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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AIV
676
Aimco
AIV
$1.1B
$87.7M 0.04%
17,486,823
+195,718
+1% +$981K
HR icon
677
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.4B
$87.7M 0.04%
3,305,417
+115,621
+4% +$3.07M
RNR icon
678
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$87.6M 0.04%
512,508
-98,047
-16% -$16.8M
CCMP
679
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$87.6M 0.04%
628,098
-22,751
-3% -$3.17M
CCOI icon
680
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.81B
$87.4M 0.04%
1,130,341
-63,125
-5% -$4.88M
SEM icon
681
Select Medical
SEM
$1.64B
$87.4M 0.04%
11,010,412
-1,477,469
-12% -$11.7M
HRL icon
682
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14B
$87.3M 0.04%
1,809,154
-59,916
-3% -$2.89M
HAL icon
683
Halliburton
HAL
$18.6B
$87.2M 0.04%
6,720,039
-1,404,592
-17% -$18.2M
MKSI icon
684
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$7.32B
$87.1M 0.04%
769,276
-331,981
-30% -$37.6M
BCS icon
685
Barclays
BCS
$69.9B
$87M 0.04%
15,367,536
+55,754
+0.4% +$316K
LAMR icon
686
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$13B
$86.9M 0.04%
1,301,985
+1,455
+0.1% +$97.1K
UVV icon
687
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$86.4M 0.04%
2,033,021
-61,463
-3% -$2.61M
CVCO icon
688
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.32B
$86.2M 0.04%
447,133
-3,792
-0.8% -$731K
BKU icon
689
Bankunited
BKU
$2.91B
$86.2M 0.04%
4,255,685
+112,920
+3% +$2.29M
KIM icon
690
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.3B
$86M 0.04%
6,699,931
+65,993
+1% +$847K
WD icon
691
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.94B
$85.8M 0.04%
1,688,786
+16,208
+1% +$824K
NOV icon
692
NOV
NOV
$4.92B
$85.7M 0.04%
6,993,752
+355,180
+5% +$4.35M
NLSN
693
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$85.6M 0.04%
5,760,267
+738,927
+15% +$11M
WSM icon
694
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.8B
$85.6M 0.04%
2,086,786
+161,684
+8% +$6.63M
CROX icon
695
Crocs
CROX
$4.55B
$85.4M 0.04%
2,320,660
-327,314
-12% -$12.1M
LZB icon
696
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.46B
$85.4M 0.04%
3,154,296
+211,752
+7% +$5.73M
COLB icon
697
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.06B
$85.4M 0.04%
3,011,229
+135,704
+5% +$3.85M
NWBI icon
698
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$85.3M 0.04%
8,344,453
+864,309
+12% +$8.84M
CATY icon
699
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.44B
$85.2M 0.04%
3,238,649
+57,396
+2% +$1.51M
STX icon
700
Seagate
STX
$40.2B
$85.2M 0.04%
1,759,620
+79,647
+5% +$3.86M