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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHDN icon
1301
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.87B
$44M 0.02%
537,760
-184,846
-26% -$15.1M
SSTK icon
1302
Shutterstock
SSTK
$725M
$44M 0.02%
845,107
-9,615
-1% -$500K
LW icon
1303
Lamb Weston
LW
$8.01B
$44M 0.02%
663,526
+32,185
+5% +$2.13M
BX icon
1304
Blackstone
BX
$145B
$43.9M 0.02%
841,296
+47,051
+6% +$2.46M
AZZ icon
1305
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.54B
$43.9M 0.02%
1,286,402
+15,090
+1% +$515K
PHG icon
1306
Philips
PHG
$27.1B
$43.9M 0.02%
1,106,128
+11,003
+1% +$436K
AVA icon
1307
Avista
AVA
$2.94B
$43.8M 0.02%
1,284,855
-16,717
-1% -$570K
SLP icon
1308
Simulations Plus
SLP
$286M
$43.8M 0.02%
581,585
-4,502
-0.8% -$339K
NWE icon
1309
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.48B
$43.8M 0.02%
899,600
-82,178
-8% -$4M
BUSE icon
1310
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$43.7M 0.02%
2,751,712
+35,499
+1% +$564K
BANF icon
1311
BancFirst
BANF
$4.47B
$43.5M 0.02%
1,064,593
-11,202
-1% -$457K
CBOE icon
1312
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.7B
$43.5M 0.02%
495,574
+71,059
+17% +$6.23M
LYV icon
1313
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$43.5M 0.02%
806,929
-67,936
-8% -$3.66M
CENX icon
1314
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.21B
$43.4M 0.02%
6,098,688
+131,789
+2% +$938K
BGS icon
1315
B&G Foods
BGS
$363M
$43.4M 0.02%
1,562,725
-36,876
-2% -$1.02M
SMPL icon
1316
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$43.3M 0.02%
1,962,647
+116,986
+6% +$2.58M
GGB icon
1317
Gerdau
GGB
$6.19B
$43.3M 0.02%
14,762,381
-1,106,371
-7% -$3.24M
SRCL
1318
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$43.2M 0.02%
685,819
-108,052
-14% -$6.81M
BLKB icon
1319
Blackbaud
BLKB
$3.34B
$43.2M 0.02%
774,504
+6,896
+0.9% +$385K
NMIH icon
1320
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.12B
$43.2M 0.02%
2,426,299
-70,790
-3% -$1.26M
RDUS
1321
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$43.1M 0.02%
2,242,206
-20,587
-0.9% -$396K
CPK icon
1322
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.94B
$43.1M 0.02%
511,017
-27,553
-5% -$2.32M
EGOV
1323
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$43M 0.02%
2,183,262
-73,953
-3% -$1.46M
HLIO icon
1324
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.85B
$42.9M 0.02%
1,179,866
-7,287
-0.6% -$265K
GVA icon
1325
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.79B
$42.9M 0.02%
2,438,591
-39,147
-2% -$689K