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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXE
801
Expand Energy Corporation Common Stock
EXE
$22.8B
$91.7M 0.03%
1,130,302
-315,450
-22% -$25.6M
SASR
802
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$91.7M 0.03%
2,346,664
-26,194
-1% -$1.02M
OHI icon
803
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.5B
$91.7M 0.03%
3,251,195
-55,483
-2% -$1.56M
AIN icon
804
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
$91.4M 0.03%
1,160,367
+9,057
+0.8% +$714K
HLT icon
805
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$65.4B
$91.1M 0.03%
817,546
-37,517
-4% -$4.18M
GFF icon
806
Griffon
GFF
$3.72B
$91.1M 0.03%
3,249,858
-9,015
-0.3% -$253K
EIG icon
807
Employers Holdings
EIG
$996M
$91M 0.03%
2,171,268
-12,770
-0.6% -$535K
ECL icon
808
Ecolab
ECL
$78B
$90.9M 0.03%
591,334
-62,949
-10% -$9.68M
TGH
809
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$90.9M 0.03%
3,314,701
+249,182
+8% +$6.83M
GXO icon
810
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.9B
$90.8M 0.03%
2,097,507
-4,057
-0.2% -$176K
BRX icon
811
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.6B
$90.8M 0.03%
4,490,520
+5,922
+0.1% +$120K
DK icon
812
Delek US
DK
$1.72B
$90.7M 0.03%
3,509,098
+20,450
+0.6% +$528K
SYNA icon
813
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.76B
$90.5M 0.03%
766,375
-41,523
-5% -$4.9M
MT icon
814
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.7B
$90.4M 0.03%
4,000,880
+112,737
+3% +$2.55M
NTAP icon
815
NetApp
NTAP
$25B
$90.4M 0.03%
1,385,745
-4,875
-0.4% -$318K
GBX icon
816
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.46B
$90.4M 0.03%
2,511,920
+159,939
+7% +$5.76M
RHI icon
817
Robert Half
RHI
$3.7B
$90.3M 0.03%
1,206,261
+46,499
+4% +$3.48M
ESAB icon
818
ESAB
ESAB
$6.86B
$90.2M 0.03%
+2,060,747
New +$90.2M
ENS icon
819
EnerSys
ENS
$4.02B
$90M 0.03%
1,526,707
+122,818
+9% +$7.24M
CWST icon
820
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.89B
$89.9M 0.03%
1,237,576
-14,643
-1% -$1.06M
PRFT
821
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$89.9M 0.03%
980,659
-50,957
-5% -$4.67M
FDS icon
822
Factset
FDS
$14B
$89.8M 0.03%
233,638
-15,552
-6% -$5.98M
SLM icon
823
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.05B
$89.8M 0.03%
5,634,519
+93,075
+2% +$1.48M
BANF icon
824
BancFirst
BANF
$4.48B
$89.6M 0.03%
936,683
+7,585
+0.8% +$726K
WEC icon
825
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$89.5M 0.03%
889,515
+41,110
+5% +$4.14M