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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MNRO icon
851
Monro
MNRO
$534M
$37.4M 0.03%
663,168
+1,994
+0.3% +$112K
NVRI icon
852
Enviri
NVRI
$987M
$37.4M 0.03%
1,333,100
-14,434
-1% -$405K
ACC
853
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$37.3M 0.03%
1,158,707
+38,033
+3% +$1.23M
RYL
854
DELISTED
RYLAND GROUP INC
RYL
$37.3M 0.03%
859,786
+47,789
+6% +$2.07M
AIMC
855
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
$37.3M 0.03%
1,090,402
-10,537
-1% -$361K
KBAL
856
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$37.1M 0.03%
3,163,711
+92,095
+3% +$1.08M
PAY
857
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$37.1M 0.03%
1,383,409
+734,066
+113% +$19.7M
HUN icon
858
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.94B
$37M 0.03%
1,505,197
-80,807
-5% -$1.99M
MKTX icon
859
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$7.04B
$37M 0.03%
553,591
+24,774
+5% +$1.66M
AMAT icon
860
Applied Materials
AMAT
$136B
$37M 0.03%
2,091,030
-24,757
-1% -$438K
FCNCA icon
861
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.4B
$37M 0.03%
166,096
+3,735
+2% +$832K
COV
862
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$36.9M 0.03%
542,379
+13,369
+3% +$910K
MDR
863
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$36.9M 0.03%
1,343,079
+388,754
+41% +$10.7M
ECL icon
864
Ecolab
ECL
$78B
$36.9M 0.03%
353,830
+845
+0.2% +$88.1K
MDAS
865
DELISTED
MEDASSETS INC COM STK (DE)
MDAS
$36.9M 0.03%
1,859,369
+128,108
+7% +$2.54M
BAP icon
866
Credicorp
BAP
$21.2B
$36.8M 0.03%
288,272
+5,744
+2% +$733K
SATS icon
867
EchoStar
SATS
$22.2B
$36.8M 0.03%
913,039
+31,149
+4% +$1.26M
DXPE icon
868
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.86B
$36.7M 0.03%
318,679
+7,310
+2% +$842K
BWLD
869
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$36.6M 0.03%
248,785
-3,673
-1% -$541K
BYI
870
DELISTED
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
$36.6M 0.03%
466,803
-5,403
-1% -$424K
ILG
871
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$36.6M 0.03%
1,184,944
+18,096
+2% +$559K
RT
872
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$36.5M 0.03%
5,270,896
+72,917
+1% +$505K
CRL icon
873
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.86B
$36.5M 0.03%
688,137
+23,488
+4% +$1.25M
CALM icon
874
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.38B
$36.5M 0.03%
1,211,382
+13,354
+1% +$402K
KAMN
875
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$36.4M 0.03%
916,730
+48,731
+6% +$1.94M