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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MAGN
601
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$404M
$63M 0.04%
281,415
+528
+0.2% +$118K
GPRE icon
602
Green Plains
GPRE
$635M
$63M 0.04%
3,235,274
+9,801
+0.3% +$191K
APOG icon
603
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$896M
$62.8M 0.04%
1,407,106
+8,834
+0.6% +$394K
TEL icon
604
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.2B
$62.7M 0.04%
1,047,855
+188,317
+22% +$11.3M
MOG.A icon
605
Moog
MOG.A
$6.24B
$62.7M 0.04%
1,160,160
+117,413
+11% +$6.35M
HRC
606
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$62.6M 0.04%
1,203,336
-54,110
-4% -$2.81M
AMX icon
607
America Movil
AMX
$59.6B
$62.6M 0.04%
3,779,552
-306,038
-7% -$5.07M
SYNA icon
608
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.67B
$62.5M 0.04%
757,705
+64,829
+9% +$5.34M
VSAT icon
609
Viasat
VSAT
$3.91B
$62.5M 0.04%
971,359
+100,656
+12% +$6.47M
GIS icon
610
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$62.4M 0.04%
1,111,940
+26,130
+2% +$1.47M
NNI icon
611
Nelnet
NNI
$4.44B
$62.3M 0.04%
1,801,142
+62,100
+4% +$2.15M
DB icon
612
Deutsche Bank
DB
$69.7B
$62.3M 0.04%
2,588,722
+263,620
+11% +$6.35M
QLGC
613
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$62.3M 0.04%
6,073,533
+205,166
+3% +$2.1M
CBU icon
614
Community Bank
CBU
$3.13B
$62.2M 0.04%
1,672,102
+71,025
+4% +$2.64M
THO icon
615
Thor Industries
THO
$5.66B
$62.1M 0.04%
1,199,333
+208,539
+21% +$10.8M
SXT icon
616
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.51B
$62.1M 0.04%
1,012,995
-121,829
-11% -$7.47M
RUSHA icon
617
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$62.1M 0.04%
5,772,341
+61,967
+1% +$667K
WPC icon
618
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$62M 0.04%
1,095,621
+213,945
+24% +$12.1M
CIT
619
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$62M 0.04%
1,549,578
+140,566
+10% +$5.63M
CBT icon
620
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.21B
$61.9M 0.04%
1,960,041
+52,864
+3% +$1.67M
TV icon
621
Televisa
TV
$1.48B
$61.5M 0.04%
2,365,082
-12,859
-0.5% -$335K
PH icon
622
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.9B
$61.5M 0.04%
631,971
+20,070
+3% +$1.95M
CAKE icon
623
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.92B
$61.5M 0.04%
1,139,569
+18,741
+2% +$1.01M
PHH
624
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
$61.2M 0.04%
4,335,535
-294,205
-6% -$4.15M
KSU
625
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$61.2M 0.04%
673,622
+202,252
+43% +$18.4M