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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BEN icon
1076
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.6B
$70.5M 0.03%
2,822,631
+82,295
+3% +$2.06M
LFUS icon
1077
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.54B
$70.5M 0.03%
276,882
-7,850
-3% -$2M
SIG icon
1078
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.75B
$70.4M 0.03%
2,582,602
-7,312
-0.3% -$199K
HAS icon
1079
Hasbro
HAS
$10.9B
$70.4M 0.03%
752,693
+36,928
+5% +$3.45M
IT icon
1080
Gartner
IT
$17.6B
$70.4M 0.03%
439,438
+37,856
+9% +$6.06M
SLM icon
1081
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$70.4M 0.03%
5,680,787
-335,148
-6% -$4.15M
GWB
1082
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$70.1M 0.03%
3,354,804
-28,882
-0.9% -$604K
WDR
1083
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$70M 0.03%
2,747,387
-53,213
-2% -$1.36M
ZUMZ icon
1084
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$356M
$69.9M 0.03%
1,901,661
-101,731
-5% -$3.74M
MTN icon
1085
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.37B
$69.9M 0.03%
250,554
-1,899
-0.8% -$530K
TWLO icon
1086
Twilio
TWLO
$16B
$69.9M 0.03%
206,314
-83,158
-29% -$28.2M
PRIM icon
1087
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.35B
$69.7M 0.03%
2,525,777
-42,430
-2% -$1.17M
FIVE icon
1088
Five Below
FIVE
$8.05B
$69.6M 0.03%
398,031
-53,876
-12% -$9.43M
MATV icon
1089
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$666M
$69.6M 0.03%
1,730,681
-22,411
-1% -$901K
EIX icon
1090
Edison International
EIX
$21.4B
$69.6M 0.03%
1,107,888
+26,090
+2% +$1.64M
HTLF
1091
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$69.3M 0.03%
1,715,419
-2,460
-0.1% -$99.3K
PRGS icon
1092
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.83B
$69.1M 0.02%
1,528,241
-88,942
-5% -$4.02M
NTGR icon
1093
NETGEAR
NTGR
$823M
$69M 0.02%
1,698,835
-68,774
-4% -$2.79M
FIBK icon
1094
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.37B
$68.9M 0.02%
1,690,729
-15,117
-0.9% -$616K
KAI icon
1095
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$68.9M 0.02%
488,502
-28,857
-6% -$4.07M
RHI icon
1096
Robert Half
RHI
$3.56B
$68.7M 0.02%
1,099,880
-2,581
-0.2% -$161K
SYNH
1097
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$68.6M 0.02%
1,007,528
-11,849
-1% -$807K
MXL icon
1098
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.37B
$68.6M 0.02%
1,796,881
-36,606
-2% -$1.4M
MSM icon
1099
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.1B
$68.5M 0.02%
811,882
-128,791
-14% -$10.9M
CBSH icon
1100
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8B
$68.4M 0.02%
1,265,253
-3,255
-0.3% -$176K