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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BSX icon
501
Boston Scientific
BSX
$154B
$101M 0.05%
4,650,444
-1,418,230
-23% -$30.7M
ASTE icon
502
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$100M 0.05%
1,486,885
-44,039
-3% -$2.97M
ADP icon
503
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$118B
$99.9M 0.05%
971,441
+85,144
+10% +$8.75M
ODP icon
504
ODP
ODP
$624M
$99.6M 0.05%
2,202,676
+461,762
+27% +$20.9M
CAL icon
505
Caleres
CAL
$532M
$99.3M 0.05%
3,027,013
+128,993
+4% +$4.23M
AZTA icon
506
Azenta
AZTA
$1.34B
$99.2M 0.05%
5,813,629
-7,258
-0.1% -$124K
SRCE icon
507
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$99M 0.05%
2,216,392
-19,547
-0.9% -$873K
PLCE icon
508
Children's Place
PLCE
$157M
$98.9M 0.05%
979,267
-225,771
-19% -$22.8M
DDS icon
509
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
$98.8M 0.05%
1,575,313
+200,435
+15% +$12.6M
SYKE
510
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$98.6M 0.05%
3,415,904
+103,483
+3% +$2.99M
LTXB
511
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$97.9M 0.05%
2,274,098
+68,711
+3% +$2.96M
WWW icon
512
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.5B
$97.9M 0.05%
4,460,184
+452,294
+11% +$9.93M
MATW icon
513
Matthews International
MATW
$751M
$97.9M 0.05%
1,273,435
-56,987
-4% -$4.38M
KFY icon
514
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.84B
$97.7M 0.05%
3,321,048
+121,788
+4% +$3.58M
BBT
515
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$97.3M 0.05%
2,640,954
+63,927
+2% +$2.36M
BRKL
516
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$97.2M 0.05%
5,925,917
-862
-0% -$14.1K
AIR icon
517
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.66B
$97.1M 0.05%
2,938,594
-7,966
-0.3% -$263K
DECK icon
518
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$16.9B
$96.7M 0.05%
10,478,172
+818,478
+8% +$7.56M
CF icon
519
CF Industries
CF
$13.9B
$96.6M 0.05%
3,068,921
+893,833
+41% +$28.1M
HA
520
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$96.6M 0.05%
1,694,444
-327,897
-16% -$18.7M
ITW icon
521
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.7B
$96.4M 0.05%
787,026
+15,942
+2% +$1.95M
DF
522
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$96.4M 0.05%
4,424,436
+131,386
+3% +$2.86M
CPT icon
523
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.7B
$96.2M 0.05%
1,144,060
+12,207
+1% +$1.03M
MWA icon
524
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.88B
$96.1M 0.05%
7,220,003
-850,149
-11% -$11.3M
KLIC icon
525
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.97B
$96.1M 0.05%
6,022,997
-59,978
-1% -$957K