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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WP
1401
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$45.3M 0.02%
642,904
-505
-0.1% -$35.6K
AORT icon
1402
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$45.3M 0.02%
1,994,820
+34,599
+2% +$785K
ABCO
1403
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co/The
ABCO
$45.2M 0.02%
843,727
+37,429
+5% +$2.01M
PIPR icon
1404
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$6.12B
$45.2M 0.02%
761,170
-11,804
-2% -$701K
VRTX icon
1405
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$45.1M 0.02%
296,881
+14,066
+5% +$2.14M
GNW icon
1406
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.61B
$45.1M 0.02%
11,720,614
-873,404
-7% -$3.36M
CDNS icon
1407
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$45.1M 0.02%
1,142,915
+98,971
+9% +$3.91M
BKS
1408
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$45.1M 0.02%
5,928,534
-303,909
-5% -$2.31M
JBSS icon
1409
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$737M
$45M 0.02%
668,910
-59,226
-8% -$3.99M
FAST icon
1410
Fastenal
FAST
$54.5B
$45M 0.02%
3,946,196
+8,996
+0.2% +$103K
PPL icon
1411
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$45M 0.02%
1,184,477
-11,342
-0.9% -$430K
CPRT icon
1412
Copart
CPRT
$46.8B
$44.9M 0.02%
5,228,804
-288,232
-5% -$2.48M
FLO icon
1413
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$44.9M 0.02%
2,387,499
+333,384
+16% +$6.27M
HMHC
1414
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$44.9M 0.02%
3,725,342
+372,056
+11% +$4.48M
ECOL
1415
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$44.9M 0.02%
833,652
+1,313
+0.2% +$70.6K
IDA icon
1416
Idacorp
IDA
$6.77B
$44.8M 0.02%
509,844
-78,487
-13% -$6.9M
EEFT icon
1417
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.6B
$44.8M 0.02%
472,823
+7,343
+2% +$696K
CBOE icon
1418
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$44.8M 0.02%
416,362
+8,417
+2% +$906K
WEC icon
1419
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.6B
$44.8M 0.02%
713,570
-3,790
-0.5% -$238K
SSNC icon
1420
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.8B
$44.8M 0.02%
1,114,770
+16,994
+2% +$682K
GG
1421
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$44.8M 0.02%
3,453,321
-258,571
-7% -$3.35M
DO
1422
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$44.7M 0.02%
3,085,591
-494,796
-14% -$7.17M
TMP icon
1423
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$44.7M 0.02%
519,231
+6,017
+1% +$518K
BR icon
1424
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$44.7M 0.02%
553,304
+3,986
+0.7% +$322K
MSGN
1425
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$44.7M 0.02%
2,107,529
+27,456
+1% +$582K