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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KRA
676
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$80.9M 0.04%
2,614,913
-777
-0% -$24K
ADI icon
677
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$80.7M 0.04%
984,423
+163,532
+20% +$13.4M
PLUS icon
678
ePlus
PLUS
$1.93B
$80.6M 0.04%
2,388,556
+10,460
+0.4% +$353K
EVR icon
679
Evercore
EVR
$12.8B
$80.5M 0.04%
1,033,334
+111,083
+12% +$8.65M
NDAQ icon
680
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.3B
$80.5M 0.04%
3,476,883
-689,094
-17% -$16M
BNS icon
681
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.4B
$80.5M 0.04%
1,373,980
+445,822
+48% +$26.1M
HA
682
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$80.4M 0.04%
1,730,167
+35,723
+2% +$1.66M
WIRE
683
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$80.4M 0.04%
1,747,094
-1,380
-0.1% -$63.5K
CBT icon
684
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.21B
$80.3M 0.04%
1,340,844
+69,977
+6% +$4.19M
TM icon
685
Toyota
TM
$257B
$80.2M 0.04%
737,890
+44,087
+6% +$4.79M
ECL icon
686
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$80.1M 0.04%
639,435
+34,714
+6% +$4.35M
QRVO icon
687
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.26B
$80.1M 0.04%
1,168,592
-231,293
-17% -$15.9M
WLK icon
688
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$80.1M 0.04%
1,212,176
-4,295
-0.4% -$284K
GPRE icon
689
Green Plains
GPRE
$635M
$79.8M 0.04%
3,223,259
-12,726
-0.4% -$315K
UBSI icon
690
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.36B
$79.7M 0.04%
1,887,425
-339,445
-15% -$14.3M
MAGN
691
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$404M
$79.7M 0.04%
282,033
-1,623
-0.6% -$459K
VMI icon
692
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.45B
$79.7M 0.04%
512,534
-52,766
-9% -$8.2M
GIS icon
693
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$79.5M 0.04%
1,346,444
+2,704
+0.2% +$160K
SMP icon
694
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$874M
$79.4M 0.04%
1,616,339
+15,441
+1% +$759K
CMD
695
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$79.3M 0.04%
989,995
-55,718
-5% -$4.46M
KNGT
696
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$79.1M 0.04%
2,524,222
-347,096
-12% -$10.9M
NUVA
697
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$79M 0.04%
1,058,339
-22,468
-2% -$1.68M
AVX
698
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$79M 0.04%
4,824,507
+227,433
+5% +$3.73M
LAD icon
699
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.64B
$79M 0.04%
922,561
+113,357
+14% +$9.71M
CTSH icon
700
Cognizant
CTSH
$33.8B
$79M 0.04%
1,326,752
+110,422
+9% +$6.57M