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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SU icon
651
Suncor Energy
SU
$49.7B
$61.6M 0.04%
2,106,735
+66,701
+3% +$1.95M
SSI
652
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$61.6M 0.04%
2,687,593
+48,688
+2% +$1.12M
ASGN icon
653
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.29B
$61.5M 0.04%
1,603,068
+133,537
+9% +$5.12M
KMB icon
654
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.5B
$61.4M 0.04%
573,496
+9,747
+2% +$1.04M
BWLD
655
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$61.4M 0.04%
338,811
-5,197
-2% -$942K
NUVA
656
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$61.1M 0.04%
1,328,046
+686
+0.1% +$31.5K
CLW icon
657
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$343M
$61M 0.04%
933,709
+92,113
+11% +$6.01M
APOG icon
658
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$895M
$60.7M 0.04%
1,404,387
+10,223
+0.7% +$442K
TCO
659
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$60.6M 0.04%
785,997
+4,333
+0.6% +$334K
SON icon
660
Sonoco
SON
$4.51B
$60.6M 0.04%
1,332,568
+379,437
+40% +$17.2M
ZD icon
661
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.57B
$60.5M 0.04%
1,059,741
+52,735
+5% +$3.01M
MLI icon
662
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.6B
$60.5M 0.04%
3,346,402
+178,478
+6% +$3.22M
MDRX
663
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$60.4M 0.04%
5,049,882
+2,032,979
+67% +$24.3M
HII icon
664
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.5B
$60.2M 0.04%
429,565
+26,585
+7% +$3.73M
FNFG
665
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$60.2M 0.04%
6,805,094
-387,456
-5% -$3.43M
PGR icon
666
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$60M 0.04%
2,205,358
+102,989
+5% +$2.8M
A icon
667
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.8B
$59.9M 0.04%
1,440,523
+884,099
+159% +$36.7M
TEL icon
668
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61.7B
$59.7M 0.04%
833,178
+1,272
+0.2% +$91.1K
THO icon
669
Thor Industries
THO
$5.79B
$59.6M 0.04%
943,627
+7,326
+0.8% +$463K
CHDN icon
670
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.85B
$59.5M 0.04%
3,105,744
-380,484
-11% -$7.29M
SONC
671
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$59.4M 0.04%
1,874,292
+23,568
+1% +$747K
SPB icon
672
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.35B
$59.3M 0.04%
662,491
-250,158
-27% -$22.4M
CBM
673
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$59.3M 0.04%
1,495,844
+55,945
+4% +$2.22M
OMI icon
674
Owens & Minor
OMI
$427M
$59.2M 0.04%
1,749,188
+129,529
+8% +$4.38M
PRA icon
675
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$59.1M 0.04%
1,287,681
+224,049
+21% +$10.3M