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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FOE
826
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$74.8M 0.03%
3,353,739
+27,427
+0.8% +$612K
SATS icon
827
EchoStar
SATS
$22.4B
$74.8M 0.03%
1,611,948
-11,066
-0.7% -$513K
ITRI icon
828
Itron
ITRI
$5.52B
$74.6M 0.03%
963,409
-25,657
-3% -$1.99M
NPKI
829
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$897M
$74.6M 0.03%
7,457,381
-10,015
-0.1% -$100K
VRTU
830
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$74.5M 0.03%
1,972,230
+92,126
+5% +$3.48M
STC icon
831
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.09B
$74.3M 0.03%
1,966,472
+26,682
+1% +$1.01M
SPN
832
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$74.2M 0.03%
6,951,195
-1,321,777
-16% -$14.1M
NBTB icon
833
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.27B
$74.1M 0.03%
2,017,225
+42,291
+2% +$1.55M
HII icon
834
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.8B
$74.1M 0.03%
327,129
-9,042
-3% -$2.05M
LBRDK icon
835
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.64B
$74M 0.03%
776,876
+55,404
+8% +$5.28M
KELYA icon
836
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$478M
$73.9M 0.03%
2,945,394
+9,868
+0.3% +$248K
ODFL icon
837
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.5B
$73.9M 0.03%
2,013,558
-11,910
-0.6% -$437K
CBM
838
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$73.9M 0.03%
1,343,468
+13,214
+1% +$727K
SXT icon
839
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.58B
$73.8M 0.03%
959,579
+8,141
+0.9% +$626K
ALE icon
840
Allete
ALE
$3.69B
$73.8M 0.03%
954,370
-9,631
-1% -$744K
GPN icon
841
Global Payments
GPN
$20.9B
$73.8M 0.03%
776,248
-33,983
-4% -$3.23M
GPOR
842
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$73.7M 0.03%
5,141,604
+1,881,196
+58% +$27M
MCY icon
843
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.33B
$73.7M 0.03%
1,299,375
+26,723
+2% +$1.51M
ABCB icon
844
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.09B
$73.3M 0.03%
1,527,183
-32,014
-2% -$1.54M
ROST icon
845
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.3B
$73.3M 0.03%
1,135,198
+16,397
+1% +$1.06M
SHOO icon
846
Steven Madden
SHOO
$2.3B
$73.2M 0.03%
2,537,507
+55,896
+2% +$1.61M
CVCO icon
847
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.35B
$73.2M 0.03%
496,392
+3,390
+0.7% +$500K
KR icon
848
Kroger
KR
$44.7B
$73.2M 0.03%
3,646,777
+776,276
+27% +$15.6M
ESI icon
849
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.35B
$73.1M 0.03%
6,558,502
+1,052,378
+19% +$11.7M
NLSN
850
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$73.1M 0.03%
1,763,825
+99,151
+6% +$4.11M