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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PNRA
1251
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$34.6M 0.02%
177,557
+2,356
+1% +$459K
MFC icon
1252
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.2B
$34.5M 0.02%
2,300,743
+261,578
+13% +$3.92M
MD icon
1253
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.45B
$34.4M 0.02%
479,800
+33,478
+8% +$2.4M
IRDM icon
1254
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.89B
$34.4M 0.02%
4,085,865
+1,500
+0% +$12.6K
RVTY icon
1255
Revvity
RVTY
$9.62B
$34.3M 0.02%
640,488
-64,895
-9% -$3.48M
SCS icon
1256
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$34.3M 0.02%
2,302,447
+74,229
+3% +$1.11M
GL icon
1257
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$34.3M 0.02%
599,794
-24,938
-4% -$1.43M
HNI icon
1258
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.07B
$34.3M 0.02%
950,251
+53,114
+6% +$1.92M
MRCY icon
1259
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.33B
$34.3M 0.02%
1,866,032
+103,042
+6% +$1.89M
AYI icon
1260
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
$34.3M 0.02%
146,486
+2,699
+2% +$631K
WMK icon
1261
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.75B
$34.2M 0.02%
773,033
+31,132
+4% +$1.38M
WLY icon
1262
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.19B
$34.1M 0.02%
757,655
+237,368
+46% +$10.7M
WST icon
1263
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.2B
$34.1M 0.02%
566,275
-93,945
-14% -$5.66M
PPL icon
1264
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$34.1M 0.02%
998,139
+57,201
+6% +$1.95M
ANGO icon
1265
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$433M
$34M 0.02%
2,801,885
-28,054
-1% -$341K
FELE icon
1266
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.21B
$34M 0.02%
1,257,947
+95,961
+8% +$2.59M
SHO icon
1267
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.85B
$34M 0.02%
2,720,021
+17,740
+0.7% +$222K
VRSK icon
1268
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$36.6B
$34M 0.02%
441,881
+79,236
+22% +$6.09M
INFN
1269
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$33.9M 0.02%
1,871,961
-615,835
-25% -$11.2M
GDOT icon
1270
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$33.9M 0.02%
2,065,064
+390,079
+23% +$6.41M
SEE icon
1271
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$33.9M 0.02%
759,472
+12,364
+2% +$551K
OII icon
1272
Oceaneering
OII
$2.43B
$33.9M 0.02%
902,738
+323,040
+56% +$12.1M
MSA icon
1273
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$33.9M 0.02%
778,707
+51,886
+7% +$2.26M
PEGA icon
1274
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$33.8M 0.02%
2,460,934
+190,100
+8% +$2.61M
FBIN icon
1275
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.12B
$33.8M 0.02%
712,541
+20,487
+3% +$972K