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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TXRH icon
826
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$11.1B
$61.6M 0.03%
1,577,735
-9,608
-0.6% -$375K
MSCC
827
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$61.5M 0.03%
1,465,398
-499,248
-25% -$21M
HII icon
828
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.9B
$61.5M 0.03%
400,780
-15,634
-4% -$2.4M
GPK icon
829
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.18B
$61.4M 0.03%
4,390,026
+46,926
+1% +$656K
GSK icon
830
GSK
GSK
$83.2B
$61.3M 0.03%
1,137,522
+39,397
+4% +$2.12M
EA icon
831
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.8B
$61.3M 0.03%
717,788
+18,182
+3% +$1.55M
AVX
832
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$61.2M 0.03%
4,434,841
+135,013
+3% +$1.86M
NFX
833
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$61.1M 0.03%
1,404,990
-3,405
-0.2% -$148K
ENOV icon
834
Enovis
ENOV
$1.85B
$61M 0.03%
1,128,143
+158,878
+16% +$8.59M
SUI icon
835
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.4B
$61M 0.03%
777,226
+50,789
+7% +$3.99M
MUFG icon
836
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$61M 0.03%
12,076,360
-7,400
-0.1% -$37.4K
LSTR icon
837
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.53B
$60.9M 0.03%
894,772
+11,100
+1% +$756K
CATM
838
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$60.9M 0.03%
1,365,368
-25,739
-2% -$1.15M
BWLD
839
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$60.8M 0.03%
431,780
+7,522
+2% +$1.06M
WTW icon
840
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$33.2B
$60.7M 0.03%
457,403
+28,402
+7% +$3.77M
UCB
841
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.93B
$60.5M 0.03%
2,880,528
+259,677
+10% +$5.46M
GNTX icon
842
Gentex
GNTX
$6.22B
$60.5M 0.03%
3,448,057
+547,993
+19% +$9.62M
GDOT icon
843
Green Dot
GDOT
$747M
$60.5M 0.03%
2,624,803
+81,923
+3% +$1.89M
CYNO
844
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$60.5M 0.03%
1,187,804
+33,281
+3% +$1.7M
WLY icon
845
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.21B
$60.5M 0.03%
1,171,587
+48,231
+4% +$2.49M
TV icon
846
Televisa
TV
$1.49B
$60.4M 0.03%
2,352,486
-171,332
-7% -$4.4M
CIEN icon
847
Ciena
CIEN
$18.7B
$60.3M 0.03%
2,766,727
+312,906
+13% +$6.82M
TUP
848
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$60.3M 0.03%
922,581
+22,819
+3% +$1.49M
HMSY
849
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$60.3M 0.03%
2,719,952
+140,549
+5% +$3.12M
CBM
850
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$60.3M 0.03%
1,356,087
-3,752
-0.3% -$167K