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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESE icon
501
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.31B
$105M 0.05%
1,812,736
+7,182
+0.4% +$417K
ENOV icon
502
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
$105M 0.05%
1,547,808
+177,650
+13% +$12M
CLH icon
503
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.6B
$105M 0.05%
1,879,515
+60,435
+3% +$3.36M
BEL
504
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$104M 0.05%
8,608,297
-30,692
-0.4% -$371K
CNMD icon
505
CONMED
CNMD
$1.63B
$104M 0.05%
2,343,486
-5,255
-0.2% -$233K
SRCE icon
506
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$104M 0.05%
2,212,417
-3,975
-0.2% -$187K
FUL icon
507
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.33B
$103M 0.05%
2,004,463
+80,277
+4% +$4.14M
BLD icon
508
TopBuild
BLD
$11.7B
$103M 0.05%
2,196,035
+275,422
+14% +$12.9M
CHMT
509
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$103M 0.05%
3,089,889
-3,537
-0.1% -$118K
FET icon
510
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$325M
$103M 0.05%
248,909
+18,235
+8% +$7.55M
PVH icon
511
PVH
PVH
$3.93B
$103M 0.05%
993,841
+59,421
+6% +$6.15M
CXO
512
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$103M 0.05%
798,820
+37,732
+5% +$4.84M
PRA icon
513
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$102M 0.05%
1,700,841
+55,591
+3% +$3.35M
PLCE icon
514
Children's Place
PLCE
$170M
$102M 0.05%
852,323
-126,944
-13% -$15.2M
SCHW icon
515
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$102M 0.05%
2,503,849
+131,030
+6% +$5.35M
WCG
516
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$102M 0.05%
727,858
-105,625
-13% -$14.8M
MASI icon
517
Masimo
MASI
$7.92B
$102M 0.05%
1,093,205
-43,194
-4% -$4.03M
DE icon
518
Deere & Co
DE
$127B
$102M 0.05%
935,907
+10,726
+1% +$1.17M
X
519
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$102M 0.05%
3,008,435
-1,701,636
-36% -$57.5M
BBT
520
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$102M 0.05%
2,820,741
+179,787
+7% +$6.48M
EVHC
521
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$102M 0.05%
1,658,139
-1,177,135
-42% -$72.2M
GEF icon
522
Greif
GEF
$3.54B
$102M 0.05%
1,843,887
+46,197
+3% +$2.54M
HAL icon
523
Halliburton
HAL
$19.3B
$102M 0.05%
2,062,997
-178,329
-8% -$8.78M
CKH
524
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$101M 0.05%
1,507,463
-10,408
-0.7% -$696K
BANR icon
525
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.3B
$100M 0.05%
1,799,683
+159,675
+10% +$8.88M