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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AME icon
651
Ametek
AME
$43.3B
$103M 0.04%
1,126,957
+10,328
+0.9% +$948K
ATUS icon
652
Altice USA
ATUS
$1.12B
$103M 0.04%
3,604,899
-188,817
-5% -$5.42M
AIN icon
653
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
$103M 0.04%
1,145,657
-7,483
-0.6% -$675K
PNR icon
654
Pentair
PNR
$17.9B
$103M 0.04%
2,729,429
+18,176
+0.7% +$687K
WD icon
655
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.9B
$103M 0.04%
1,833,530
-5,588
-0.3% -$313K
TKR icon
656
Timken Company
TKR
$5.3B
$102M 0.04%
2,354,777
+81,590
+4% +$3.55M
NLSN
657
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$102M 0.04%
4,820,656
+606,172
+14% +$12.9M
KRNY icon
658
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$413M
$102M 0.04%
7,842,387
-31,581
-0.4% -$412K
PPBI
659
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$102M 0.04%
3,277,962
+121,473
+4% +$3.79M
ISRG icon
660
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$168B
$102M 0.04%
566,721
-1,719
-0.3% -$309K
BMCH
661
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$102M 0.04%
3,877,334
+60,989
+2% +$1.6M
COTY icon
662
Coty
COTY
$3.71B
$101M 0.04%
9,651,764
+676,878
+8% +$7.11M
ENSG icon
663
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.78B
$101M 0.04%
2,285,422
-70,854
-3% -$3.14M
CUBE icon
664
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.29B
$101M 0.04%
2,903,945
+38,579
+1% +$1.35M
WCG
665
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$101M 0.04%
390,784
-141
-0% -$36.5K
TWNK
666
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$101M 0.04%
7,241,420
+210,332
+3% +$2.94M
ACC
667
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$101M 0.04%
2,105,883
-25,887
-1% -$1.24M
LZB icon
668
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.45B
$101M 0.04%
3,011,452
-14,731
-0.5% -$495K
Y
669
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$101M 0.04%
126,479
+6,345
+5% +$5.06M
BDC icon
670
Belden
BDC
$5.07B
$101M 0.04%
1,890,392
+57,216
+3% +$3.05M
MOG.A icon
671
Moog
MOG.A
$6.07B
$101M 0.04%
1,242,760
-14,174
-1% -$1.15M
HLX icon
672
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$895M
$101M 0.04%
12,506,464
-14,767
-0.1% -$119K
GAP
673
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.94B
$101M 0.04%
5,801,275
+675,534
+13% +$11.7M
MTRN icon
674
Materion
MTRN
$2.27B
$101M 0.04%
1,638,298
-7,682
-0.5% -$471K
PE
675
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$100M 0.04%
5,979,578
+455,583
+8% +$7.65M