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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ENSG icon
776
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10B
$94.1M 0.03%
2,074,520
-210,902
-9% -$9.57M
RAMP icon
777
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.81B
$94.1M 0.03%
1,957,538
-192,643
-9% -$9.26M
TEX icon
778
Terex
TEX
$3.46B
$94M 0.03%
3,156,303
-22,976
-0.7% -$684K
IPG icon
779
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.89B
$93.9M 0.03%
4,066,865
+143,023
+4% +$3.3M
JNPR
780
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$93.9M 0.03%
3,811,465
-63,561
-2% -$1.57M
TER icon
781
Teradyne
TER
$18.3B
$93.8M 0.03%
1,376,027
-87,432
-6% -$5.96M
FELE icon
782
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.34B
$93.6M 0.03%
1,633,338
-31,140
-2% -$1.78M
HII icon
783
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.6B
$93.4M 0.03%
372,363
-2,761
-0.7% -$693K
HSY icon
784
Hershey
HSY
$38B
$93.3M 0.03%
634,512
-7,827
-1% -$1.15M
KHC icon
785
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.6B
$93.2M 0.03%
2,902,350
+44,443
+2% +$1.43M
R icon
786
Ryder
R
$7.67B
$93M 0.03%
1,712,103
-17,050
-1% -$926K
CUBE icon
787
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.38B
$93M 0.03%
2,953,419
+49,474
+2% +$1.56M
MSA icon
788
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.67B
$92.9M 0.03%
735,260
-68,751
-9% -$8.69M
NUVA
789
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$92.8M 0.03%
1,200,228
-7,991
-0.7% -$618K
HPP
790
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$1.15B
$92.8M 0.03%
2,463,531
-28,726
-1% -$1.08M
CMA icon
791
Comerica
CMA
$8.88B
$92.7M 0.03%
1,292,622
+74,075
+6% +$5.31M
WWW icon
792
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.56B
$92.6M 0.03%
2,743,192
-106,655
-4% -$3.6M
ROP icon
793
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.9B
$92.5M 0.03%
261,184
-5,887
-2% -$2.09M
CCMP
794
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$92.4M 0.03%
640,460
-94,082
-13% -$13.6M
ETFC
795
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$92.1M 0.03%
2,030,034
+134,974
+7% +$6.12M
WEN icon
796
Wendy's
WEN
$1.89B
$92M 0.03%
4,143,628
-302,762
-7% -$6.72M
ASH icon
797
Ashland
ASH
$2.49B
$91.9M 0.03%
1,201,348
-2,815
-0.2% -$215K
MRCY icon
798
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.12B
$91.8M 0.03%
1,328,226
-204,055
-13% -$14.1M
CM icon
799
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$72.6B
$91.7M 0.03%
2,204,734
+76,230
+4% +$3.17M
RLI icon
800
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.27B
$91.5M 0.03%
2,032,250
-82,466
-4% -$3.71M