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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALB icon
626
Albemarle
ALB
$8.74B
$110M 0.04%
1,101,873
+33,805
+3% +$3.37M
ICE icon
627
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$98.6B
$110M 0.04%
1,467,410
-50,260
-3% -$3.76M
SYKE
628
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$110M 0.04%
3,599,387
+14,393
+0.4% +$439K
THS icon
629
Treehouse Foods
THS
$877M
$110M 0.04%
2,293,205
+9,012
+0.4% +$431K
ECL icon
630
Ecolab
ECL
$76.9B
$110M 0.04%
699,257
+1,400
+0.2% +$219K
AIV
631
Aimco
AIV
$1.09B
$110M 0.04%
18,641,136
+93,407
+0.5% +$549K
ASH icon
632
Ashland
ASH
$2.41B
$110M 0.04%
1,305,798
+17,170
+1% +$1.44M
MTX icon
633
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$1.97B
$109M 0.04%
1,610,617
+15,740
+1% +$1.06M
CBZ icon
634
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.1B
$109M 0.04%
4,578,858
-141
-0% -$3.34K
AR icon
635
Antero Resources
AR
$10.2B
$108M 0.04%
6,121,815
-46,407
-0.8% -$822K
ROCK icon
636
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.76B
$108M 0.04%
2,377,388
-33,588
-1% -$1.53M
BDC icon
637
Belden
BDC
$5.14B
$108M 0.04%
1,517,560
+88,044
+6% +$6.29M
KRC icon
638
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$5B
$108M 0.04%
1,511,636
+32,729
+2% +$2.35M
SAFT icon
639
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.08B
$108M 0.04%
1,208,204
-37,335
-3% -$3.35M
GLPI icon
640
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$108M 0.04%
3,067,409
+71,176
+2% +$2.51M
ISRG icon
641
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$165B
$108M 0.04%
564,624
-558
-0.1% -$107K
CUB
642
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$108M 0.04%
1,478,338
-151,387
-9% -$11.1M
PPG icon
643
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.7B
$108M 0.04%
989,429
+294,392
+42% +$32.1M
HMSY
644
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$108M 0.04%
3,290,643
-33,184
-1% -$1.09M
WMB icon
645
Williams Companies
WMB
$71.9B
$108M 0.04%
3,960,874
+108,434
+3% +$2.95M
UFCS icon
646
United Fire Group
UFCS
$782M
$108M 0.04%
2,117,858
+31,730
+2% +$1.61M
BALL icon
647
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.6B
$107M 0.04%
2,437,502
+398,984
+20% +$17.6M
FUL icon
648
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.3B
$107M 0.04%
2,072,631
-12,128
-0.6% -$627K
LDOS icon
649
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
$107M 0.04%
1,546,570
+11,051
+0.7% +$764K
BRKL
650
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$107M 0.04%
6,392,718
+37,144
+0.6% +$620K