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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HSIC icon
1051
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.37B
$58.7M 0.03%
952,819
+60,431
+7% +$3.72M
ES icon
1052
Eversource Energy
ES
$24.4B
$58.6M 0.03%
901,027
+93,471
+12% +$6.08M
TFX icon
1053
Teleflex
TFX
$5.76B
$58.6M 0.03%
226,546
-20,649
-8% -$5.34M
PPBI
1054
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$58.5M 0.03%
2,294,104
+209,829
+10% +$5.35M
BCPC
1055
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.07B
$58.5M 0.03%
746,533
+10,660
+1% +$835K
MXIM
1056
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$58.5M 0.03%
1,150,193
+272,110
+31% +$13.8M
FBIN icon
1057
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.12B
$58.5M 0.03%
1,801,025
+520,698
+41% +$16.9M
BANF icon
1058
BancFirst
BANF
$4.45B
$58.4M 0.03%
1,171,060
+8,825
+0.8% +$440K
BF.B icon
1059
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$58.4M 0.03%
1,227,654
+145,336
+13% +$6.92M
SWBI icon
1060
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$415M
$58.4M 0.03%
5,904,250
+575,143
+11% +$5.69M
EAT icon
1061
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$58.3M 0.03%
1,326,114
+16,133
+1% +$710K
ENR icon
1062
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$58.1M 0.03%
1,287,432
+27,460
+2% +$1.24M
CWST icon
1063
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.79B
$58.1M 0.03%
2,039,609
-3,837
-0.2% -$109K
RHI icon
1064
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$57.8M 0.03%
1,010,966
+98,319
+11% +$5.62M
NVT icon
1065
nVent Electric
NVT
$15.3B
$57.8M 0.03%
2,573,994
+72,738
+3% +$1.63M
BBL
1066
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$57.7M 0.03%
1,378,228
-1,199
-0.1% -$50.2K
BRO icon
1067
Brown & Brown
BRO
$30.9B
$57.7M 0.03%
2,093,296
+26,343
+1% +$726K
EMCI
1068
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$57.5M 0.03%
1,805,350
-2,732
-0.2% -$87K
MWA icon
1069
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.91B
$57.4M 0.03%
6,309,406
+44,193
+0.7% +$402K
STX icon
1070
Seagate
STX
$41.7B
$57.4M 0.03%
1,486,626
+209,084
+16% +$8.07M
JAZZ icon
1071
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.65B
$57.3M 0.03%
462,663
+160,124
+53% +$19.8M
CBSH icon
1072
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.96B
$57.3M 0.03%
1,362,182
+33,368
+3% +$1.4M
WEC icon
1073
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.6B
$57.2M 0.03%
826,486
+77,650
+10% +$5.38M
BMI icon
1074
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.24B
$57.2M 0.03%
1,163,009
+22,892
+2% +$1.13M
CRL icon
1075
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.52B
$57.2M 0.03%
505,335
-12,294
-2% -$1.39M