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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WAT icon
1201
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.4B
$49.9M 0.02%
276,532
-51,003
-16% -$9.2M
STLA icon
1202
Stellantis
STLA
$25.3B
$49.9M 0.02%
4,868,249
+6,544
+0.1% +$67K
COHR
1203
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$49.8M 0.02%
380,287
-7,890
-2% -$1.03M
GWB
1204
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$49.8M 0.02%
3,616,732
+84,780
+2% +$1.17M
WMGI
1205
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$49.8M 0.02%
1,674,316
-14,091
-0.8% -$419K
CVET
1206
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
$49.7M 0.02%
2,780,645
-8,554
-0.3% -$153K
ESNT icon
1207
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.24B
$49.6M 0.02%
1,368,939
+14,072
+1% +$510K
BHP icon
1208
BHP
BHP
$135B
$49.6M 0.02%
1,118,125
+104,990
+10% +$4.66M
HAS icon
1209
Hasbro
HAS
$10.9B
$49.5M 0.02%
660,986
+105,727
+19% +$7.92M
SHG icon
1210
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$23.7B
$49.5M 0.02%
2,058,785
-200,607
-9% -$4.83M
CHU
1211
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$49.5M 0.02%
9,082,007
-48,381
-0.5% -$264K
PRAH
1212
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$49.5M 0.02%
508,881
+23,719
+5% +$2.31M
FIVE icon
1213
Five Below
FIVE
$8.05B
$49.4M 0.02%
462,263
+51,798
+13% +$5.54M
CMP icon
1214
Compass Minerals
CMP
$752M
$49.4M 0.02%
1,013,520
-9,024
-0.9% -$440K
SNEX icon
1215
StoneX
SNEX
$5.02B
$49.4M 0.02%
2,021,288
-22,981
-1% -$562K
APA icon
1216
APA Corp
APA
$8.33B
$49.4M 0.02%
3,656,570
-4,704,199
-56% -$63.5M
LECO icon
1217
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.4B
$49.3M 0.02%
584,771
+11,174
+2% +$941K
DISCA
1218
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$49.2M 0.02%
2,331,805
+37,439
+2% +$790K
SFBS icon
1219
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.6B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,374,952
-8,055
-0.6% -$288K
NVO icon
1220
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$242B
$48.9M 0.02%
1,493,704
LFUS icon
1221
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.54B
$48.8M 0.02%
286,293
-4,735
-2% -$808K
MCHB
1222
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$2.96B
$48.8M 0.02%
1,982,074
-99,896
-5% -$2.46M
SINA
1223
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$48.6M 0.02%
1,352,158
+46,027
+4% +$1.65M
VIVO
1224
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$48.4M 0.02%
2,078,989
+50,772
+3% +$1.18M
JACK icon
1225
Jack in the Box
JACK
$345M
$48.3M 0.02%
651,801
-48,230
-7% -$3.57M