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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SLF icon
1051
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$33.1B
$72M 0.02%
1,541,752
-238,848
-13% -$11.2M
IMO icon
1052
Imperial Oil
IMO
$48.1B
$72M 0.02%
1,416,899
+105,168
+8% +$5.34M
AMPH icon
1053
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.25B
$71.9M 0.02%
1,917,571
+51,027
+3% +$1.91M
NYT icon
1054
New York Times
NYT
$9.52B
$71.9M 0.02%
1,848,270
+22,873
+1% +$889K
LEG icon
1055
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.26B
$71.8M 0.02%
2,252,773
+18,807
+0.8% +$600K
ALGN icon
1056
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.38B
$71.8M 0.02%
214,984
+17,855
+9% +$5.96M
TBBK icon
1057
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.55B
$71.8M 0.02%
2,577,944
+10,005
+0.4% +$279K
HLIO icon
1058
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.78B
$71.6M 0.02%
1,094,878
+17,318
+2% +$1.13M
TFX icon
1059
Teleflex
TFX
$5.55B
$71.6M 0.02%
282,520
+16,442
+6% +$4.16M
CRL icon
1060
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.52B
$71.3M 0.02%
353,421
+32,796
+10% +$6.62M
PII icon
1061
Polaris
PII
$3.21B
$71.3M 0.02%
644,417
-4,214
-0.6% -$466K
FFIN icon
1062
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.98B
$71.2M 0.02%
2,232,662
+120,272
+6% +$3.84M
MMS icon
1063
Maximus
MMS
$4.99B
$71.2M 0.02%
904,878
+16,276
+2% +$1.28M
FLR icon
1064
Fluor
FLR
$6.52B
$71.1M 0.02%
2,299,847
+225,277
+11% +$6.96M
RDUS
1065
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$71M 0.02%
2,283,655
+82,346
+4% +$2.56M
SFL icon
1066
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.07B
$70.7M 0.02%
7,446,582
+868,813
+13% +$8.25M
RYI icon
1067
Ryerson Holding
RYI
$733M
$70.7M 0.02%
1,943,856
+228,655
+13% +$8.32M
CWT icon
1068
California Water Service
CWT
$2.69B
$70.6M 0.02%
1,213,745
-43,779
-3% -$2.55M
RGLD icon
1069
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.4B
$70.3M 0.02%
542,349
-18,952
-3% -$2.46M
GGB icon
1070
Gerdau
GGB
$6.25B
$70.3M 0.02%
17,113,734
+242,709
+1% +$997K
MPW icon
1071
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.98B
$70.2M 0.02%
8,539,035
+534,381
+7% +$4.39M
PRKS icon
1072
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.78B
$70.1M 0.02%
1,143,209
+14,756
+1% +$905K
CMRE icon
1073
Costamare
CMRE
$1.52B
$70M 0.02%
7,442,057
+101,331
+1% +$954K
TRNO icon
1074
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$5.98B
$69.9M 0.02%
1,081,670
+30,132
+3% +$1.95M
STC icon
1075
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.08B
$69.8M 0.02%
1,730,293
+169,056
+11% +$6.82M