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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LOPE icon
1001
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$70.3M 0.03%
746,594
+7,314
+1% +$689K
CBSH icon
1002
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8B
$70.2M 0.03%
1,238,590
-47,300
-4% -$2.68M
GIII icon
1003
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.13B
$70.2M 0.03%
3,469,789
+169,854
+5% +$3.44M
ZWS icon
1004
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.92B
$69.9M 0.03%
2,567,345
-93,700
-4% -$2.55M
FICO icon
1005
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.7B
$69.9M 0.03%
174,409
+997
+0.6% +$400K
AJRD
1006
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$69.8M 0.03%
1,719,316
+28,912
+2% +$1.17M
SRC
1007
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$69.8M 0.03%
1,847,619
+2,262
+0.1% +$85.5K
GNRC icon
1008
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$69.6M 0.03%
330,551
-44,441
-12% -$9.36M
NXPI icon
1009
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$55.3B
$69.5M 0.02%
469,490
+78,599
+20% +$11.6M
NDSN icon
1010
Nordson
NDSN
$12.6B
$69.3M 0.02%
342,556
+1,703
+0.5% +$345K
OTTR icon
1011
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$69.3M 0.02%
1,032,989
+22
+0% +$1.48K
TXNM
1012
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$5.99B
$69.3M 0.02%
1,451,308
+18,856
+1% +$901K
DEI icon
1013
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.75B
$69.3M 0.02%
3,095,493
-21,832
-0.7% -$489K
CHX
1014
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$69.2M 0.02%
3,488,409
-5,090
-0.1% -$101K
HLIO icon
1015
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.82B
$69.2M 0.02%
1,044,309
-4,606
-0.4% -$305K
CMS icon
1016
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.3B
$69M 0.02%
1,023,013
+40,407
+4% +$2.73M
MRCY icon
1017
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.38B
$69M 0.02%
1,072,063
+83,452
+8% +$5.37M
SAFT icon
1018
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.09B
$68.9M 0.02%
710,072
+3,688
+0.5% +$358K
RDUS
1019
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$68.8M 0.02%
2,095,567
+4,041
+0.2% +$133K
ANF icon
1020
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.44B
$68.7M 0.02%
4,059,677
-54,214
-1% -$917K
CWT icon
1021
California Water Service
CWT
$2.72B
$68.7M 0.02%
1,236,608
-3,554
-0.3% -$197K
JKS
1022
JinkoSolar
JKS
$1.26B
$68.5M 0.02%
992,722
-64,539
-6% -$4.46M
OSIS icon
1023
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.97B
$68.3M 0.02%
799,306
-9,763
-1% -$834K
BMI icon
1024
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.23B
$68.2M 0.02%
842,835
-10,155
-1% -$821K
STC icon
1025
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.04B
$68M 0.02%
1,367,217
+50,235
+4% +$2.5M