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
BMTC
1551
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$39.3M 0.02%
896,846
+36,790
+4% +$1.61M
VIAV icon
1552
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.69B
$39.1M 0.02%
4,136,043
-601,630
-13% -$5.69M
WSO icon
1553
Watsco
WSO
$15.5B
$39.1M 0.02%
242,525
+2,350
+1% +$379K
NDSN icon
1554
Nordson
NDSN
$12.5B
$39.1M 0.02%
329,583
-27,732
-8% -$3.29M
IT icon
1555
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$39.1M 0.02%
313,897
-1,454
-0.5% -$181K
ANET icon
1556
Arista Networks
ANET
$175B
$39M 0.02%
3,287,584
-98,400
-3% -$1.17M
CVLG icon
1557
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$38.9M 0.02%
2,686,948
+11,634
+0.4% +$169K
AKRX
1558
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$38.9M 0.02%
1,171,805
+2,218
+0.2% +$73.6K
FANG icon
1559
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$39.6B
$38.9M 0.02%
396,960
+13,808
+4% +$1.35M
GCO icon
1560
Genesco
GCO
$358M
$38.9M 0.02%
1,461,636
-267,099
-15% -$7.1M
IBTX
1561
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$38.9M 0.02%
644,395
+120,480
+23% +$7.26M
HSNI
1562
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$38.7M 0.02%
991,523
+1,610
+0.2% +$62.9K
COMM icon
1563
CommScope
COMM
$3.61B
$38.7M 0.02%
1,165,861
+136,301
+13% +$4.53M
MOV icon
1564
Movado Group
MOV
$438M
$38.7M 0.02%
1,382,484
-25,558
-2% -$716K
STRA icon
1565
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.98B
$38.7M 0.02%
442,903
+1,786
+0.4% +$156K
LNW icon
1566
Light & Wonder
LNW
$7.48B
$38.6M 0.02%
841,496
+20,166
+2% +$925K
CROX icon
1567
Crocs
CROX
$4.23B
$38.5M 0.02%
3,972,770
+440,746
+12% +$4.28M
DPZ icon
1568
Domino's
DPZ
$15.3B
$38.3M 0.02%
192,852
-739
-0.4% -$147K
CWST icon
1569
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.79B
$38.2M 0.02%
2,033,357
+16,972
+0.8% +$319K
NC icon
1570
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$38.2M 0.02%
1,946,583
+4,123
+0.2% +$80.8K
CENT icon
1571
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$38.1M 0.02%
1,226,916
-43,265
-3% -$1.34M
ESNT icon
1572
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.29B
$38.1M 0.02%
940,247
+92,447
+11% +$3.74M
CXP
1573
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$38M 0.02%
1,746,661
+45,696
+3% +$995K
LYG icon
1574
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$38M 0.02%
10,385,084
-296,068
-3% -$1.08M
PSTB
1575
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$38M 0.02%
3,058,093
-28,617
-0.9% -$355K