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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MEI icon
701
Methode Electronics
MEI
$291M
$86M 0.04%
2,031,090
+2,075
+0.1% +$87.9K
ECL icon
702
Ecolab
ECL
$77.4B
$85.9M 0.04%
668,029
+3,572
+0.5% +$459K
KMT icon
703
Kennametal
KMT
$1.61B
$85.9M 0.04%
2,128,816
+3,598
+0.2% +$145K
INTU icon
704
Intuit
INTU
$184B
$85.9M 0.04%
603,974
+5,860
+1% +$833K
GBCI icon
705
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.78B
$85.8M 0.04%
2,270,992
+8,556
+0.4% +$323K
TGI
706
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$85.5M 0.04%
2,874,646
+300,883
+12% +$8.95M
ICFI icon
707
ICF International
ICFI
$1.8B
$85.5M 0.04%
1,584,344
-12,899
-0.8% -$696K
D icon
708
Dominion Energy
D
$51B
$85.3M 0.04%
1,108,658
+8,940
+0.8% +$688K
ETFC
709
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$85.3M 0.04%
1,955,346
-72,308
-4% -$3.15M
SO icon
710
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$85M 0.04%
1,730,714
+2,340
+0.1% +$115K
VMI icon
711
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.56B
$85M 0.04%
537,511
+6,112
+1% +$966K
BAX icon
712
Baxter International
BAX
$12.5B
$85M 0.04%
1,353,860
+12,605
+0.9% +$791K
BGG
713
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$85M 0.04%
3,614,930
-65,169
-2% -$1.53M
GNCMA
714
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$84.8M 0.04%
2,078,937
-3,096
-0.1% -$126K
GPC icon
715
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.7B
$84.7M 0.04%
885,900
+15,023
+2% +$1.44M
FORM icon
716
FormFactor
FORM
$2.35B
$84.7M 0.04%
5,027,008
-36,621
-0.7% -$617K
FHI icon
717
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.15B
$84.4M 0.04%
2,841,818
+238,363
+9% +$7.08M
ZTS icon
718
Zoetis
ZTS
$66.9B
$84.3M 0.04%
1,321,904
+5,047
+0.4% +$322K
SM icon
719
SM Energy
SM
$3.11B
$84.2M 0.04%
4,747,344
+536,076
+13% +$9.51M
BRX icon
720
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.6B
$84.2M 0.04%
4,477,991
+240,874
+6% +$4.53M
AVNT icon
721
Avient
AVNT
$3.41B
$84M 0.04%
2,099,348
+30,766
+1% +$1.23M
ADI icon
722
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$84M 0.04%
975,360
-161,805
-14% -$13.9M
ERJ icon
723
Embraer
ERJ
$11B
$84M 0.04%
3,716,217
-49,403
-1% -$1.12M
ACC
724
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$84M 0.04%
1,902,733
+40,607
+2% +$1.79M
IOSP icon
725
Innospec
IOSP
$2.06B
$83.8M 0.04%
1,359,181
+11,097
+0.8% +$684K