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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
XYL icon
801
Xylem
XYL
$34.1B
$99.2M 0.03%
1,089,285
-70,822
-6% -$6.45M
KMPR icon
802
Kemper
KMPR
$3.35B
$99.1M 0.03%
2,357,878
-24,492
-1% -$1.03M
AAON icon
803
Aaon
AAON
$6.59B
$99.1M 0.03%
1,742,220
-136,452
-7% -$7.76M
BWXT icon
804
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15B
$99M 0.03%
1,320,056
+104,390
+9% +$7.83M
ITT icon
805
ITT
ITT
$13.5B
$99M 0.03%
1,010,583
-39,354
-4% -$3.85M
PBR icon
806
Petrobras
PBR
$79.5B
$98.9M 0.03%
6,596,836
-222,066
-3% -$3.33M
REZI icon
807
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.4B
$98.8M 0.03%
6,251,070
+209,734
+3% +$3.31M
ITRI icon
808
Itron
ITRI
$5.49B
$98.7M 0.03%
1,629,699
+142,091
+10% +$8.61M
CM icon
809
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$72.6B
$98.6M 0.03%
2,552,698
+177,255
+7% +$6.84M
OI icon
810
O-I Glass
OI
$2B
$98.5M 0.03%
5,886,561
+698,942
+13% +$11.7M
RNR icon
811
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$98.4M 0.03%
496,983
+5,318
+1% +$1.05M
GTES icon
812
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.58B
$98.3M 0.03%
8,468,937
+1,160,938
+16% +$13.5M
RHI icon
813
Robert Half
RHI
$3.66B
$98.3M 0.03%
1,340,967
-9,495
-0.7% -$696K
RPM icon
814
RPM International
RPM
$16.1B
$98.1M 0.03%
1,035,007
-167
-0% -$15.8K
AX icon
815
Axos Financial
AX
$5.21B
$98.1M 0.03%
2,590,065
+30,052
+1% +$1.14M
GBX icon
816
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.43B
$97.9M 0.03%
2,447,064
+41,937
+2% +$1.68M
SPXC icon
817
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.34B
$97.8M 0.03%
1,201,791
-19,019
-2% -$1.55M
CHRW icon
818
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$14.9B
$97.5M 0.03%
1,132,066
+45,875
+4% +$3.95M
FORM icon
819
FormFactor
FORM
$2.28B
$97.4M 0.03%
2,788,496
-70,729
-2% -$2.47M
LAUR icon
820
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.12B
$97.4M 0.03%
6,909,161
+13,286
+0.2% +$187K
FDP icon
821
Fresh Del Monte Produce
FDP
$1.7B
$97.3M 0.03%
3,764,691
+34,371
+0.9% +$888K
LZB icon
822
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.46B
$97.2M 0.03%
3,148,849
+23,324
+0.7% +$720K
SMPL icon
823
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.83B
$97M 0.03%
2,809,982
+271,660
+11% +$9.38M
NOVT icon
824
Novanta
NOVT
$4.16B
$97M 0.03%
675,988
+5,582
+0.8% +$801K
CSGP icon
825
CoStar Group
CSGP
$37.3B
$96.7M 0.03%
1,257,088
+36,309
+3% +$2.79M