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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CLW icon
1326
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$351M
$51.3M 0.02%
1,415,694
+64,086
+5% +$2.32M
BILL icon
1327
BILL Holdings
BILL
$5.26B
$51.2M 0.02%
472,131
+196,176
+71% +$21.3M
VSAT icon
1328
Viasat
VSAT
$4.28B
$51.2M 0.02%
2,773,558
-415,237
-13% -$7.67M
KRC icon
1329
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$5.08B
$51.2M 0.02%
1,619,002
+74,595
+5% +$2.36M
KALU icon
1330
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.25B
$51.1M 0.02%
679,585
-14,146
-2% -$1.06M
UNFI icon
1331
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.8B
$51M 0.02%
3,604,177
-183,922
-5% -$2.6M
FRPT icon
1332
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.6B
$50.9M 0.02%
773,373
+67,203
+10% +$4.43M
MCY icon
1333
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.38B
$50.9M 0.02%
1,814,222
+85,723
+5% +$2.4M
PPL icon
1334
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.6B
$50.8M 0.02%
2,154,355
-269,938
-11% -$6.36M
CSGS icon
1335
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.89B
$50.7M 0.02%
991,238
-17,442
-2% -$892K
SAFT icon
1336
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.12B
$50.6M 0.02%
742,372
+9,526
+1% +$650K
PRA icon
1337
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$50.4M 0.02%
2,670,304
+308,446
+13% +$5.83M
GPOR icon
1338
Gulfport Energy Corp
GPOR
$3.06B
$50.4M 0.02%
424,788
+181,427
+75% +$21.5M
WU icon
1339
Western Union
WU
$2.74B
$50.4M 0.02%
3,822,319
+496,409
+15% +$6.54M
PBA icon
1340
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.7B
$50.4M 0.02%
1,675,311
-25,686
-2% -$772K
BBT
1341
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$50.2M 0.02%
2,505,228
-199,182
-7% -$3.99M
TNL icon
1342
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.11B
$50.2M 0.02%
1,366,251
-21,814
-2% -$801K
FIZZ icon
1343
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.78B
$49.9M 0.02%
1,061,793
+37,283
+4% +$1.75M
CXT icon
1344
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.56B
$49.9M 0.02%
897,475
+106,845
+14% +$5.94M
SWX icon
1345
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.69B
$49.6M 0.02%
821,254
+40,550
+5% +$2.45M
MLKN icon
1346
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.44B
$49.5M 0.02%
2,026,134
-27,682
-1% -$677K
SGRY icon
1347
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$2.83B
$49.5M 0.02%
1,691,066
+260,915
+18% +$7.63M
MUFG icon
1348
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$178B
$49.4M 0.02%
5,819,330
-37,120
-0.6% -$315K
FTDR icon
1349
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.9B
$49.3M 0.02%
1,612,838
+56,720
+4% +$1.74M
FOR icon
1350
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.45B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,825,904
+324,756
+22% +$8.75M