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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TRN icon
526
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.28B
$118M 0.05%
5,438,118
+840,056
+18% +$18.3M
LKQ icon
527
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.35B
$118M 0.05%
4,157,272
+381,090
+10% +$10.8M
SNV icon
528
Synovus
SNV
$7.13B
$118M 0.05%
3,429,999
+1,239,815
+57% +$42.6M
KRC icon
529
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.96B
$118M 0.05%
1,551,391
+1,968
+0.1% +$149K
WRB icon
530
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$118M 0.05%
4,692,732
-365,181
-7% -$9.17M
ESE icon
531
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.26B
$118M 0.05%
1,755,662
-50,195
-3% -$3.36M
WPX
532
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$118M 0.05%
8,972,355
+2,214,092
+33% +$29M
SSP icon
533
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$258M
$117M 0.05%
5,592,414
-236,750
-4% -$4.97M
MANT
534
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$117M 0.05%
2,173,809
-26,850
-1% -$1.45M
OHI icon
535
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.7B
$117M 0.05%
3,077,925
-15,573
-0.5% -$594K
CF icon
536
CF Industries
CF
$13.6B
$117M 0.05%
2,867,122
-123,298
-4% -$5.04M
IDTI
537
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$117M 0.05%
2,392,172
-49,707
-2% -$2.44M
PRGO icon
538
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.07B
$117M 0.05%
2,433,529
+975,468
+67% +$47M
NSP icon
539
Insperity
NSP
$2.01B
$117M 0.05%
946,356
-124,937
-12% -$15.4M
WSFS icon
540
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.25B
$117M 0.05%
3,030,908
+1,669,776
+123% +$64.5M
AAP icon
541
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.67B
$117M 0.05%
685,279
-32,744
-5% -$5.58M
ASGN icon
542
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.3B
$116M 0.05%
1,833,606
+7,418
+0.4% +$471K
DDS icon
543
Dillards
DDS
$8.92B
$116M 0.05%
1,615,965
-27,149
-2% -$1.96M
ENSG icon
544
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10B
$116M 0.05%
2,429,432
-2,982
-0.1% -$143K
CBU icon
545
Community Bank
CBU
$3.17B
$116M 0.05%
1,944,826
-11,800
-0.6% -$705K
D icon
546
Dominion Energy
D
$49.4B
$116M 0.05%
1,515,603
+292,472
+24% +$22.4M
MRCY icon
547
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.1B
$116M 0.05%
1,809,094
-2,883
-0.2% -$185K
ICFI icon
548
ICF International
ICFI
$1.74B
$116M 0.05%
1,521,224
-19,198
-1% -$1.46M
LRN icon
549
Stride
LRN
$7.11B
$116M 0.05%
3,386,527
-48,180
-1% -$1.64M
STT icon
550
State Street
STT
$31.9B
$116M 0.05%
1,755,413
+126,815
+8% +$8.35M