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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PVH icon
1001
PVH
PVH
$3.93B
$66M 0.03%
1,473,255
-1,419,003
-49% -$63.6M
KAI icon
1002
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$65.8M 0.03%
394,322
-7,726
-2% -$1.29M
LITE icon
1003
Lumentum
LITE
$11.5B
$65.6M 0.03%
956,241
+119,596
+14% +$8.2M
CBOE icon
1004
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$65.6M 0.03%
558,662
-3,410
-0.6% -$400K
CWT icon
1005
California Water Service
CWT
$2.72B
$65.5M 0.03%
1,243,556
+6,948
+0.6% +$366K
EXP icon
1006
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.49B
$65.5M 0.03%
610,973
+11,938
+2% +$1.28M
PSMT icon
1007
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.41B
$65.4M 0.03%
1,136,329
+34,127
+3% +$1.97M
BUSE icon
1008
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$65.2M 0.03%
2,966,980
+117,583
+4% +$2.58M
PLAB icon
1009
Photronics
PLAB
$1.3B
$65.2M 0.03%
4,459,475
-72,452
-2% -$1.06M
NSP icon
1010
Insperity
NSP
$1.93B
$65M 0.02%
636,488
+15,998
+3% +$1.63M
SXT icon
1011
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.51B
$64.9M 0.02%
936,664
+2,041
+0.2% +$142K
MORN icon
1012
Morningstar
MORN
$10.6B
$64.9M 0.02%
305,888
+122
+0% +$25.9K
CTS icon
1013
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.22B
$64.8M 0.02%
1,554,613
+14,311
+0.9% +$596K
CEG icon
1014
Constellation Energy
CEG
$100B
$64.7M 0.02%
777,849
+117,683
+18% +$9.79M
FE icon
1015
FirstEnergy
FE
$25B
$64.7M 0.02%
1,747,922
-21,640
-1% -$801K
CMRE icon
1016
Costamare
CMRE
$1.46B
$64.5M 0.02%
7,211,083
+401,182
+6% +$3.59M
YELP icon
1017
Yelp
YELP
$1.97B
$64.5M 0.02%
1,903,041
+87,039
+5% +$2.95M
ZWS icon
1018
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.92B
$64.3M 0.02%
2,623,989
+56,644
+2% +$1.39M
STC icon
1019
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.04B
$64.2M 0.02%
1,470,599
+103,382
+8% +$4.51M
PFC
1020
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$64.1M 0.02%
2,493,608
+69,788
+3% +$1.79M
AXTA icon
1021
Axalta
AXTA
$6.7B
$64M 0.02%
3,037,094
+341,196
+13% +$7.19M
NUS icon
1022
Nu Skin
NUS
$570M
$63.9M 0.02%
1,915,864
+147,865
+8% +$4.93M
DEN
1023
DELISTED
Denbury Inc.
DEN
$63.8M 0.02%
739,669
+75,970
+11% +$6.55M
AOSL icon
1024
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$858M
$63.8M 0.02%
2,073,553
+40,274
+2% +$1.24M
OTTR icon
1025
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$63.7M 0.02%
1,035,864
+2,875
+0.3% +$177K