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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VMI icon
826
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.45B
$88.9M 0.03%
593,371
-7,704
-1% -$1.15M
SSNC icon
827
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$88.8M 0.03%
1,446,971
+124,076
+9% +$7.62M
AEP icon
828
American Electric Power
AEP
$57.9B
$88.8M 0.03%
939,762
-7,361
-0.8% -$696K
PLAB icon
829
Photronics
PLAB
$1.32B
$88.8M 0.03%
5,632,099
-56,795
-1% -$895K
ZD icon
830
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$88.8M 0.03%
1,089,213
-20,653
-2% -$1.68M
SHG icon
831
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$23.7B
$88.6M 0.03%
2,327,711
-79,996
-3% -$3.05M
ALG icon
832
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.5B
$88.6M 0.03%
705,734
-23,807
-3% -$2.99M
KAMN
833
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$88.6M 0.03%
1,343,408
-37,084
-3% -$2.44M
CABO icon
834
Cable One
CABO
$893M
$88.3M 0.03%
59,342
-1,719
-3% -$2.56M
SGI
835
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.9B
$88.3M 0.03%
4,057,960
-125,472
-3% -$2.73M
WOR icon
836
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$88.3M 0.03%
3,394,481
-65,787
-2% -$1.71M
MOH icon
837
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.71B
$88.2M 0.03%
650,359
+9,968
+2% +$1.35M
AVTA
838
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$88.2M 0.03%
3,374,652
-38,835
-1% -$1.02M
ES icon
839
Eversource Energy
ES
$23.8B
$88.2M 0.03%
1,036,416
+5,426
+0.5% +$462K
EXC icon
840
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$88.2M 0.03%
2,710,994
-16,404
-0.6% -$533K
WDFC icon
841
WD-40
WDFC
$2.85B
$87.8M 0.03%
452,121
-3,467
-0.8% -$673K
SSP icon
842
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$246M
$87.8M 0.03%
5,586,131
+22,440
+0.4% +$353K
WTS icon
843
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.29B
$87.5M 0.03%
876,889
-98,354
-10% -$9.81M
AVY icon
844
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$87.4M 0.03%
668,284
-4,860
-0.7% -$636K
SWN
845
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$87.4M 0.03%
36,107,310
-3,605,353
-9% -$8.72M
AEIS icon
846
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$87.3M 0.03%
1,225,584
-66,043
-5% -$4.7M
GBX icon
847
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.42B
$87.2M 0.03%
2,688,589
-20,455
-0.8% -$663K
WYNN icon
848
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.8B
$87.1M 0.03%
627,229
+19,488
+3% +$2.71M
CY
849
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$87M 0.03%
3,727,125
-42,116
-1% -$983K
DISH
850
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$87M 0.03%
2,451,430
+127,109
+5% +$4.51M