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
TDY icon
1051
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$26.6B
$68.6M 0.03%
344,368
-40,784
-11% -$8.12M
PRGO icon
1052
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.08B
$68.5M 0.03%
939,570
+17,455
+2% +$1.27M
WSFS icon
1053
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.18B
$68.5M 0.03%
1,284,706
+14,121
+1% +$753K
PAYX icon
1054
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
$68.3M 0.03%
998,955
+5,824
+0.6% +$398K
NWLI
1055
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$68.2M 0.03%
222,043
+11,571
+5% +$3.56M
RGLD icon
1056
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.4B
$68.1M 0.03%
733,778
+11,711
+2% +$1.09M
ACGL icon
1057
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.3B
$68.1M 0.03%
2,573,796
+17,664
+0.7% +$467K
FLOW
1058
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$67.9M 0.03%
1,552,010
+155,285
+11% +$6.8M
NUVA
1059
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$67.9M 0.03%
1,303,103
+121,467
+10% +$6.33M
DHC
1060
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.09B
$67.9M 0.03%
3,752,934
+48,625
+1% +$880K
PRDO icon
1061
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.25B
$67.7M 0.03%
4,187,213
-112,780
-3% -$1.82M
EXLS icon
1062
EXL Service
EXLS
$7.13B
$67.6M 0.03%
5,966,485
+104,585
+2% +$1.18M
ICUI icon
1063
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.36B
$67.5M 0.03%
229,802
-84,590
-27% -$24.8M
SAM icon
1064
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.41B
$67.4M 0.03%
224,846
-6,914
-3% -$2.07M
WEX icon
1065
WEX
WEX
$6.04B
$67.3M 0.03%
353,543
-6,703
-2% -$1.28M
POLY
1066
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$67.2M 0.03%
880,808
+20,383
+2% +$1.55M
ATNI icon
1067
ATN International
ATNI
$248M
$67M 0.03%
1,269,327
+81,822
+7% +$4.32M
AGM icon
1068
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.18B
$67M 0.03%
748,372
-16,051
-2% -$1.44M
TFX icon
1069
Teleflex
TFX
$5.87B
$66.9M 0.03%
249,583
-21,038
-8% -$5.64M
VRTS icon
1070
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.36B
$66.9M 0.03%
523,177
+6,017
+1% +$770K
KAI icon
1071
Kadant
KAI
$3.81B
$66.9M 0.03%
695,333
-111,297
-14% -$10.7M
TXNM
1072
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$6B
$66.9M 0.03%
1,718,588
+31,516
+2% +$1.23M
SONC
1073
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$66.8M 0.03%
1,941,695
-4,644
-0.2% -$160K
ROK icon
1074
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$39.4B
$66.8M 0.03%
401,812
+1,877
+0.5% +$312K
BIG
1075
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$66.6M 0.03%
1,594,589
+132,458
+9% +$5.53M