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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KAI icon
776
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$41M 0.03%
1,012,147
-594
-0.1% -$24.1K
VTOL icon
777
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.08B
$41M 0.03%
664,380
+22,441
+3% +$1.39M
SNTS
778
DELISTED
SANTARUS INC
SNTS
$40.9M 0.03%
1,281,061
+158,655
+14% +$5.07M
CBT icon
779
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.21B
$40.9M 0.03%
795,830
+93,658
+13% +$4.81M
TEL icon
780
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.2B
$40.7M 0.03%
738,902
-7,540
-1% -$415K
NYT icon
781
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$40.6M 0.03%
2,555,592
+99,755
+4% +$1.58M
PMC
782
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$40.5M 0.03%
1,883,958
+123,431
+7% +$2.65M
OSK icon
783
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.75B
$40.4M 0.03%
802,008
-15,280
-2% -$770K
ATI icon
784
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$40.4M 0.03%
1,133,940
+144,000
+15% +$5.13M
OZK icon
785
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.89B
$40.4M 0.03%
1,427,150
-143,440
-9% -$4.06M
CLD
786
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$40.3M 0.03%
2,236,132
+202,603
+10% +$3.65M
MDP
787
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$40.2M 0.03%
775,993
+54,237
+8% +$2.81M
ADP icon
788
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$118B
$40.1M 0.03%
565,488
+22,728
+4% +$1.61M
LMT icon
789
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$108B
$40.1M 0.03%
269,745
+7,421
+3% +$1.1M
OHI icon
790
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.6B
$40M 0.03%
1,343,325
+78,498
+6% +$2.34M
CMA icon
791
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$40M 0.03%
840,521
+4,064
+0.5% +$193K
KMB icon
792
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.5B
$39.9M 0.03%
398,794
+2,638
+0.7% +$264K
GLDD icon
793
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$815M
$39.9M 0.03%
4,341,095
+115,259
+3% +$1.06M
AX icon
794
Axos Financial
AX
$5.19B
$39.9M 0.03%
2,036,572
+86,408
+4% +$1.69M
LCI
795
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$39.9M 0.03%
301,184
+22,201
+8% +$2.94M
QLGC
796
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$39.9M 0.03%
3,370,239
+550,580
+20% +$6.51M
EXAR
797
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
$39.8M 0.03%
3,379,455
-32,864
-1% -$387K
THO icon
798
Thor Industries
THO
$5.66B
$39.8M 0.03%
720,945
-3,745
-0.5% -$207K
HLIT icon
799
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.12B
$39.8M 0.03%
5,390,685
+384,454
+8% +$2.84M
KG
800
Kestrel Group, Ltd.
KG
$199M
$39.8M 0.03%
181,866
+16,060
+10% +$3.51M