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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OMI icon
776
Owens & Minor
OMI
$405M
$36.5M 0.03%
1,054,407
+75,796
+8% +$2.62M
MGRC icon
777
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.04B
$36.4M 0.03%
1,020,138
-958
-0.1% -$34.2K
PH icon
778
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.1B
$36.3M 0.03%
333,866
+35,010
+12% +$3.81M
MTH icon
779
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.83B
$36.3M 0.03%
1,688,774
-86,008
-5% -$1.85M
KKD
780
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$36.2M 0.03%
1,873,043
+3,215
+0.2% +$62.2K
SAFM
781
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$36.2M 0.03%
554,408
+3,609
+0.7% +$235K
SO icon
782
Southern Company
SO
$99.9B
$36.1M 0.03%
876,663
+20,846
+2% +$858K
HNGR
783
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$36M 0.03%
1,066,514
+53,252
+5% +$1.8M
NCI
784
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$35.9M 0.03%
2,320,972
+143,085
+7% +$2.21M
AZN icon
785
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$35.8M 0.03%
1,380,486
+47,536
+4% +$1.23M
MDC
786
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$35.8M 0.03%
1,658,344
+178,960
+12% +$3.87M
KMB icon
787
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.9B
$35.8M 0.03%
396,156
+14,240
+4% +$1.29M
HOPE icon
788
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.43B
$35.8M 0.03%
2,599,444
+93,612
+4% +$1.29M
VRTU
789
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$35.7M 0.03%
1,229,802
+9,008
+0.7% +$262K
HTSI
790
DELISTED
HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS INC COM STK (NC)
HTSI
$35.7M 0.03%
725,276
-4,456
-0.6% -$219K
TYC
791
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$35.6M 0.03%
972,051
-66,617
-6% -$2.44M
WRI
792
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$35.6M 0.03%
1,213,101
+31,771
+3% +$932K
RVTY icon
793
Revvity
RVTY
$9.96B
$35.6M 0.03%
942,514
-79,521
-8% -$3M
PCP
794
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$35.6M 0.03%
156,529
+5,932
+4% +$1.35M
XLS
795
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
$35.5M 0.03%
2,418,774
-44,382
-2% -$651K
STL
796
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$35.4M 0.03%
3,249,216
-3,410
-0.1% -$37.1K
HMY icon
797
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.06B
$35.4M 0.03%
10,460,112
+633,920
+6% +$2.14M
FDML
798
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$35.3M 0.03%
2,105,324
+216,274
+11% +$3.63M
ALK icon
799
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.35B
$35.3M 0.03%
1,128,416
+17,074
+2% +$535K
BRKL
800
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$35.3M 0.03%
3,753,822
+143,873
+4% +$1.35M