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
PSMT icon
1101
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.53B
$56.2M 0.03%
642,019
+9,629
+2% +$843K
SAH icon
1102
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.76B
$56.2M 0.03%
2,890,655
-14,729
-0.5% -$286K
BCPC
1103
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.09B
$56.2M 0.03%
723,504
+8,869
+1% +$689K
YUM icon
1104
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.5B
$56.2M 0.03%
762,131
-4,212
-0.5% -$311K
AZZ icon
1105
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.52B
$56.2M 0.03%
1,007,308
+45,612
+5% +$2.55M
TOWN icon
1106
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.83B
$56.2M 0.03%
1,823,978
+88,750
+5% +$2.73M
PAYX icon
1107
Paychex
PAYX
$48.5B
$56M 0.03%
984,218
+9,132
+0.9% +$520K
EQC
1108
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$56M 0.03%
1,773,101
+69,779
+4% +$2.21M
LTM
1109
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$56M 0.03%
5,056,939
-228,796
-4% -$2.53M
WMB icon
1110
Williams Companies
WMB
$72.2B
$56M 0.03%
1,848,766
+386,579
+26% +$11.7M
CUBI icon
1111
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.31B
$55.9M 0.03%
1,977,458
+301,538
+18% +$8.53M
HR
1112
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$55.9M 0.03%
1,636,377
+66,146
+4% +$2.26M
TBI
1113
Trueblue
TBI
$173M
$55.4M 0.03%
2,092,140
+24,233
+1% +$642K
CVA
1114
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$55.4M 0.03%
4,198,442
-1,180,686
-22% -$15.6M
CRL icon
1115
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.66B
$55.4M 0.03%
547,857
-88,083
-14% -$8.91M
SMTC icon
1116
Semtech
SMTC
$5.35B
$55.4M 0.03%
1,549,925
-147,234
-9% -$5.26M
VRTU
1117
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$55.3M 0.03%
1,880,104
+374,317
+25% +$11M
CMP icon
1118
Compass Minerals
CMP
$767M
$55.3M 0.03%
846,287
-3,392
-0.4% -$221K
FTV icon
1119
Fortive
FTV
$16.6B
$55.2M 0.03%
1,041,756
+25,144
+2% +$1.33M
INCY icon
1120
Incyte
INCY
$16.6B
$55.2M 0.03%
438,481
-26,068
-6% -$3.28M
LSXMK
1121
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$55.2M 0.03%
1,736,891
-512
-0% -$16.3K
SCI icon
1122
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.2B
$55.1M 0.03%
1,647,863
-103,937
-6% -$3.48M
VRNT icon
1123
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$55.1M 0.03%
2,656,856
+155,225
+6% +$3.22M
BEN icon
1124
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$55.1M 0.03%
1,229,780
+11,550
+0.9% +$517K
LDL
1125
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$55M 0.03%
1,064,767
-211,425
-17% -$10.9M