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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PEGA icon
1401
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$52.9M 0.02%
1,688,940
-134,222
-7% -$4.2M
BANC icon
1402
Banc of California
BANC
$2.62B
$52.8M 0.02%
2,794,691
+348,814
+14% +$6.59M
AGX icon
1403
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$52.8M 0.02%
1,227,671
+145,488
+13% +$6.26M
CHK
1404
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$52.7M 0.02%
58,691
+13,887
+31% +$12.5M
COKE icon
1405
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$10.6B
$52.6M 0.02%
2,884,790
-15,980
-0.6% -$291K
HSY icon
1406
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$52.5M 0.02%
514,808
+129,515
+34% +$13.2M
SCVL icon
1407
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$636M
$52.5M 0.02%
2,726,676
-24,000
-0.9% -$462K
TDG icon
1408
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.6B
$52.5M 0.02%
140,889
+5,519
+4% +$2.05M
POLY
1409
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$52.5M 0.02%
869,861
-10,947
-1% -$660K
TER icon
1410
Teradyne
TER
$17.9B
$52.4M 0.02%
1,416,764
+4,626
+0.3% +$171K
UL icon
1411
Unilever
UL
$154B
$52.3M 0.02%
951,378
+14,829
+2% +$815K
AMCX icon
1412
AMC Networks
AMCX
$357M
$52.3M 0.02%
788,104
+133,602
+20% +$8.86M
TVTY
1413
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$52.3M 0.02%
1,625,881
+65,253
+4% +$2.1M
LDL
1414
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$52.2M 0.02%
1,212,089
+79,473
+7% +$3.43M
CDNS icon
1415
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$52.1M 0.02%
1,149,569
+5,711
+0.5% +$259K
CNR
1416
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.75B
$52M 0.02%
1,273,280
-25,563
-2% -$1.04M
RDN icon
1417
Radian Group
RDN
$4.76B
$51.8M 0.02%
2,508,155
+37,984
+2% +$785K
UN
1418
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$51.8M 0.02%
933,077
+12,925
+1% +$718K
HRI icon
1419
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.2B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,010,867
+24,760
+3% +$1.27M
CONN
1420
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$51.7M 0.02%
1,463,247
-7,025
-0.5% -$248K
CLR
1421
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$51.7M 0.02%
757,638
+898
+0.1% +$61.3K
OFIX icon
1422
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$51.6M 0.02%
893,406
+8,721
+1% +$504K
QLYS icon
1423
Qualys
QLYS
$4.82B
$51.6M 0.02%
579,633
+44,456
+8% +$3.96M
ENTA icon
1424
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$177M
$51.6M 0.02%
604,006
+10,159
+2% +$868K
PFC
1425
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$51.6M 0.02%
1,712,659
+11,871
+0.7% +$357K