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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMH icon
826
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.8B
$71.2M 0.03%
3,156,544
+179,583
+6% +$4.05M
DCT
827
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$71M 0.03%
1,328,323
+33,706
+3% +$1.8M
CMA icon
828
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$70.7M 0.03%
964,987
-87,775
-8% -$6.43M
AMED
829
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$70.7M 0.03%
1,124,943
+7,963
+0.7% +$500K
CAH icon
830
Cardinal Health
CAH
$36.4B
$70.6M 0.03%
906,128
+54,752
+6% +$4.27M
CIEN icon
831
Ciena
CIEN
$18.9B
$70.6M 0.03%
2,821,175
+34,088
+1% +$853K
FIZZ icon
832
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.76B
$70.6M 0.03%
1,508,218
-12,456
-0.8% -$583K
UNT
833
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$70.4M 0.03%
3,761,169
+663,526
+21% +$12.4M
RRGB icon
834
Red Robin
RRGB
$120M
$70.4M 0.03%
1,079,526
-4,677
-0.4% -$305K
MRC icon
835
MRC Global
MRC
$1.25B
$70.3M 0.03%
4,256,418
-579,265
-12% -$9.57M
BIG
836
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$70.2M 0.03%
1,454,206
-16,901
-1% -$816K
DORM icon
837
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.94B
$70.2M 0.03%
848,572
+3,534
+0.4% +$293K
EW icon
838
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$45.7B
$70M 0.03%
1,775,559
+12,042
+0.7% +$475K
HLX icon
839
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$926M
$70M 0.03%
12,407,257
+1,065,628
+9% +$6.01M
SIG icon
840
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.78B
$70M 0.03%
1,106,207
+434,562
+65% +$27.5M
KND
841
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$70M 0.03%
6,004,440
+315,752
+6% +$3.68M
ITT icon
842
ITT
ITT
$13.9B
$69.9M 0.03%
1,739,927
+63,916
+4% +$2.57M
KAMN
843
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$69.9M 0.03%
1,400,994
+1,622
+0.1% +$80.9K
ESI icon
844
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.35B
$69.8M 0.03%
5,506,124
+708,950
+15% +$8.99M
FLG
845
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.32B
$69.7M 0.03%
1,770,337
+505,955
+40% +$19.9M
SM icon
846
SM Energy
SM
$3.12B
$69.6M 0.03%
4,211,268
+1,688,246
+67% +$27.9M
FHN icon
847
First Horizon
FHN
$11.6B
$69.6M 0.03%
3,993,466
-620,673
-13% -$10.8M
BOKF icon
848
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.06B
$69.4M 0.03%
824,945
-127,037
-13% -$10.7M
ROP icon
849
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.7B
$69.3M 0.03%
299,367
+1,529
+0.5% +$354K
CORE
850
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$69.3M 0.03%
2,095,704
-244,906
-10% -$8.1M