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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FLEX icon
676
Flex
FLEX
$21.5B
$60.5M 0.04%
7,158,308
+2,901,999
+68% +$24.5M
ALGT icon
677
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.16B
$60.5M 0.04%
360,253
+16,632
+5% +$2.79M
BOH icon
678
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.72B
$60.5M 0.04%
961,048
+13,782
+1% +$867K
IVZ icon
679
Invesco
IVZ
$9.9B
$60.4M 0.04%
1,802,857
+307,279
+21% +$10.3M
MMC icon
680
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$98B
$60.2M 0.04%
1,085,796
+134,222
+14% +$7.44M
ACC
681
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$60.2M 0.04%
1,455,901
+27,743
+2% +$1.15M
FICO icon
682
Fair Isaac
FICO
$37.3B
$60.2M 0.04%
638,846
-5,129
-0.8% -$483K
ESND
683
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$60.2M 0.04%
1,850,633
+219,790
+13% +$7.15M
HOMB icon
684
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.81B
$60.2M 0.04%
2,969,358
+185,014
+7% +$3.75M
CVBF icon
685
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.81B
$60.1M 0.04%
3,553,191
+178,284
+5% +$3.02M
BRKL
686
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$60.1M 0.04%
5,222,512
+296,100
+6% +$3.41M
RIG icon
687
Transocean
RIG
$3.03B
$59.9M 0.04%
4,840,322
+602,670
+14% +$7.46M
THRM icon
688
Gentherm
THRM
$1.07B
$59.9M 0.04%
1,263,578
+50,920
+4% +$2.41M
SCHW icon
689
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$169B
$59.9M 0.04%
1,818,472
+120,822
+7% +$3.98M
WTS icon
690
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.29B
$59.8M 0.04%
1,203,781
+10,159
+0.9% +$505K
WIRE
691
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$59.8M 0.04%
1,611,661
+23,756
+1% +$881K
LGND icon
692
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.21B
$59.8M 0.04%
883,522
-13,770
-2% -$931K
NTRS icon
693
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.5B
$59.7M 0.04%
828,058
+40,544
+5% +$2.92M
AEGN
694
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$59.6M 0.04%
3,088,467
-45,586
-1% -$880K
VC icon
695
Visteon
VC
$3.41B
$59.5M 0.04%
519,452
+116,039
+29% +$13.3M
MEI icon
696
Methode Electronics
MEI
$292M
$59.4M 0.04%
1,865,194
-113,137
-6% -$3.6M
SMP icon
697
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$865M
$59.3M 0.04%
1,559,303
+9,095
+0.6% +$346K
NBR icon
698
Nabors Industries
NBR
$605M
$59.3M 0.04%
139,321
+4,096
+3% +$1.74M
DLX icon
699
Deluxe
DLX
$853M
$59.3M 0.04%
1,086,325
+43,181
+4% +$2.36M
SRC
700
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$59.2M 0.04%
1,316,919
+35,258
+3% +$1.58M