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
CHE icon
1101
Chemed
CHE
$6.63B
$68.3M 0.02%
128,169
+313
+0.2% +$167K
DOOR
1102
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$68.2M 0.02%
693,759
-23,128
-3% -$2.27M
KAMN
1103
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$68.2M 0.02%
1,193,179
-50,053
-4% -$2.86M
GOLF icon
1104
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$4.46B
$67.6M 0.02%
1,668,322
-15,372
-0.9% -$623K
CMD
1105
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$67.5M 0.02%
856,418
+20,560
+2% +$1.62M
KAR icon
1106
Openlane
KAR
$3.17B
$67.5M 0.02%
3,625,930
+39,329
+1% +$732K
LRN icon
1107
Stride
LRN
$7B
$67.4M 0.02%
3,174,839
-151,654
-5% -$3.22M
UCTT icon
1108
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.14B
$67.2M 0.02%
2,157,392
-247,425
-10% -$7.71M
PDD icon
1109
Pinduoduo
PDD
$180B
$67.2M 0.02%
378,070
+69,509
+23% +$12.4M
CORT icon
1110
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.66B
$67.2M 0.02%
2,568,052
-31,191
-1% -$816K
XYZ
1111
Block, Inc.
XYZ
$45.2B
$67.1M 0.02%
308,124
+14,577
+5% +$3.17M
WNC icon
1112
Wabash National
WNC
$472M
$67.1M 0.02%
3,891,492
-280,709
-7% -$4.84M
WAT icon
1113
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.8B
$66.9M 0.02%
270,348
+10,427
+4% +$2.58M
PENN icon
1114
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.92B
$66.8M 0.02%
773,642
-394,091
-34% -$34M
VRTU
1115
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$66.7M 0.02%
1,305,015
-4,377
-0.3% -$224K
ELAN icon
1116
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.38B
$66.6M 0.02%
2,173,426
+148,049
+7% +$4.54M
EEFT icon
1117
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.58B
$66.6M 0.02%
459,858
-8,576
-2% -$1.24M
SMPL icon
1118
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$66.5M 0.02%
2,122,018
+159,371
+8% +$5M
QDEL icon
1119
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.97B
$66.5M 0.02%
369,888
-314,536
-46% -$56.5M
CRI icon
1120
Carter's
CRI
$1.06B
$66.4M 0.02%
705,626
+7,477
+1% +$703K
G icon
1121
Genpact
G
$7.48B
$66.3M 0.02%
1,603,442
+18,006
+1% +$745K
TOWN icon
1122
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$66.3M 0.02%
2,823,663
+30,746
+1% +$722K
APAM icon
1123
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.34B
$66.3M 0.02%
1,316,966
-30,363
-2% -$1.53M
PPL icon
1124
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.6B
$66.1M 0.02%
2,343,817
+19,617
+0.8% +$553K
TTD icon
1125
Trade Desk
TTD
$22.5B
$66.1M 0.02%
824,660
+7,780
+1% +$623K