1009
Photronics
PLAB
$1.33B
$86.1M 0.03%
4,568,830
-100,747
-2% -$1.9M
TTC icon
1010
Toro Company
TTC
$7.75B
$86M 0.03%
860,556
+7,897
+0.9% +$789K
SMPL icon
1011
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.73B
$86M 0.03%
2,067,762
-66,108
-3% -$2.75M
LYV icon
1012
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.2B
$85.9M 0.03%
717,367
-7,143
-1% -$855K
COHU icon
1013
Cohu
COHU
$977M
$85.7M 0.03%
2,249,983
-16,472
-0.7% -$627K
MT icon
1014
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.4B
$85.7M 0.03%
2,691,160
+379,648
+16% +$12.1M
SRE icon
1015
Sempra
SRE
$54.6B
$85.3M 0.03%
1,290,430
+39,614
+3% +$2.62M
SRC
1016
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$85.3M 0.03%
1,770,859
-14,958
-0.8% -$721K
LFUS icon
1017
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.53B
$85.3M 0.03%
271,064
-2,154
-0.8% -$678K
SKX icon
1018
Skechers
SKX
$9.49B
$85.2M 0.03%
1,964,028
+339,807
+21% +$14.7M
WING icon
1019
Wingstop
WING
$7.35B
$85.1M 0.03%
492,206
-40,448
-8% -$6.99M
PBR icon
1020
Petrobras
PBR
$81.8B
$84.8M 0.03%
7,723,335
-836,766
-10% -$9.19M
AEP icon
1021
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.3B
$84.7M 0.03%
951,850
+22,729
+2% +$2.02M
WLY icon
1022
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.21B
$84.6M 0.03%
1,476,553
+40,456
+3% +$2.32M
DCOM icon
1023
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.36B
$84.5M 0.03%
2,403,466
-73,358
-3% -$2.58M
CBU icon
1024
Community Bank
CBU
$3.12B
$84.2M 0.03%
1,130,988
+16,977
+2% +$1.26M
NIO icon
1025
NIO
NIO
$13.8B
$84.2M 0.03%
2,656,843
-127,346
-5% -$4.04M