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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FND icon
1076
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.16B
$81.1M 0.02%
726,850
+79,210
+12% +$8.84M
KTOS icon
1077
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.4B
$81M 0.02%
3,990,920
+195,615
+5% +$3.97M
CASH icon
1078
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.74B
$80.9M 0.02%
1,528,223
+9,536
+0.6% +$505K
GES icon
1079
Guess, Inc.
GES
$868M
$80.8M 0.02%
3,503,612
+85,562
+3% +$1.97M
WEN icon
1080
Wendy's
WEN
$1.88B
$80.7M 0.02%
4,141,024
+63,927
+2% +$1.25M
PII icon
1081
Polaris
PII
$3.29B
$80.7M 0.02%
851,098
+82,779
+11% +$7.85M
EL icon
1082
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.2B
$80.5M 0.02%
550,608
-90,536
-14% -$13.2M
WH icon
1083
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$6.43B
$80.4M 0.02%
999,921
+84,888
+9% +$6.83M
CC icon
1084
Chemours
CC
$2.44B
$80.3M 0.02%
2,547,094
+53,254
+2% +$1.68M
DXCM icon
1085
DexCom
DXCM
$29.8B
$80.3M 0.02%
647,172
+39,786
+7% +$4.94M
IEX icon
1086
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$80.2M 0.02%
369,268
+20,785
+6% +$4.51M
BAX icon
1087
Baxter International
BAX
$12.3B
$80M 0.02%
2,070,167
+3,067
+0.1% +$119K
NEU icon
1088
NewMarket
NEU
$7.86B
$80M 0.02%
146,589
+1,958
+1% +$1.07M
VRSN icon
1089
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.5B
$80M 0.02%
388,400
+2,521
+0.7% +$519K
HWKN icon
1090
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.56B
$79.8M 0.02%
1,132,962
-12,744
-1% -$897K
NDSN icon
1091
Nordson
NDSN
$12.6B
$79.7M 0.02%
301,812
-13,215
-4% -$3.49M
STBA icon
1092
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.49B
$79.7M 0.02%
2,384,380
+30,384
+1% +$1.02M
SXI icon
1093
Standex International
SXI
$2.44B
$79.7M 0.02%
503,107
-49,670
-9% -$7.87M
BJ icon
1094
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$12.8B
$79.6M 0.02%
1,194,806
+44,472
+4% +$2.96M
NX icon
1095
Quanex
NX
$697M
$79.5M 0.02%
2,601,657
+6,329
+0.2% +$193K
COLB icon
1096
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.84B
$79.4M 0.02%
2,975,877
-2,392,642
-45% -$63.8M
SITE icon
1097
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$6.39B
$79.3M 0.02%
488,130
+42,894
+10% +$6.97M
IRDM icon
1098
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.95B
$79.3M 0.02%
1,927,109
-58,794
-3% -$2.42M
MAS icon
1099
Masco
MAS
$15.3B
$79.1M 0.02%
1,181,424
-25,051
-2% -$1.68M
VLTO icon
1100
Veralto
VLTO
$26.3B
$79.1M 0.02%
+961,231
New +$79.1M