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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MSM icon
1001
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.1B
$78.3M 0.03%
797,467
+53,928
+7% +$5.29M
VRN
1002
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
$78.2M 0.03%
9,423,452
-465,851
-5% -$3.87M
VRSN icon
1003
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.5B
$78.2M 0.03%
385,879
-1,584
-0.4% -$321K
ENLC
1004
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$78.1M 0.03%
6,393,971
-186,140
-3% -$2.27M
GGG icon
1005
Graco
GGG
$14.1B
$78M 0.03%
1,070,781
-43,792
-4% -$3.19M
INDB icon
1006
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.46B
$78M 0.03%
1,589,443
-842
-0.1% -$41.3K
BAX icon
1007
Baxter International
BAX
$12.3B
$78M 0.03%
2,067,100
-311,967
-13% -$11.8M
CWST icon
1008
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$78M 0.03%
1,021,742
-32,445
-3% -$2.48M
IDCC icon
1009
InterDigital
IDCC
$7.7B
$77.8M 0.03%
969,637
-81,796
-8% -$6.56M
OTTR icon
1010
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$77.7M 0.03%
1,023,367
-7,999
-0.8% -$607K
TTC icon
1011
Toro Company
TTC
$7.68B
$77.5M 0.03%
932,988
-39,637
-4% -$3.29M
MIDD icon
1012
Middleby
MIDD
$6.99B
$77.4M 0.03%
604,342
+9,068
+2% +$1.16M
EW icon
1013
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46B
$77.2M 0.03%
1,114,394
+2,501
+0.2% +$173K
TXRH icon
1014
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$11B
$77.1M 0.03%
802,711
-91,909
-10% -$8.83M
VC icon
1015
Visteon
VC
$3.42B
$77.1M 0.03%
558,401
+21,558
+4% +$2.98M
HMN icon
1016
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.89B
$76.6M 0.03%
2,606,154
-91,631
-3% -$2.69M
PARR icon
1017
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$1.69B
$76.2M 0.03%
2,120,526
+39,289
+2% +$1.41M
BKU icon
1018
Bankunited
BKU
$2.9B
$75.9M 0.02%
3,345,296
-351,584
-10% -$7.98M
COLM icon
1019
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$75.9M 0.02%
1,024,158
+16,011
+2% +$1.19M
ENB icon
1020
Enbridge
ENB
$106B
$75.5M 0.02%
2,275,935
+73,050
+3% +$2.42M
FFIV icon
1021
F5
FFIV
$18.8B
$75.5M 0.02%
468,386
+21,464
+5% +$3.46M
HAS icon
1022
Hasbro
HAS
$10.9B
$75.5M 0.02%
1,140,808
+108,651
+11% +$7.19M
CBOE icon
1023
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$75.4M 0.02%
482,962
+17,966
+4% +$2.81M
MTUS icon
1024
Metallus
MTUS
$695M
$75.1M 0.02%
3,459,008
-6,817
-0.2% -$148K
CALX icon
1025
Calix
CALX
$4.11B
$75M 0.02%
1,636,154
-8,538
-0.5% -$391K