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
GFF icon
551
Griffon
GFF
$3.65B
$96.2M 0.05%
3,902,607
-54,639
-1% -$1.35M
MSGS icon
552
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$96.2M 0.05%
675,314
+65,424
+11% +$9.32M
BKD icon
553
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.81B
$95.8M 0.05%
7,136,576
+2,475,820
+53% +$33.2M
AEIS icon
554
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$95.5M 0.05%
1,393,493
-211,085
-13% -$14.5M
TIME
555
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$95.3M 0.05%
4,923,019
+631,143
+15% +$12.2M
KMB icon
556
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.5B
$95.1M 0.05%
722,593
-3,411
-0.5% -$449K
AIV
557
Aimco
AIV
$1.07B
$95.1M 0.05%
16,091,067
+241,103
+2% +$1.42M
VTRS icon
558
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$94.9M 0.05%
2,433,869
+139,282
+6% +$5.43M
PYPL icon
559
PayPal
PYPL
$62.7B
$94.9M 0.05%
2,205,204
+211,563
+11% +$9.1M
SAIA icon
560
Saia
SAIA
$8.19B
$94.6M 0.05%
2,135,898
+9,523
+0.4% +$422K
SNV icon
561
Synovus
SNV
$7.13B
$94.4M 0.05%
2,300,883
-156,033
-6% -$6.4M
EXTN
562
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$94.1M 0.05%
2,991,632
+114,597
+4% +$3.6M
PH icon
563
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.9B
$94M 0.04%
586,450
-11,817
-2% -$1.89M
CENX icon
564
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.09B
$93.7M 0.04%
7,383,026
+20,424
+0.3% +$259K
DF
565
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$93.7M 0.04%
4,763,883
+339,447
+8% +$6.67M
CPT icon
566
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.6B
$93.6M 0.04%
1,163,589
+19,529
+2% +$1.57M
KRC icon
567
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.98B
$93.5M 0.04%
1,297,067
+70,417
+6% +$5.08M
CSC
568
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$93.5M 0.04%
1,354,385
-13,054
-1% -$901K
PARA
569
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$93.3M 0.04%
1,344,648
+33,168
+3% +$2.3M
LOPE icon
570
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$92.9M 0.04%
1,297,810
+78,353
+6% +$5.61M
BRKL
571
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$92.8M 0.04%
5,928,874
+2,957
+0% +$46.3K
MEI icon
572
Methode Electronics
MEI
$292M
$92.6M 0.04%
2,030,421
-19,025
-0.9% -$868K
KG
573
Kestrel Group, Ltd.
KG
$199M
$92.6M 0.04%
330,565
+15,789
+5% +$4.42M
ASTE icon
574
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$92.4M 0.04%
1,503,247
+16,362
+1% +$1.01M
ICE icon
575
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$98.6B
$92.1M 0.04%
1,537,624
+23,080
+2% +$1.38M