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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZTS icon
801
Zoetis
ZTS
$66.7B
$67.4M 0.03%
1,259,973
-2,386
-0.2% -$128K
TFX icon
802
Teleflex
TFX
$5.86B
$67.4M 0.03%
418,412
-18,831
-4% -$3.03M
KELYA icon
803
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$487M
$67.4M 0.03%
2,939,845
-2,491
-0.1% -$57.1K
TRK
804
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$67.3M 0.03%
3,107,188
+3,499
+0.1% +$75.8K
SYY icon
805
Sysco
SYY
$38.8B
$67.2M 0.03%
1,213,315
+46,630
+4% +$2.58M
BBL
806
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$67.2M 0.03%
2,135,218
+37,275
+2% +$1.17M
DG icon
807
Dollar General
DG
$23.2B
$67.1M 0.03%
906,092
+6,513
+0.7% +$482K
CATM
808
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$67.1M 0.03%
1,229,645
-135,723
-10% -$7.41M
BWLD
809
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$67M 0.03%
434,171
+2,391
+0.6% +$369K
WFM
810
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$66.9M 0.03%
2,176,136
+388,088
+22% +$11.9M
NBHC icon
811
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.47B
$66.9M 0.03%
2,098,956
+242,943
+13% +$7.75M
IBKR icon
812
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$28.2B
$66.8M 0.03%
7,319,064
+271,204
+4% +$2.48M
KAMN
813
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$66.7M 0.03%
1,362,898
+27,572
+2% +$1.35M
SAH icon
814
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.83B
$66.7M 0.03%
2,910,709
-21,335
-0.7% -$489K
STFC
815
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$66.5M 0.03%
2,481,790
+19,884
+0.8% +$533K
EBS icon
816
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$439M
$66.5M 0.03%
2,025,318
-20,932
-1% -$687K
HW
817
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$66.5M 0.03%
2,827,400
-41,969
-1% -$987K
ZBH icon
818
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.7B
$66.5M 0.03%
663,582
+82,733
+14% +$8.29M
MTRN icon
819
Materion
MTRN
$2.36B
$66.5M 0.03%
1,678,473
+89,780
+6% +$3.56M
RICE
820
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$66.4M 0.03%
3,110,241
-1,260,773
-29% -$26.9M
CRH icon
821
CRH
CRH
$76.8B
$66.1M 0.03%
1,923,490
+1,409
+0.1% +$48.4K
BGS icon
822
B&G Foods
BGS
$369M
$66.1M 0.03%
1,508,614
+2,225
+0.1% +$97.5K
MRTN icon
823
Marten Transport
MRTN
$975M
$66M 0.03%
7,086,775
-29,098
-0.4% -$271K
TG icon
824
Tredegar Corp
TG
$278M
$66M 0.03%
2,751,900
+1,194
+0% +$28.7K
SHEN icon
825
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$752M
$66M 0.03%
2,418,982
-234,680
-9% -$6.41M