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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PRAA icon
701
PRA Group
PRAA
$651M
$89.9M 0.04%
2,365,883
+154,317
+7% +$5.86M
CCMP
702
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$89.9M 0.04%
839,129
-24,179
-3% -$2.59M
ADI icon
703
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$89.9M 0.04%
986,174
+14,807
+2% +$1.35M
GTT
704
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$89.5M 0.04%
1,579,083
-86,633
-5% -$4.91M
NTRS icon
705
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.4B
$89.1M 0.04%
863,865
+1,728
+0.2% +$178K
MRCY icon
706
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.26B
$89.1M 0.04%
1,843,182
+10,753
+0.6% +$520K
NNN icon
707
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.06B
$89M 0.04%
2,268,192
+102,255
+5% +$4.01M
NUS icon
708
Nu Skin
NUS
$566M
$89M 0.04%
1,207,886
+32,439
+3% +$2.39M
BNS icon
709
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.6B
$88.8M 0.04%
1,439,361
+18,011
+1% +$1.11M
AVX
710
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$88.4M 0.04%
5,342,458
+239,501
+5% +$3.96M
PRA icon
711
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$88.4M 0.04%
1,820,449
+256,834
+16% +$12.5M
UNT
712
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$88.3M 0.04%
4,468,928
+221,893
+5% +$4.38M
IP icon
713
International Paper
IP
$24.8B
$88.3M 0.04%
1,745,157
-22,948
-1% -$1.16M
CARS icon
714
Cars.com
CARS
$821M
$88.1M 0.04%
3,109,238
+824,872
+36% +$23.4M
STC icon
715
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.02B
$88M 0.04%
2,002,322
+3,027
+0.2% +$133K
SCL icon
716
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$87.9M 0.04%
1,056,767
+7,503
+0.7% +$624K
MFC icon
717
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.5B
$87.7M 0.04%
4,722,012
+146,342
+3% +$2.72M
DLX icon
718
Deluxe
DLX
$855M
$87.7M 0.04%
1,185,442
+25,682
+2% +$1.9M
CNDT icon
719
Conduent
CNDT
$441M
$87.7M 0.04%
4,702,885
+173,815
+4% +$3.24M
KAMN
720
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$87.6M 0.04%
1,409,951
+6,318
+0.5% +$392K
CHS
721
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$87.4M 0.04%
9,663,588
+1,107,087
+13% +$10M
PRSU
722
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.02B
$87.2M 0.04%
1,661,752
-10,599
-0.6% -$556K
ORA icon
723
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.52B
$87M 0.04%
1,543,463
+59,441
+4% +$3.35M
FCNCA icon
724
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25B
$87M 0.04%
210,575
-4,760
-2% -$1.97M
ASH icon
725
Ashland
ASH
$2.43B
$86.9M 0.04%
1,245,674
+2,868
+0.2% +$200K