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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BOOT icon
1101
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.5B
$57.9M 0.02%
991,210
+25,155
+3% +$1.47M
FBNC icon
1102
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.28B
$57.8M 0.02%
1,579,545
+95,038
+6% +$3.48M
SAFT icon
1103
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.11B
$57.7M 0.02%
706,928
-3,144
-0.4% -$256K
CFFN icon
1104
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$842M
$57.6M 0.02%
6,939,413
+263,000
+4% +$2.18M
MNRO icon
1105
Monro
MNRO
$522M
$57.5M 0.02%
1,324,033
+134,494
+11% +$5.85M
NVEE
1106
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$57.4M 0.02%
1,855,660
+13,808
+0.7% +$427K
BRC icon
1107
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.74B
$57.4M 0.02%
1,374,811
+2,900
+0.2% +$121K
LAUR icon
1108
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.27B
$57.2M 0.02%
5,424,263
+376,735
+7% +$3.97M
TCBK icon
1109
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.48B
$57.2M 0.02%
1,281,369
+8,698
+0.7% +$388K
TRS icon
1110
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.59B
$57.2M 0.02%
2,281,257
-927
-0% -$23.2K
OSIS icon
1111
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.97B
$57.2M 0.02%
793,365
-5,941
-0.7% -$428K
BWXT icon
1112
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
$57M 0.02%
1,132,210
+178,139
+19% +$8.97M
ERIE icon
1113
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$57M 0.02%
256,320
+2,054
+0.8% +$457K
NATI
1114
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$57M 0.02%
1,508,945
+256,383
+20% +$9.68M
CRL icon
1115
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.66B
$56.9M 0.02%
289,205
+23,943
+9% +$4.71M
AD
1116
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
AD
$4.41B
$56.9M 0.02%
2,184,908
+136,859
+7% +$3.56M
VIVO
1117
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$56.9M 0.02%
1,803,127
-130,964
-7% -$4.13M
LYV icon
1118
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$56.7M 0.02%
746,073
+10,571
+1% +$804K
SEIC icon
1119
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.8B
$56.7M 0.02%
1,156,256
+22,179
+2% +$1.09M
ANF icon
1120
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.16B
$56.7M 0.02%
3,644,735
-414,942
-10% -$6.45M
HELE icon
1121
Helen of Troy
HELE
$560M
$56.6M 0.02%
587,272
-16,482
-3% -$1.59M
PRGS icon
1122
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.83B
$56.5M 0.02%
1,328,483
-1,390
-0.1% -$59.1K
FBK icon
1123
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.84B
$56.4M 0.02%
1,475,953
+1,733
+0.1% +$66.2K
ADUS icon
1124
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.05B
$56.3M 0.02%
590,980
+15,340
+3% +$1.46M
COLM icon
1125
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.98B
$56.2M 0.02%
834,490
+58,155
+7% +$3.91M