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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JBTM
751
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.28B
$66M 0.04%
935,152
-79,997
-8% -$5.64M
HOMB icon
752
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.79B
$65.8M 0.04%
3,162,609
-26,923
-0.8% -$560K
AZN icon
753
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$65.8M 0.04%
2,002,079
+54,960
+3% +$1.81M
ZTS icon
754
Zoetis
ZTS
$66.7B
$65.6M 0.04%
1,262,359
+38,950
+3% +$2.03M
CHS
755
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$65.6M 0.04%
5,514,559
+476,500
+9% +$5.67M
NRG icon
756
NRG Energy
NRG
$30.5B
$65.6M 0.04%
5,853,508
+16,666
+0.3% +$187K
SCHW icon
757
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$171B
$65.6M 0.04%
2,078,807
+129,090
+7% +$4.07M
CSL icon
758
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.8B
$65.3M 0.04%
636,315
+148,642
+30% +$15.2M
AVNS icon
759
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$576M
$65.2M 0.04%
1,879,865
+339,988
+22% +$11.8M
OMC icon
760
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.1B
$65.1M 0.04%
765,563
-17,279
-2% -$1.47M
BIG
761
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$65M 0.04%
1,361,714
+7,748
+0.6% +$370K
DELL icon
762
Dell
DELL
$84.3B
$65M 0.04%
+4,845,890
New +$65M
CMPR icon
763
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.5B
$64.9M 0.04%
641,910
+13,575
+2% +$1.37M
MCY icon
764
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.38B
$64.9M 0.04%
1,183,597
+13,048
+1% +$716K
EPR icon
765
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.31B
$64.7M 0.04%
821,640
+9,944
+1% +$783K
BKD icon
766
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.77B
$64.7M 0.04%
3,707,711
+1,881,162
+103% +$32.8M
PZZA icon
767
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.64B
$64.7M 0.04%
820,418
+1,717
+0.2% +$135K
CPS icon
768
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$689M
$64.6M 0.03%
653,538
+153,743
+31% +$15.2M
EBS icon
769
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$439M
$64.5M 0.03%
2,046,250
-103,565
-5% -$3.27M
WIRE
770
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$64.5M 0.03%
1,753,005
+12,685
+0.7% +$466K
JNPR
771
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$64.4M 0.03%
2,676,154
+146,148
+6% +$3.52M
ASNA
772
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$64.3M 0.03%
575,358
+30,868
+6% +$3.45M
XEC
773
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$64.1M 0.03%
477,346
-5,814
-1% -$781K
ALG icon
774
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.56B
$64.1M 0.03%
973,100
-1,318
-0.1% -$86.8K
OSIS icon
775
OSI Systems
OSIS
$4.03B
$64.1M 0.03%
980,182
+6,732
+0.7% +$440K