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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GWB
676
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$98.9M 0.04%
3,130,319
+303,106
+11% +$9.58M
BAX icon
677
Baxter International
BAX
$12.5B
$98.9M 0.04%
1,216,240
+10,461
+0.9% +$850K
SEM icon
678
Select Medical
SEM
$1.63B
$98.9M 0.04%
13,021,941
-692,635
-5% -$5.26M
VRSK icon
679
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.7B
$98.7M 0.04%
741,914
+27,533
+4% +$3.66M
STOR
680
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$98.6M 0.04%
2,943,300
+20,513
+0.7% +$687K
NWSA icon
681
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.5B
$98.5M 0.04%
7,919,495
+1,409,485
+22% +$17.5M
HLX icon
682
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$908M
$98.4M 0.04%
12,444,056
-13,824
-0.1% -$109K
INDB icon
683
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.49B
$98.4M 0.04%
1,214,724
-17,891
-1% -$1.45M
SEMG
684
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$98.3M 0.04%
6,670,507
+4,428
+0.1% +$65.3K
EXPO icon
685
Exponent
EXPO
$3.54B
$98M 0.04%
1,698,268
-12,533
-0.7% -$723K
TKR icon
686
Timken Company
TKR
$5.3B
$97.8M 0.04%
2,241,921
+82,397
+4% +$3.59M
JHG icon
687
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.96B
$97.7M 0.04%
3,909,996
+391,940
+11% +$9.79M
AXS icon
688
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.66B
$97.6M 0.04%
1,782,253
+37,663
+2% +$2.06M
GWW icon
689
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.5B
$97.4M 0.04%
323,832
-5,703
-2% -$1.72M
TSS
690
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$97.4M 0.04%
1,025,361
+9,216
+0.9% +$876K
PK icon
691
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$2.35B
$97.4M 0.04%
3,133,281
+26,715
+0.9% +$830K
COHR icon
692
Coherent
COHR
$15.3B
$97.1M 0.04%
2,606,084
-122,802
-5% -$4.57M
EXC icon
693
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$96.8M 0.04%
2,707,810
+29,676
+1% +$1.06M
FLEX icon
694
Flex
FLEX
$21.1B
$96.7M 0.04%
12,836,222
+1,501,468
+13% +$11.3M
OMC icon
695
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.1B
$96.5M 0.04%
1,322,578
+88,997
+7% +$6.5M
PLNT icon
696
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.65B
$96.5M 0.04%
1,404,655
-33,929
-2% -$2.33M
TCBI icon
697
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.97B
$96.5M 0.04%
1,767,561
+675,065
+62% +$36.9M
SCL icon
698
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.11B
$96.3M 0.04%
1,100,592
+3,109
+0.3% +$272K
BDC icon
699
Belden
BDC
$5.07B
$96.2M 0.04%
1,791,501
+123,790
+7% +$6.65M
HLT icon
700
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.8B
$96.2M 0.04%
1,156,946
+71,062
+7% +$5.91M