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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SIVB
1076
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$56.9M 0.03%
323,911
-2,034
-0.6% -$358K
TFCF
1077
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$56.9M 0.03%
2,042,962
+198,663
+11% +$5.54M
AVAV icon
1078
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.2B
$56.9M 0.03%
1,490,349
+44,670
+3% +$1.71M
AVA icon
1079
Avista
AVA
$2.95B
$56.9M 0.03%
1,340,414
+43,280
+3% +$1.84M
FIVE icon
1080
Five Below
FIVE
$7.82B
$56.9M 0.03%
1,152,469
+32,658
+3% +$1.61M
SHLM
1081
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$56.9M 0.03%
1,777,657
-370,552
-17% -$11.9M
HI icon
1082
Hillenbrand
HI
$1.75B
$56.9M 0.03%
1,575,172
+9,612
+0.6% +$347K
RLI icon
1083
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.18B
$56.8M 0.03%
2,080,836
-3,796
-0.2% -$104K
PAY
1084
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$56.8M 0.03%
3,136,368
+87,063
+3% +$1.58M
TTEC icon
1085
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$176M
$56.8M 0.03%
1,391,207
+3,759
+0.3% +$153K
ENR icon
1086
Energizer
ENR
$1.99B
$56.8M 0.03%
1,181,799
+107,707
+10% +$5.17M
NP
1087
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$56.7M 0.03%
707,010
+2,360
+0.3% +$189K
FRC
1088
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$56.7M 0.03%
566,596
+3,128
+0.6% +$313K
MTD icon
1089
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.1B
$56.7M 0.03%
96,295
+5,659
+6% +$3.33M
LVS icon
1090
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.8B
$56.6M 0.03%
886,581
+66,330
+8% +$4.24M
TSS
1091
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$56.6M 0.03%
972,297
+90,029
+10% +$5.24M
SYNH
1092
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$56.5M 0.03%
966,105
+189,716
+24% +$11.1M
BGS icon
1093
B&G Foods
BGS
$362M
$56.5M 0.03%
1,587,396
+65,302
+4% +$2.32M
POR icon
1094
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.67B
$56.5M 0.03%
1,236,583
-215,454
-15% -$9.84M
LIVN icon
1095
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.14B
$56.5M 0.03%
922,229
+327,395
+55% +$20M
FSLR icon
1096
First Solar
FSLR
$22B
$56.4M 0.03%
1,415,142
-1,341,838
-49% -$53.5M
NTAP icon
1097
NetApp
NTAP
$24.9B
$56.4M 0.03%
1,408,516
-187,453
-12% -$7.51M
SC
1098
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$56.4M 0.03%
4,420,715
+966,516
+28% +$12.3M
AWI icon
1099
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.53B
$56.3M 0.03%
1,224,261
+26,548
+2% +$1.22M
SYNA icon
1100
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.71B
$56.3M 0.03%
1,088,970
+94,143
+9% +$4.87M