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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HSIC icon
1151
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.43B
$66.1M 0.02%
991,115
-1,482
-0.1% -$98.9K
NGHC
1152
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$66.1M 0.02%
2,991,339
+63,677
+2% +$1.41M
LYV icon
1153
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$66.1M 0.02%
924,825
+19,829
+2% +$1.42M
ECPG icon
1154
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$66M 0.02%
1,866,503
+103,203
+6% +$3.65M
VAL
1155
DELISTED
Valaris plc Class A Ordinary Share
VAL
$66M 0.02%
10,059,082
-1,915,375
-16% -$12.6M
AVP
1156
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$65.9M 0.02%
11,684,102
-474,541
-4% -$2.68M
HMSY
1157
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$65.9M 0.02%
2,225,962
+41,769
+2% +$1.24M
CPA icon
1158
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.82B
$65.8M 0.02%
608,735
-48,403
-7% -$5.23M
KTOS icon
1159
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.4B
$65.6M 0.02%
3,644,641
-123,181
-3% -$2.22M
VRTU
1160
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$65.6M 0.02%
1,446,366
-34,859
-2% -$1.58M
TREE icon
1161
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$65.5M 0.02%
215,947
-3,626
-2% -$1.1M
RPM icon
1162
RPM International
RPM
$16.5B
$65.5M 0.02%
853,416
-47,663
-5% -$3.66M
G icon
1163
Genpact
G
$7.55B
$65.5M 0.02%
1,553,286
-23,451
-1% -$989K
STRA icon
1164
Strategic Education
STRA
$2.02B
$65.4M 0.02%
411,435
-198,403
-33% -$31.5M
BOKF icon
1165
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.08B
$65.4M 0.02%
747,944
-61,662
-8% -$5.39M
SIG icon
1166
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.8B
$65.3M 0.02%
3,004,989
-143,830
-5% -$3.13M
BHC icon
1167
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.68B
$65.2M 0.02%
2,180,548
-59,928
-3% -$1.79M
NWN icon
1168
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$65.1M 0.02%
883,374
-3,988
-0.4% -$294K
SVC
1169
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$486M
$65.1M 0.02%
2,676,763
+1,516
+0.1% +$36.9K
BIO icon
1170
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.74B
$65.1M 0.02%
175,981
-7,105
-4% -$2.63M
SPR icon
1171
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.61B
$65.1M 0.02%
892,614
+9,467
+1% +$690K
CORE
1172
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$64.9M 0.02%
2,386,014
+15,407
+0.6% +$419K
EEFT icon
1173
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.62B
$64.8M 0.02%
411,469
-43,205
-10% -$6.81M
LEG icon
1174
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.34B
$64.8M 0.02%
1,274,848
-3,605
-0.3% -$183K
STLA icon
1175
Stellantis
STLA
$27.6B
$64.8M 0.02%
4,409,216
+682,898
+18% +$10M