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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVY icon
1126
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
$66.5M 0.03%
613,550
+22,018
+4% +$2.39M
MUFG icon
1127
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$178B
$66.5M 0.03%
10,738,568
-91,180
-0.8% -$564K
KAI icon
1128
Kadant
KAI
$3.8B
$66.3M 0.03%
614,480
-80,853
-12% -$8.72M
CHD icon
1129
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23B
$66.2M 0.03%
1,115,928
+8,740
+0.8% +$519K
DHC
1130
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.09B
$66.2M 0.03%
3,770,978
+18,044
+0.5% +$317K
EPAC icon
1131
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.33B
$66M 0.03%
2,365,956
-7,365
-0.3% -$205K
MTD icon
1132
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.4B
$66M 0.03%
108,297
+5,204
+5% +$3.17M
PR icon
1133
Permian Resources
PR
$9.8B
$65.9M 0.03%
3,017,627
+460,773
+18% +$10.1M
ADNT icon
1134
Adient
ADNT
$2B
$65.9M 0.03%
1,676,933
-174,430
-9% -$6.86M
JJSF icon
1135
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.09B
$65.8M 0.03%
436,045
+972
+0.2% +$147K
YUMC icon
1136
Yum China
YUMC
$16.5B
$65.8M 0.03%
1,874,054
+389,171
+26% +$13.7M
TFX icon
1137
Teleflex
TFX
$5.86B
$65.8M 0.03%
247,195
-2,388
-1% -$635K
BFH icon
1138
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.98B
$65.7M 0.03%
348,726
+25,371
+8% +$4.78M
ST icon
1139
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.69B
$65.6M 0.03%
1,324,276
+186,582
+16% +$9.25M
WAL icon
1140
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.89B
$65.5M 0.03%
1,152,177
+9,173
+0.8% +$522K
WAIR
1141
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$65.5M 0.02%
5,825,490
+137,073
+2% +$1.54M
FARO
1142
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$65.5M 0.02%
1,017,756
-76,728
-7% -$4.94M
BC icon
1143
Brunswick
BC
$4.36B
$65.5M 0.02%
976,684
+515
+0.1% +$34.5K
TGI
1144
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$65.2M 0.02%
2,798,720
-439,904
-14% -$10.2M
FLIR
1145
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$65.1M 0.02%
1,059,846
-70,724
-6% -$4.35M
TCBI icon
1146
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4B
$65.1M 0.02%
787,604
+2,400
+0.3% +$198K
CVA
1147
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$65.1M 0.02%
4,005,001
+20,762
+0.5% +$337K
ABMD
1148
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$65.1M 0.02%
144,681
+1,764
+1% +$793K
THO icon
1149
Thor Industries
THO
$5.83B
$65M 0.02%
776,363
+108,422
+16% +$9.08M
FICO icon
1150
Fair Isaac
FICO
$38.3B
$64.9M 0.02%
284,161
+2,231
+0.8% +$510K