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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VNT icon
1051
Vontier
VNT
$6.34B
$91.3M 0.02%
2,779,824
+112,897
+4% +$3.71M
NHC icon
1052
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.76B
$91.3M 0.02%
983,311
-6,005
-0.6% -$557K
TER icon
1053
Teradyne
TER
$18.4B
$90.9M 0.02%
1,101,144
+156,203
+17% +$12.9M
NXT icon
1054
Nextracker
NXT
$10B
$90.9M 0.02%
2,156,603
+240,370
+13% +$10.1M
SRCE icon
1055
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$90.9M 0.02%
1,519,046
-12,720
-0.8% -$761K
MTCH icon
1056
Match Group
MTCH
$9.15B
$90.8M 0.02%
2,911,722
+249,207
+9% +$7.77M
RGEN icon
1057
Repligen
RGEN
$6.72B
$90.8M 0.02%
713,650
+133,165
+23% +$16.9M
ZD icon
1058
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$90.7M 0.02%
2,413,936
+1,156
+0% +$43.4K
TTEK icon
1059
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.51B
$90.7M 0.02%
3,101,292
+1,103,179
+55% +$32.3M
NDSN icon
1060
Nordson
NDSN
$12.6B
$90.7M 0.02%
449,643
-3,407
-0.8% -$687K
VSEC icon
1061
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.45B
$90.6M 0.02%
755,279
-14,913
-2% -$1.79M
MZTI
1062
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$4.97B
$90.6M 0.02%
517,694
+7,224
+1% +$1.26M
GRBK icon
1063
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.17B
$90.5M 0.02%
1,552,288
+3,245
+0.2% +$189K
PTEN icon
1064
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.14B
$90.5M 0.02%
11,006,530
+9,056,677
+464% +$74.4M
EPRT icon
1065
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$5.88B
$90.3M 0.02%
2,766,008
+152,097
+6% +$4.96M
EVRG icon
1066
Evergy
EVRG
$16.5B
$90.3M 0.02%
1,309,084
+13,397
+1% +$924K
AVTR icon
1067
Avantor
AVTR
$8.6B
$90.2M 0.02%
5,561,678
-1,279,395
-19% -$20.7M
HLI icon
1068
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.1B
$90.1M 0.02%
557,799
+8,733
+2% +$1.41M
BTU icon
1069
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.25B
$89.9M 0.02%
6,634,316
-712,413
-10% -$9.65M
SLVM icon
1070
Sylvamo
SLVM
$1.75B
$89.8M 0.02%
1,339,104
+59,213
+5% +$3.97M
SNRE
1071
DELISTED
Sunrise Communications AG American Depositary Shares representing Class A shares
SNRE
$89.8M 0.02%
1,859,854
-274,397
-13% -$13.3M
CNS icon
1072
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.63B
$89.6M 0.02%
1,116,262
-13,113
-1% -$1.05M
FBK icon
1073
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
$89.5M 0.02%
1,930,660
+14,662
+0.8% +$680K
HEES
1074
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$89.4M 0.02%
943,682
-258,195
-21% -$24.5M
GFF icon
1075
Griffon
GFF
$3.65B
$89.4M 0.02%
1,249,869
-99,207
-7% -$7.09M