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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EBS icon
776
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$437M
$51.3M 0.03%
1,799,193
+88,543
+5% +$2.52M
ENTG icon
777
Entegris
ENTG
$12.6B
$51.3M 0.03%
3,885,976
+8,189
+0.2% +$108K
ACCO icon
778
Acco Brands
ACCO
$373M
$51.2M 0.03%
7,242,307
+620,879
+9% +$4.39M
PLAB icon
779
Photronics
PLAB
$1.34B
$51.2M 0.03%
5,646,610
+52,229
+0.9% +$473K
MKL icon
780
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
$51.1M 0.03%
63,708
+948
+2% +$760K
FIX icon
781
Comfort Systems
FIX
$27B
$51M 0.03%
1,870,571
+75,538
+4% +$2.06M
SXI icon
782
Standex International
SXI
$2.53B
$51M 0.03%
676,564
-31,219
-4% -$2.35M
DECK icon
783
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.5B
$51M 0.03%
5,268,126
+1,424,718
+37% +$13.8M
DEI icon
784
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.82B
$51M 0.03%
1,774,885
+32,951
+2% +$946K
AEIS icon
785
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$6.03B
$50.8M 0.03%
1,933,385
-149,472
-7% -$3.93M
ARII
786
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$50.7M 0.03%
1,401,313
-1,813
-0.1% -$65.6K
AAL icon
787
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.54B
$50.5M 0.03%
1,301,372
+16,985
+1% +$660K
SHOO icon
788
Steven Madden
SHOO
$2.32B
$50.5M 0.03%
2,068,025
+61,524
+3% +$1.5M
PNY
789
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$50.4M 0.03%
1,258,946
+105,945
+9% +$4.25M
PB icon
790
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.43B
$50.4M 0.03%
1,025,718
+247,919
+32% +$12.2M
HW
791
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$50.3M 0.03%
2,673,473
+111,016
+4% +$2.09M
AYR
792
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$50.2M 0.03%
2,435,811
-21,293
-0.9% -$439K
M icon
793
Macy's
M
$4.67B
$50.2M 0.03%
977,751
-31,191
-3% -$1.6M
ICE icon
794
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$101B
$50.2M 0.03%
1,067,595
+18,575
+2% +$873K
OMC icon
795
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.1B
$50.1M 0.03%
760,682
+29,527
+4% +$1.95M
ACIW icon
796
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.22B
$50M 0.03%
2,368,466
+87,425
+4% +$1.85M
JCP
797
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$50M 0.03%
5,383,919
+3,208,625
+148% +$29.8M
BRKL
798
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$50M 0.03%
4,926,412
+159,583
+3% +$1.62M
FUL icon
799
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.44B
$49.9M 0.03%
1,471,613
+73,355
+5% +$2.49M
AWI icon
800
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.62B
$49.9M 0.03%
1,044,732
+24,785
+2% +$1.18M