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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WAB icon
1026
Wabtec
WAB
$32.8B
$69.7M 0.03%
706,730
+15,182
+2% +$1.5M
EPAC icon
1027
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.33B
$69.7M 0.03%
2,373,321
+67,943
+3% +$1.99M
IPGP icon
1028
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.49B
$69.6M 0.03%
315,652
-14,944
-5% -$3.3M
VTLE icon
1029
Vital Energy
VTLE
$645M
$69.6M 0.03%
361,749
+124,356
+52% +$23.9M
AKAM icon
1030
Akamai
AKAM
$11.3B
$69.6M 0.03%
949,932
-23,836
-2% -$1.75M
PRGS icon
1031
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.86B
$69.5M 0.03%
1,790,448
-1,649
-0.1% -$64K
RLI icon
1032
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.14B
$69.5M 0.03%
2,099,430
-92,634
-4% -$3.07M
ILMN icon
1033
Illumina
ILMN
$15.2B
$69.4M 0.03%
255,629
-1,060
-0.4% -$288K
FOE
1034
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$69.4M 0.03%
3,330,616
+16,771
+0.5% +$350K
ECHO
1035
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$69.4M 0.03%
2,374,061
+53,996
+2% +$1.58M
CLX icon
1036
Clorox
CLX
$15.2B
$69.3M 0.03%
512,617
+21,769
+4% +$2.94M
FORM icon
1037
FormFactor
FORM
$2.36B
$69.3M 0.03%
5,211,567
+115,902
+2% +$1.54M
BANF icon
1038
BancFirst
BANF
$4.48B
$69.2M 0.03%
1,169,077
+29,538
+3% +$1.75M
CASY icon
1039
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20.6B
$69.2M 0.03%
658,071
+198,263
+43% +$20.8M
SRI icon
1040
Stoneridge
SRI
$231M
$69.1M 0.03%
1,966,938
+18,458
+0.9% +$649K
CDW icon
1041
CDW
CDW
$21.8B
$69.1M 0.03%
855,396
+3,977
+0.5% +$321K
MCO icon
1042
Moody's
MCO
$93B
$69M 0.03%
404,366
+47,355
+13% +$8.08M
LVS icon
1043
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.5B
$68.9M 0.03%
902,031
+10,641
+1% +$813K
Y
1044
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$68.9M 0.03%
119,754
+2,301
+2% +$1.32M
NFX
1045
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$68.8M 0.03%
2,275,743
+53,076
+2% +$1.61M
ENTA icon
1046
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$184M
$68.8M 0.03%
593,847
+537
+0.1% +$62.2K
KLAC icon
1047
KLA
KLAC
$126B
$68.8M 0.03%
670,764
+8,930
+1% +$916K
TBI
1048
Trueblue
TBI
$176M
$68.6M 0.03%
2,546,896
+209,271
+9% +$5.64M
GFF icon
1049
Griffon
GFF
$3.73B
$68.6M 0.03%
3,854,330
-47,585
-1% -$847K
ANGO icon
1050
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$443M
$68.6M 0.03%
3,083,300
-7,455
-0.2% -$166K