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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RAMP icon
801
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.74B
$53M 0.03%
2,531,701
+192,157
+8% +$4.02M
NCI
802
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$52.9M 0.03%
3,296,675
+319,595
+11% +$5.13M
HIW icon
803
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.44B
$52.8M 0.03%
1,211,602
+21,420
+2% +$934K
CAM
804
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$52.8M 0.03%
835,404
-11,411
-1% -$721K
AIT icon
805
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.95B
$52.7M 0.03%
1,302,622
+116,159
+10% +$4.7M
GPN icon
806
Global Payments
GPN
$20.6B
$52.6M 0.03%
815,399
+4,613
+0.6% +$298K
HII icon
807
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.7B
$52.6M 0.03%
414,696
-5,392
-1% -$684K
LCII icon
808
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.47B
$52.4M 0.03%
860,247
-421
-0% -$25.6K
FL
809
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$52.4M 0.03%
804,527
+18,905
+2% +$1.23M
SWKS icon
810
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.9B
$52.3M 0.03%
681,057
+2,712
+0.4% +$208K
AUO
811
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$52.3M 0.03%
17,955,113
+308,202
+2% +$897K
STMP
812
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$52.1M 0.03%
475,618
-715
-0.2% -$78.4K
FWONK icon
813
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.7B
$52.1M 0.03%
1,933,622
+44,553
+2% +$1.2M
NJR icon
814
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.71B
$52.1M 0.03%
1,580,298
+14,959
+1% +$493K
SPLS
815
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$52.1M 0.03%
5,497,048
+316,995
+6% +$3M
WRI
816
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$52M 0.03%
1,503,542
+34,326
+2% +$1.19M
WLK icon
817
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$51.9M 0.03%
955,188
-76,071
-7% -$4.13M
AWR icon
818
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$51.9M 0.03%
1,236,381
+38,627
+3% +$1.62M
BPFH
819
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$51.8M 0.03%
4,569,725
+412,080
+10% +$4.67M
MLM icon
820
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
$51.8M 0.03%
379,115
-14,758
-4% -$2.02M
MHFI
821
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$51.5M 0.03%
522,609
+33,804
+7% +$3.33M
MCY icon
822
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.31B
$51.4M 0.03%
1,103,212
+46,529
+4% +$2.17M
MLI icon
823
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.8B
$51.4M 0.03%
3,791,048
+238,414
+7% +$3.23M
LDL
824
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$51.3M 0.03%
1,446,965
+1,389
+0.1% +$49.3K
AX icon
825
Axos Financial
AX
$5.19B
$51.3M 0.03%
2,437,578
+21,662
+0.9% +$456K