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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PHIIK
801
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$45.3M 0.03%
1,015,384
+3,816
+0.4% +$170K
WRI
802
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$45M 0.03%
1,371,742
+26,968
+2% +$886K
AON icon
803
Aon
AON
$78.1B
$45M 0.03%
499,314
+371
+0.1% +$33.4K
D icon
804
Dominion Energy
D
$50.7B
$45M 0.03%
628,654
+12,428
+2% +$889K
DOV icon
805
Dover
DOV
$24.1B
$44.9M 0.03%
611,854
+55,144
+10% +$4.05M
MYE icon
806
Myers Industries
MYE
$601M
$44.9M 0.03%
2,236,426
+48,115
+2% +$967K
HLIT icon
807
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.12B
$44.9M 0.03%
6,020,183
+393,958
+7% +$2.94M
ADP icon
808
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$118B
$44.9M 0.03%
644,792
+64,863
+11% +$4.51M
CAKE icon
809
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.92B
$44.8M 0.03%
965,981
+49,343
+5% +$2.29M
TFCF
810
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$44.8M 0.03%
1,308,294
-9,205
-0.7% -$315K
MLI icon
811
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$44.8M 0.03%
3,043,892
+57,352
+2% +$843K
TEVA icon
812
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$22.4B
$44.6M 0.03%
850,771
+232,979
+38% +$12.2M
ERJ icon
813
Embraer
ERJ
$10.9B
$44.6M 0.03%
1,224,844
+24,501
+2% +$892K
MKL icon
814
Markel Group
MKL
$24.3B
$44.6M 0.03%
67,964
-3,244
-5% -$2.13M
ORLY icon
815
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89.2B
$44.5M 0.03%
4,428,465
+451,110
+11% +$4.53M
ITRI icon
816
Itron
ITRI
$5.41B
$44.4M 0.03%
1,095,550
+225,730
+26% +$9.15M
MCF
817
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$44.4M 0.03%
1,049,289
+505,280
+93% +$21.4M
CMLS
818
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$44.3M 0.03%
840,701
+150,202
+22% +$7.92M
LHO
819
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$44.3M 0.03%
1,255,590
+32,491
+3% +$1.15M
SAN icon
820
Banco Santander
SAN
$148B
$44.1M 0.03%
4,664,663
-1,041,982
-18% -$9.86M
ESND
821
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$44.1M 0.03%
1,063,928
+99,850
+10% +$4.14M
PLXS icon
822
Plexus
PLXS
$3.71B
$44.1M 0.03%
1,018,646
+9,808
+1% +$425K
ANIK icon
823
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$121M
$44.1M 0.03%
951,130
+20,644
+2% +$956K
IVC
824
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$44M 0.03%
2,396,372
-90,607
-4% -$1.66M
MWW
825
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$44M 0.03%
6,724,860
+1,041,437
+18% +$6.81M