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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZBH icon
601
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.6B
$104M 0.04%
978,230
+752
+0.1% +$79.6K
KRC icon
602
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.97B
$103M 0.04%
1,456,740
+22,960
+2% +$1.63M
NSP icon
603
Insperity
NSP
$2.01B
$103M 0.04%
1,483,514
-23,477
-2% -$1.63M
SAVE
604
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$103M 0.04%
2,730,943
+590,469
+28% +$22.3M
CPS icon
605
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$686M
$103M 0.04%
839,278
+10,086
+1% +$1.24M
UVV icon
606
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.37B
$103M 0.04%
2,121,638
-6,855
-0.3% -$332K
VER
607
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$103M 0.04%
2,953,379
+28,696
+1% +$999K
OA
608
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$103M 0.04%
774,516
-36,157
-4% -$4.79M
IOSP icon
609
Innospec
IOSP
$2.07B
$102M 0.04%
1,490,072
+86,504
+6% +$5.93M
SFLY
610
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$102M 0.04%
1,256,249
-39,351
-3% -$3.2M
TIVO
611
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$102M 0.04%
7,515,610
FI icon
612
Fiserv
FI
$74.2B
$102M 0.04%
1,427,716
-41,608
-3% -$2.97M
CMPR icon
613
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.53B
$101M 0.04%
655,734
+3,400
+0.5% +$526K
LTXB
614
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$101M 0.04%
2,359,364
+604
+0% +$25.9K
ALG icon
615
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.52B
$101M 0.04%
919,013
-12,584
-1% -$1.38M
ENS icon
616
EnerSys
ENS
$3.89B
$101M 0.04%
1,453,621
-8,027
-0.5% -$557K
WKC icon
617
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.44B
$100M 0.04%
4,089,941
+471,717
+13% +$11.6M
BDX icon
618
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.6B
$100M 0.04%
474,165
+124,851
+36% +$26.4M
MTX icon
619
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$1.98B
$100M 0.04%
1,495,724
+32,417
+2% +$2.17M
UFCS icon
620
United Fire Group
UFCS
$786M
$100M 0.04%
2,091,383
-14,063
-0.7% -$673K
TREE icon
621
LendingTree
TREE
$988M
$100M 0.04%
304,924
-7,814
-2% -$2.56M
LDOS icon
622
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
$100M 0.04%
1,528,735
+69,555
+5% +$4.55M
WIRE
623
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$99.5M 0.04%
1,754,009
-448
-0% -$25.4K
FTI icon
624
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.3B
$99.5M 0.04%
4,538,559
+14,569
+0.3% +$319K
CEO
625
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$99.4M 0.04%
672,425
+40,804
+6% +$6.03M