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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AZZ icon
1076
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.53B
$84.6M 0.02%
1,094,325
+38,691
+4% +$2.99M
HGV icon
1077
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.99B
$84.5M 0.02%
1,790,711
+27,543
+2% +$1.3M
FLO icon
1078
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.92B
$84.5M 0.02%
3,559,508
-56,708
-2% -$1.35M
AFRM icon
1079
Affirm
AFRM
$27.2B
$84.5M 0.02%
2,268,542
-354,050
-14% -$13.2M
JKHY icon
1080
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.7B
$84.3M 0.02%
485,227
+9,845
+2% +$1.71M
GNRC icon
1081
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$84.2M 0.02%
667,785
+57,685
+9% +$7.28M
VECO icon
1082
Veeco
VECO
$1.53B
$84.2M 0.02%
2,393,543
+67,158
+3% +$2.36M
CMCO icon
1083
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$414M
$84.1M 0.02%
1,883,534
+41,305
+2% +$1.84M
ECPG icon
1084
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$83.9M 0.02%
1,840,366
-52,159
-3% -$2.38M
HRL icon
1085
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$83.8M 0.02%
2,400,879
-49,568
-2% -$1.73M
EXPO icon
1086
Exponent
EXPO
$3.55B
$83.8M 0.02%
1,012,977
-10,509
-1% -$869K
EL icon
1087
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.2B
$83.7M 0.02%
542,660
-7,948
-1% -$1.23M
HWKN icon
1088
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.64B
$83.4M 0.02%
1,085,903
-47,059
-4% -$3.61M
PTC icon
1089
PTC
PTC
$24.5B
$83.4M 0.02%
441,280
-27,638
-6% -$5.22M
SEIC icon
1090
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.7B
$83.2M 0.02%
1,157,680
-7,222
-0.6% -$519K
BFAM icon
1091
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.46B
$83.2M 0.02%
733,872
+25,345
+4% +$2.87M
CMRE icon
1092
Costamare
CMRE
$1.48B
$83.1M 0.02%
7,322,664
+253,380
+4% +$2.88M
ETR icon
1093
Entergy
ETR
$40.5B
$83M 0.02%
1,570,162
+92,108
+6% +$4.87M
CHE icon
1094
Chemed
CHE
$6.53B
$83M 0.02%
129,236
-5,659
-4% -$3.63M
OXM icon
1095
Oxford Industries
OXM
$705M
$83M 0.02%
738,008
+2,963
+0.4% +$333K
WSO icon
1096
Watsco
WSO
$15.4B
$82.9M 0.02%
191,965
-30,171
-14% -$13M
LVS icon
1097
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.7B
$82.8M 0.02%
1,601,481
+719,327
+82% +$37.2M
SRCE icon
1098
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$82.7M 0.02%
1,576,996
-2,151
-0.1% -$113K
CWST icon
1099
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$82.6M 0.02%
835,274
+12,099
+1% +$1.2M
NBTB icon
1100
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.27B
$82.6M 0.02%
2,250,835
+77,538
+4% +$2.84M