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
PEBO icon
1251
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
$73.6M 0.02%
2,445,383
-20,002
-0.8% -$602K
SEE icon
1252
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$73.6M 0.02%
2,026,071
+115,424
+6% +$4.19M
PCTY icon
1253
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.36B
$73.5M 0.02%
445,707
+109,761
+33% +$18.1M
WLFC icon
1254
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$73.5M 0.02%
493,972
+6,381
+1% +$950K
BIPC icon
1255
Brookfield Infrastructure
BIPC
$4.76B
$73.2M 0.02%
1,684,834
-576,206
-25% -$25M
LC icon
1256
LendingClub
LC
$1.91B
$73M 0.02%
6,387,705
+489,160
+8% +$5.59M
WTTR icon
1257
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$72.9M 0.02%
6,554,429
-14,950
-0.2% -$166K
H icon
1258
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$72.9M 0.02%
479,021
-6,931
-1% -$1.06M
SCHL icon
1259
Scholastic
SCHL
$691M
$72.7M 0.02%
2,272,206
-38,807
-2% -$1.24M
IDA icon
1260
Idacorp
IDA
$6.77B
$72.6M 0.02%
704,204
+10,877
+2% +$1.12M
SCS icon
1261
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$72.5M 0.02%
5,377,781
+80,598
+2% +$1.09M
SYNA icon
1262
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.72B
$72.5M 0.02%
933,957
+26,610
+3% +$2.06M
CGNX icon
1263
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$72.3M 0.02%
1,785,841
+164,212
+10% +$6.65M
TPC
1264
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.37B
$72.1M 0.02%
2,654,910
+255,366
+11% +$6.94M
BBT
1265
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.17B
$72.1M 0.02%
2,675,702
+43,031
+2% +$1.16M
TALO icon
1266
Talos Energy
TALO
$1.68B
$72M 0.02%
6,956,726
+409,784
+6% +$4.24M
BEPC icon
1267
Brookfield Renewable
BEPC
$6.1B
$72M 0.02%
2,204,415
+113,324
+5% +$3.7M
TECH icon
1268
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$72M 0.02%
900,569
+6,217
+0.7% +$497K
BGC icon
1269
BGC Group
BGC
$4.82B
$71.9M 0.02%
7,834,068
+433,383
+6% +$3.98M
LW icon
1270
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.86B
$71.9M 0.02%
1,109,730
-11,896
-1% -$770K
DK icon
1271
Delek US
DK
$1.68B
$71.8M 0.02%
3,831,083
-192,701
-5% -$3.61M
VECO icon
1272
Veeco
VECO
$1.52B
$71.7M 0.02%
2,163,866
-115,883
-5% -$3.84M
ZWS icon
1273
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.82B
$71.6M 0.02%
1,991,402
+295,892
+17% +$10.6M
UPBD icon
1274
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$71.5M 0.02%
2,235,463
+62,086
+3% +$1.99M
CRI icon
1275
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$71.4M 0.02%
1,099,431
+36,541
+3% +$2.37M