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
AEIS icon
801
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$39.5M 0.03%
1,729,123
-3,178
-0.2% -$72.6K
GLPI icon
802
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$39.5M 0.03%
+776,761
New +$39.5M
NFX
803
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$39.4M 0.03%
1,601,687
+576,478
+56% +$14.2M
D icon
804
Dominion Energy
D
$50.7B
$39.4M 0.03%
609,363
+19,866
+3% +$1.29M
NTRS icon
805
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$39.4M 0.03%
635,876
+3,055
+0.5% +$189K
EBF icon
806
Ennis
EBF
$463M
$39.3M 0.03%
2,222,306
-3,612
-0.2% -$63.9K
ELNK
807
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$39.3M 0.03%
7,756,991
+15,574
+0.2% +$79K
HURN icon
808
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.36B
$39.3M 0.03%
626,820
+25,308
+4% +$1.59M
STE icon
809
Steris
STE
$24B
$39.2M 0.03%
816,393
+17,934
+2% +$862K
PRAA icon
810
PRA Group
PRAA
$653M
$39.2M 0.03%
741,165
+10,904
+1% +$576K
ZD icon
811
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$39.1M 0.03%
898,107
+88,161
+11% +$3.83M
CF icon
812
CF Industries
CF
$14.1B
$39.1M 0.03%
838,005
+79,800
+11% +$3.72M
AIT icon
813
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.95B
$39M 0.03%
795,336
+15,579
+2% +$765K
FI icon
814
Fiserv
FI
$71.8B
$39M 0.03%
1,322,418
+1,278
+0.1% +$37.7K
PX
815
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$39M 0.03%
300,245
+8,016
+3% +$1.04M
AXE
816
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$39M 0.03%
434,455
-1,369
-0.3% -$123K
LNW icon
817
Light & Wonder
LNW
$7.43B
$39M 0.03%
2,304,960
+23,449
+1% +$397K
PLXS icon
818
Plexus
PLXS
$3.71B
$39M 0.03%
901,258
+77,878
+9% +$3.37M
TCBI icon
819
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$39M 0.03%
627,158
+23,614
+4% +$1.47M
JAH
820
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$39M 0.03%
953,621
-357,219
-27% -$14.6M
DLX icon
821
Deluxe
DLX
$858M
$38.9M 0.03%
745,689
+43,867
+6% +$2.29M
BMR
822
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$38.9M 0.03%
2,146,058
+104,147
+5% +$1.89M
BAS
823
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$38.8M 0.03%
4,318
+589
+16% +$5.3M
NEE icon
824
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$146B
$38.8M 0.03%
1,813,312
+94,352
+5% +$2.02M
CVBF icon
825
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.8B
$38.8M 0.03%
2,271,685
+136,049
+6% +$2.32M