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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GGB icon
1326
Gerdau
GGB
$6.03B
$47.5M 0.02%
13,940,081
+26,328
+0.2% +$89.7K
SRCL
1327
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$47.5M 0.02%
1,083,001
+220,857
+26% +$9.68M
SGI
1328
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.6B
$47.4M 0.02%
2,219,274
+7,636
+0.3% +$163K
TFIN icon
1329
Triumph Financial, Inc.
TFIN
$1.4B
$47.4M 0.02%
756,984
-94,327
-11% -$5.9M
SCS icon
1330
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$47.2M 0.02%
4,399,829
+240,788
+6% +$2.58M
PCRX icon
1331
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.22B
$47.2M 0.02%
809,336
+50,941
+7% +$2.97M
BKD icon
1332
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$47M 0.02%
10,356,951
+83,518
+0.8% +$379K
TALO icon
1333
Talos Energy
TALO
$1.68B
$47M 0.02%
3,038,268
+454,346
+18% +$7.03M
SPSC icon
1334
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4B
$47M 0.02%
415,704
+7,326
+2% +$828K
PRK icon
1335
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.72B
$47M 0.02%
387,505
-403
-0.1% -$48.9K
TRQ
1336
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$46.9M 0.02%
1,751,128
+36,654
+2% +$982K
MTN icon
1337
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.33B
$46.8M 0.02%
214,803
+4,854
+2% +$1.06M
BLKB icon
1338
Blackbaud
BLKB
$3.38B
$46.8M 0.02%
805,357
+28,442
+4% +$1.65M
SHG icon
1339
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$24B
$46.7M 0.02%
1,634,599
+32,892
+2% +$939K
ASIX icon
1340
AdvanSix
ASIX
$576M
$46.7M 0.02%
1,395,559
+20,719
+2% +$693K
GDDY icon
1341
GoDaddy
GDDY
$20.1B
$46.6M 0.02%
669,569
+10,196
+2% +$709K
INCY icon
1342
Incyte
INCY
$16.2B
$46.5M 0.02%
612,679
+16,657
+3% +$1.27M
NWS icon
1343
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$46.5M 0.02%
2,925,252
+227,030
+8% +$3.61M
BMRN icon
1344
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$46.5M 0.02%
560,564
+6,434
+1% +$533K
PRDO icon
1345
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$46.2M 0.02%
3,923,366
+414,845
+12% +$4.89M
MYGN icon
1346
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$674M
$46.2M 0.02%
2,541,207
-19,737
-0.8% -$359K
ETSY icon
1347
Etsy
ETSY
$5.84B
$46M 0.02%
628,515
-1,152
-0.2% -$84.3K
ICUI icon
1348
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.22B
$46M 0.02%
279,829
-62,624
-18% -$10.3M
NWLI
1349
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$46M 0.02%
226,741
+4,780
+2% +$969K
APA icon
1350
APA Corp
APA
$8.17B
$45.9M 0.02%
1,313,408
-49,428
-4% -$1.73M