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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MTN icon
451
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.48B
$79.1M 0.05%
755,838
+9,859
+1% +$1.03M
ACM icon
452
Aecom
ACM
$16.5B
$79.1M 0.05%
2,876,048
+175,262
+6% +$4.82M
FRME icon
453
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
$79.1M 0.05%
3,017,101
+66,107
+2% +$1.73M
CAL icon
454
Caleres
CAL
$515M
$78.8M 0.05%
2,582,545
-35,098
-1% -$1.07M
EMN icon
455
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.76B
$78.7M 0.05%
1,216,373
+127,028
+12% +$8.22M
BMS
456
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$78.5M 0.05%
1,983,910
+42,217
+2% +$1.67M
NLSN
457
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$78.5M 0.05%
1,763,981
-348
-0% -$15.5K
ASR icon
458
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$10.2B
$78.4M 0.05%
515,279
-51,649
-9% -$7.86M
PRA icon
459
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$78.4M 0.05%
1,598,368
+99,828
+7% +$4.9M
QRVO icon
460
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.53B
$78.3M 0.05%
1,737,431
-1,328,575
-43% -$59.9M
CRUS icon
461
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.98B
$78.3M 0.05%
2,483,709
+195,159
+9% +$6.15M
BLK icon
462
Blackrock
BLK
$171B
$78M 0.05%
262,279
+22,876
+10% +$6.8M
AX icon
463
Axos Financial
AX
$5.15B
$77.8M 0.05%
2,415,916
+15,204
+0.6% +$490K
CADE icon
464
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.94B
$77.7M 0.05%
3,270,743
+183,668
+6% +$4.37M
CYT
465
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
$77.5M 0.05%
1,049,817
-951
-0.1% -$70.2K
NPBC
466
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
$77.5M 0.05%
6,597,491
+44,778
+0.7% +$526K
BECN
467
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$77.5M 0.05%
2,385,919
+224,330
+10% +$7.29M
TGI
468
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$77.3M 0.05%
1,836,871
+438,233
+31% +$18.4M
BRS
469
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$77.3M 0.05%
2,954,273
-4,884
-0.2% -$128K
CTB
470
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$77.2M 0.05%
1,954,791
-224,089
-10% -$8.85M
ZTS icon
471
Zoetis
ZTS
$66.4B
$77.2M 0.05%
1,875,036
-283,581
-13% -$11.7M
ENS icon
472
EnerSys
ENS
$3.89B
$77.1M 0.05%
1,438,180
+80,239
+6% +$4.3M
SHLM
473
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$77M 0.05%
2,370,176
+52,646
+2% +$1.71M
KR icon
474
Kroger
KR
$44.7B
$76.8M 0.05%
2,130,169
+59,357
+3% +$2.14M
ETFC
475
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$76.8M 0.05%
2,918,345
-495,972
-15% -$13.1M