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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LVS icon
1126
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.6B
$64.7M 0.03%
1,120,149
+4,464
+0.4% +$258K
AVAV icon
1127
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.1B
$64.5M 0.03%
1,204,512
+28,411
+2% +$1.52M
HDS
1128
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$64.5M 0.03%
1,646,399
+44,976
+3% +$1.76M
BKH icon
1129
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.33B
$64.2M 0.02%
836,458
-66,582
-7% -$5.11M
TBI
1130
Trueblue
TBI
$176M
$64.1M 0.02%
3,040,181
+47,573
+2% +$1M
MBI icon
1131
MBIA
MBI
$386M
$64.1M 0.02%
6,944,879
-12,200
-0.2% -$113K
BOKF icon
1132
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.08B
$64.1M 0.02%
809,606
+54,229
+7% +$4.29M
WRLD icon
1133
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$923M
$64M 0.02%
502,297
-10,043
-2% -$1.28M
THC icon
1134
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17.1B
$64M 0.02%
2,893,364
+213,408
+8% +$4.72M
MEDP icon
1135
Medpace
MEDP
$14B
$64M 0.02%
761,446
+66,526
+10% +$5.59M
BUSE icon
1136
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$63.9M 0.02%
2,527,201
+47,581
+2% +$1.2M
BKR icon
1137
Baker Hughes
BKR
$46.3B
$63.9M 0.02%
2,752,523
+233,877
+9% +$5.43M
COO icon
1138
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.6B
$63.9M 0.02%
860,124
+10,388
+1% +$771K
ALLE icon
1139
Allegion
ALLE
$15.2B
$63.8M 0.02%
615,822
+4,939
+0.8% +$512K
CNI icon
1140
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$58.6B
$63.8M 0.02%
709,671
+51,962
+8% +$4.67M
DHT icon
1141
DHT Holdings
DHT
$1.99B
$63.7M 0.02%
10,362,782
+203,681
+2% +$1.25M
PRDO icon
1142
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$63.7M 0.02%
4,007,571
-17,759
-0.4% -$282K
CHE icon
1143
Chemed
CHE
$6.67B
$63.6M 0.02%
152,366
-20,579
-12% -$8.59M
NVT icon
1144
nVent Electric
NVT
$15.4B
$63.6M 0.02%
2,884,405
+325,839
+13% +$7.18M
CNS icon
1145
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.66B
$63.5M 0.02%
1,156,839
+7,513
+0.7% +$413K
CIEN icon
1146
Ciena
CIEN
$18.7B
$63.4M 0.02%
1,617,142
-292,419
-15% -$11.5M
FND icon
1147
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.74B
$63.4M 0.02%
1,239,072
+70,457
+6% +$3.6M
NWN icon
1148
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$63.3M 0.02%
887,362
-2,496
-0.3% -$178K
CVGW icon
1149
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$496M
$63.2M 0.02%
664,171
-2,619
-0.4% -$249K
VRTX icon
1150
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$63.1M 0.02%
372,573
+1,056
+0.3% +$179K