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
FNSR
826
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$51.3M 0.03%
3,526,169
-229,719
-6% -$3.34M
BIG
827
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$51.2M 0.03%
1,328,571
-42,198
-3% -$1.63M
ACIW icon
828
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.17B
$51.2M 0.03%
2,392,198
+23,732
+1% +$508K
WWD icon
829
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$51.1M 0.03%
1,029,283
+93,455
+10% +$4.64M
OMCL icon
830
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.46B
$51M 0.03%
1,641,466
+51,729
+3% +$1.61M
HRL icon
831
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.7B
$51M 0.03%
1,289,902
-4,996
-0.4% -$198K
SBGI icon
832
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$933M
$51M 0.03%
1,566,726
+224,925
+17% +$7.32M
INDB icon
833
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.46B
$50.9M 0.03%
1,094,598
+53,037
+5% +$2.47M
STJ
834
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$50.9M 0.03%
823,890
+199,858
+32% +$12.3M
CNXN icon
835
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.6B
$50.9M 0.03%
2,246,479
+6,886
+0.3% +$156K
ALG icon
836
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.5B
$50.9M 0.03%
976,140
-3,152
-0.3% -$164K
AWI icon
837
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.47B
$50.7M 0.03%
1,109,365
+64,633
+6% +$2.96M
PAYX icon
838
Paychex
PAYX
$47.9B
$50.7M 0.03%
958,196
+20,883
+2% +$1.1M
ANK
839
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$50.7M 0.03%
647,887
+44,363
+7% +$3.47M
FRED
840
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$50.6M 0.03%
3,093,951
+54,483
+2% +$892K
GSK icon
841
GSK
GSK
$81.5B
$50.6M 0.03%
1,004,014
+47,484
+5% +$2.39M
CSGS icon
842
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.82B
$50.6M 0.03%
1,406,473
+15,402
+1% +$554K
SVC
843
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$469M
$50.6M 0.03%
1,934,581
+15,520
+0.8% +$406K
MRTN icon
844
Marten Transport
MRTN
$949M
$50.5M 0.03%
7,134,568
+2,955
+0% +$20.9K
AON icon
845
Aon
AON
$78.1B
$50.5M 0.03%
547,171
+10,357
+2% +$955K
DHT icon
846
DHT Holdings
DHT
$1.94B
$50.4M 0.03%
6,229,244
+1,377,790
+28% +$11.1M
CRZO
847
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$50.2M 0.03%
1,696,784
-161,753
-9% -$4.78M
SFNC icon
848
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.97B
$50.1M 0.03%
1,952,360
+230,464
+13% +$5.92M
ITUB icon
849
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.9B
$50.1M 0.03%
16,934,233
-3,215,612
-16% -$9.51M
MTDR icon
850
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.16B
$50M 0.03%
2,528,824
-338,446
-12% -$6.69M