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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARRS
626
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$83.6M 0.04%
2,775,464
+131,069
+5% +$3.95M
PARA
627
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$83.4M 0.04%
1,311,480
-210,159
-14% -$13.4M
OMI icon
628
Owens & Minor
OMI
$423M
$83.4M 0.04%
2,364,416
+33,240
+1% +$1.17M
FSLR icon
629
First Solar
FSLR
$21.9B
$83.4M 0.04%
2,598,084
+75,928
+3% +$2.44M
PGR icon
630
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$83.3M 0.04%
2,346,648
-229,792
-9% -$8.16M
GIS icon
631
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$83M 0.04%
1,343,740
+57,157
+4% +$3.53M
KMB icon
632
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.5B
$82.9M 0.04%
726,004
+20,296
+3% +$2.32M
AIT icon
633
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.95B
$82.7M 0.04%
1,392,263
-43,360
-3% -$2.58M
BGG
634
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$82.6M 0.04%
3,712,416
-23,101
-0.6% -$514K
IPCC
635
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$82.6M 0.04%
939,895
+365
+0% +$32.1K
JACK icon
636
Jack in the Box
JACK
$345M
$82.6M 0.04%
739,790
-3,293
-0.4% -$368K
CMD
637
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$82.4M 0.04%
1,045,713
-144,127
-12% -$11.4M
RY icon
638
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$203B
$82.1M 0.04%
1,212,685
+9,398
+0.8% +$636K
AVNS icon
639
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$558M
$81.7M 0.04%
2,210,051
+330,186
+18% +$12.2M
BWA icon
640
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.34B
$81.6M 0.04%
2,351,387
+105,019
+5% +$3.65M
SHLM
641
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$81.6M 0.04%
2,440,573
-50,831
-2% -$1.7M
INFY icon
642
Infosys
INFY
$70.4B
$81.6M 0.04%
11,001,580
+236,812
+2% +$1.76M
RUSHA icon
643
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$81.5M 0.04%
5,745,859
-45,297
-0.8% -$642K
SLM icon
644
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$81.4M 0.04%
7,389,510
+840,048
+13% +$9.26M
CAB
645
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$81.4M 0.04%
1,389,825
-20,473
-1% -$1.2M
IDCC icon
646
InterDigital
IDCC
$7.7B
$81.3M 0.04%
890,333
+800
+0.1% +$73.1K
TM icon
647
Toyota
TM
$257B
$81.3M 0.04%
693,803
-7,141
-1% -$837K
BNCL
648
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$81.3M 0.04%
4,416,569
+332,913
+8% +$6.13M
CSC
649
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$81.3M 0.04%
1,367,439
-126,465
-8% -$7.51M
VALE.P
650
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$81.2M 0.04%
11,786,939
-1,441,081
-11% -$9.93M