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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CUBE icon
726
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.49B
$143M 0.03%
3,336,798
-17,726
-0.5% -$760K
APA icon
727
APA Corp
APA
$8.22B
$143M 0.03%
6,186,244
+1,540,055
+33% +$35.6M
WMK icon
728
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.77B
$143M 0.03%
2,106,986
-16,049
-0.8% -$1.09M
FTI icon
729
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.6B
$142M 0.03%
4,920,929
+138,556
+3% +$4.01M
ZBRA icon
730
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$16.1B
$142M 0.03%
368,319
-39,575
-10% -$15.3M
AD
731
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
AD
$4.43B
$142M 0.03%
2,263,636
-19,447
-0.9% -$1.22M
CBSH icon
732
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.02B
$142M 0.03%
2,272,118
+124,799
+6% +$7.78M
KB icon
733
KB Financial Group
KB
$30.6B
$142M 0.03%
2,487,149
-7,574
-0.3% -$431K
EXLS icon
734
EXL Service
EXLS
$7.13B
$141M 0.03%
3,179,896
-32,528
-1% -$1.44M
ATI icon
735
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$141M 0.03%
2,557,503
+82,189
+3% +$4.52M
AMG icon
736
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.7B
$141M 0.03%
761,198
-20,853
-3% -$3.86M
AIZ icon
737
Assurant
AIZ
$10.8B
$141M 0.03%
660,153
-27,207
-4% -$5.8M
FRME icon
738
First Merchants
FRME
$2.33B
$140M 0.03%
3,516,562
-32,022
-0.9% -$1.28M
WERN icon
739
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.72B
$140M 0.03%
3,903,885
-13,366
-0.3% -$480K
SGI
740
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$18.1B
$140M 0.03%
2,469,246
+239,094
+11% +$13.6M
AEM icon
741
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$77.2B
$140M 0.03%
1,787,460
-372,598
-17% -$29.1M
CHD icon
742
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23B
$139M 0.03%
1,332,079
+100,502
+8% +$10.5M
STRA icon
743
Strategic Education
STRA
$2.02B
$139M 0.03%
1,492,524
-2,626
-0.2% -$245K
VSH icon
744
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.1B
$139M 0.03%
8,225,566
-316,870
-4% -$5.37M
GBX icon
745
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.46B
$139M 0.03%
2,284,267
-80,598
-3% -$4.92M
HRI icon
746
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.29B
$139M 0.03%
733,101
-74,314
-9% -$14.1M
SMPL icon
747
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$139M 0.03%
3,553,864
+90,444
+3% +$3.53M
CCL icon
748
Carnival Corp
CCL
$44B
$138M 0.03%
5,545,528
-492,489
-8% -$12.3M
DIOD icon
749
Diodes
DIOD
$2.52B
$138M 0.03%
2,238,567
+168,545
+8% +$10.4M
DDS icon
750
Dillards
DDS
$9.15B
$138M 0.03%
319,423
-4,809
-1% -$2.08M