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
FUL icon
476
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.33B
$118M 0.05%
2,032,726
+13,051
+0.6% +$758K
LAD icon
477
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.64B
$118M 0.05%
977,749
+42,944
+5% +$5.17M
GWR
478
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$117M 0.05%
1,585,031
-31,435
-2% -$2.33M
AMP icon
479
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.4B
$117M 0.05%
789,899
-184,373
-19% -$27.4M
AXE
480
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$117M 0.05%
1,379,703
+63,922
+5% +$5.43M
NNI icon
481
Nelnet
NNI
$4.44B
$117M 0.05%
2,319,282
+18,163
+0.8% +$917K
RICE
482
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$117M 0.05%
4,046,872
-75,442
-2% -$2.18M
CNMD icon
483
CONMED
CNMD
$1.63B
$117M 0.05%
2,229,291
-34,730
-2% -$1.82M
BRCD
484
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$117M 0.05%
9,774,715
-206,526
-2% -$2.47M
COLB icon
485
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.84B
$117M 0.05%
2,769,400
-18,689
-0.7% -$787K
AYR
486
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$116M 0.05%
5,224,849
+181,292
+4% +$4.04M
EMR icon
487
Emerson Electric
EMR
$75.2B
$116M 0.05%
1,849,835
-4,912
-0.3% -$309K
CFG icon
488
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$116M 0.05%
3,068,943
+130,121
+4% +$4.93M
BEL
489
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$116M 0.05%
8,479,728
-102,586
-1% -$1.4M
ADBE icon
490
Adobe
ADBE
$149B
$116M 0.05%
775,496
+3,880
+0.5% +$579K
VER
491
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$116M 0.05%
2,788,432
+75,169
+3% +$3.12M
CENTA icon
492
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$115M 0.05%
3,881,095
-83,780
-2% -$2.49M
FBC
493
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$115M 0.05%
3,249,040
+146,882
+5% +$5.21M
NBL
494
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$115M 0.05%
4,055,203
-198,938
-5% -$5.64M
LOPE icon
495
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$115M 0.05%
1,263,984
-12,554
-1% -$1.14M
CPT icon
496
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.6B
$115M 0.05%
1,254,640
+45,846
+4% +$4.19M
PRI icon
497
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$114M 0.05%
1,403,536
-68,228
-5% -$5.56M
COL
498
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$114M 0.05%
874,924
+3,312
+0.4% +$433K
CPA icon
499
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.73B
$114M 0.05%
916,825
-15,837
-2% -$1.97M
ENOV icon
500
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
$114M 0.05%
1,590,364
+6,222
+0.4% +$446K