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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
QLYS icon
1151
Qualys
QLYS
$4.82B
$87.3M 0.02%
679,312
-31,907
-4% -$4.1M
PDCO
1152
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$87M 0.02%
3,984,172
+68,857
+2% +$1.5M
CWST icon
1153
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.79B
$87M 0.02%
874,445
+12,982
+2% +$1.29M
CHH icon
1154
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.24B
$87M 0.02%
667,511
-7,631
-1% -$994K
CPA icon
1155
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.85B
$86.8M 0.02%
924,853
+95,375
+11% +$8.95M
NI icon
1156
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$86.7M 0.02%
2,502,717
+178,719
+8% +$6.19M
KGC icon
1157
Kinross Gold
KGC
$28.4B
$86.7M 0.02%
9,258,627
+500,600
+6% +$4.69M
FE icon
1158
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.2B
$86.7M 0.02%
1,954,213
+58,073
+3% +$2.58M
NBHC icon
1159
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.47B
$86.6M 0.02%
2,056,747
+106,537
+5% +$4.49M
JOE icon
1160
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.02B
$86.5M 0.02%
1,483,036
-42,905
-3% -$2.5M
BLKB icon
1161
Blackbaud
BLKB
$3.38B
$86.1M 0.02%
1,016,804
-19,663
-2% -$1.67M
PTC icon
1162
PTC
PTC
$24.5B
$85.7M 0.02%
474,491
+6,789
+1% +$1.23M
FTDR icon
1163
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.85B
$85.5M 0.02%
1,781,474
-6,065
-0.3% -$291K
PPL icon
1164
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$85.3M 0.02%
2,577,962
+6,709
+0.3% +$222K
HNI icon
1165
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.08B
$85.1M 0.02%
1,580,457
-45,077
-3% -$2.43M
BOX icon
1166
Box
BOX
$4.72B
$85.1M 0.02%
2,599,074
+34,406
+1% +$1.13M
EGO icon
1167
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$5.71B
$85.1M 0.02%
4,897,228
+289,442
+6% +$5.03M
YUMC icon
1168
Yum China
YUMC
$16B
$84.4M 0.02%
1,871,012
+55,143
+3% +$2.49M
FOR icon
1169
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.42B
$84.2M 0.02%
2,602,177
+163,508
+7% +$5.29M
RDY icon
1170
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$84.2M 0.02%
5,299,005
+280,095
+6% +$4.45M
PNW icon
1171
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$84.2M 0.02%
950,436
+105,299
+12% +$9.33M
PKX icon
1172
POSCO
PKX
$15.3B
$84.1M 0.02%
1,202,143
+7,549
+0.6% +$528K
RH icon
1173
RH
RH
$4.09B
$84.1M 0.02%
251,489
-19,504
-7% -$6.52M
MSM icon
1174
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.1B
$84.1M 0.02%
976,814
+37,834
+4% +$3.26M
ICUI icon
1175
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.29B
$83.3M 0.02%
456,999
+145,457
+47% +$26.5M