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
BBBY
1326
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$43.1M 0.02%
4,065,916
-1,188,405
-23% -$12.6M
RDY icon
1327
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.3B
$43.1M 0.02%
4,065,005
-314,120
-7% -$3.33M
ERIE icon
1328
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$43.1M 0.02%
224,433
-21,175
-9% -$4.06M
WSO icon
1329
Watsco
WSO
$16.1B
$43.1M 0.02%
242,371
-1,331
-0.5% -$236K
BCO icon
1330
Brink's
BCO
$4.9B
$43.1M 0.02%
945,923
-825
-0.1% -$37.5K
PGTI
1331
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$43M 0.02%
2,745,296
+64,193
+2% +$1.01M
TAL icon
1332
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.54B
$43M 0.02%
629,597
-45,187
-7% -$3.09M
TCBK icon
1333
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.49B
$43M 0.02%
1,411,203
+111
+0% +$3.38K
LGND icon
1334
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.26B
$42.8M 0.02%
612,968
-127,798
-17% -$8.92M
WABC icon
1335
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.26B
$42.7M 0.02%
744,211
-10,918
-1% -$627K
HTO
1336
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.76B
$42.7M 0.02%
687,552
-2,117
-0.3% -$131K
LAZ icon
1337
Lazard
LAZ
$5.35B
$42.7M 0.02%
1,490,282
+47,367
+3% +$1.36M
ETSY icon
1338
Etsy
ETSY
$5.91B
$42.6M 0.02%
401,423
-11,283
-3% -$1.2M
STBA icon
1339
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.51B
$42.6M 0.02%
1,817,830
-50,201
-3% -$1.18M
BRKR icon
1340
Bruker
BRKR
$4.87B
$42.6M 0.02%
1,047,439
+37,100
+4% +$1.51M
CENX icon
1341
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.29B
$42.5M 0.02%
5,966,899
-522,144
-8% -$3.72M
BKH icon
1342
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.33B
$42.5M 0.02%
750,695
-8,526
-1% -$483K
SWX icon
1343
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.69B
$42.5M 0.02%
615,773
-1,436
-0.2% -$99.1K
BFAM icon
1344
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.49B
$42.5M 0.02%
362,762
+9,397
+3% +$1.1M
NRC icon
1345
National Research Corp
NRC
$374M
$42.5M 0.02%
729,855
-1,253
-0.2% -$72.9K
TMX
1346
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$42.5M 0.02%
1,190,089
+137,472
+13% +$4.91M
MPWR icon
1347
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$40.2B
$42.5M 0.02%
179,156
-7,895
-4% -$1.87M
ABMD
1348
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$42.3M 0.02%
175,143
+948
+0.5% +$229K
FTDR icon
1349
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.9B
$42.2M 0.02%
952,936
+38,869
+4% +$1.72M
SPNT icon
1350
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.24B
$42.2M 0.02%
5,624,141
+331,312
+6% +$2.49M