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
SEMG
676
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$59.1M 0.04%
726,558
+2,782
+0.4% +$226K
HY icon
677
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$665M
$59.1M 0.04%
806,326
+8,531
+1% +$625K
UFI icon
678
UNIFI
UFI
$81.7M
$58.9M 0.04%
1,633,167
-3,903
-0.2% -$141K
ASNA
679
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$58.9M 0.04%
202,808
+71,857
+55% +$20.9M
DRI icon
680
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.7B
$58.8M 0.04%
949,237
-10,107
-1% -$626K
CRZO
681
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$58.7M 0.04%
1,183,088
-45,313
-4% -$2.25M
SBSW icon
682
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.04B
$58.7M 0.04%
7,302,231
+519,805
+8% +$4.18M
GIS icon
683
General Mills
GIS
$26.9B
$58.7M 0.04%
1,037,569
+75,701
+8% +$4.28M
BDC icon
684
Belden
BDC
$5.16B
$58.7M 0.04%
627,548
+313
+0% +$29.3K
PLUS icon
685
ePlus
PLUS
$1.9B
$58.7M 0.04%
2,701,188
-10,648
-0.4% -$231K
BJRI icon
686
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$742M
$58.7M 0.04%
1,163,448
-3,396
-0.3% -$171K
CYT
687
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
$58.6M 0.04%
1,085,106
+97,792
+10% +$5.28M
AKRX
688
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$58.5M 0.04%
1,232,136
+1,355
+0.1% +$64.4K
FICO icon
689
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.9B
$58.5M 0.04%
659,481
+33,543
+5% +$2.98M
RJET
690
DELISTED
REPUBLIC AWYS HLDGS INC
RJET
$58.5M 0.04%
4,254,980
+38,261
+0.9% +$526K
THRM icon
691
Gentherm
THRM
$1.12B
$58.5M 0.04%
1,157,299
+26,727
+2% +$1.35M
TXT icon
692
Textron
TXT
$14.4B
$58.4M 0.04%
1,317,982
+445,838
+51% +$19.8M
AUB icon
693
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.06B
$58.4M 0.04%
2,627,536
+72,980
+3% +$1.62M
RNST icon
694
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.74B
$58.3M 0.04%
1,939,368
+102,257
+6% +$3.07M
MAN icon
695
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.78B
$58.2M 0.04%
675,347
+21,602
+3% +$1.86M
SAFM
696
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$58.1M 0.04%
729,542
-5,313
-0.7% -$423K
AYR
697
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$57.9M 0.04%
2,578,224
-38,136
-1% -$857K
CNXN icon
698
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.63B
$57.9M 0.04%
2,219,219
+8,892
+0.4% +$232K
UMBF icon
699
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.54B
$57.8M 0.04%
1,093,620
+132,373
+14% +$7M
ENTG icon
700
Entegris
ENTG
$12.3B
$57.8M 0.04%
4,220,155
+255,210
+6% +$3.49M