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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FNFG
851
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
$42.8M 0.03%
4,901,766
-66,922
-1% -$585K
ICE icon
852
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$98.6B
$42.7M 0.03%
1,130,160
-358,705
-24% -$13.6M
SO icon
853
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$42.6M 0.03%
938,316
+42,751
+5% +$1.94M
VTRS icon
854
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$42.4M 0.03%
823,114
+2,657
+0.3% +$137K
AFSI
855
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$42.4M 0.03%
2,030,040
-29,118
-1% -$609K
FCNCA icon
856
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.2B
$42.4M 0.03%
173,179
+4,259
+3% +$1.04M
HAIN icon
857
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$176M
$42.4M 0.03%
955,246
-227,590
-19% -$10.1M
PIPR icon
858
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.95B
$42.3M 0.03%
817,842
-2,191
-0.3% -$113K
CHS
859
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$42.3M 0.03%
2,496,049
+641,485
+35% +$10.9M
FTD
860
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
$42.3M 0.03%
1,330,443
+9,090
+0.7% +$289K
FTK icon
861
Flotek Industries
FTK
$331M
$42.2M 0.03%
218,929
+21,733
+11% +$4.19M
TRAK
862
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$42.2M 0.03%
929,656
+80,969
+10% +$3.67M
NYT icon
863
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$42.1M 0.03%
2,765,490
+265,196
+11% +$4.03M
WMGI
864
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$42M 0.03%
1,338,991
-168,197
-11% -$5.28M
KAMN
865
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$42M 0.03%
983,535
+61,783
+7% +$2.64M
PH icon
866
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.9B
$41.8M 0.03%
332,659
+1,003
+0.3% +$126K
KBH icon
867
KB Home
KBH
$4.46B
$41.8M 0.03%
2,236,186
+594,022
+36% +$11.1M
HOMB icon
868
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$41.8M 0.03%
2,545,436
-176,012
-6% -$2.89M
NWLIA
869
DELISTED
NATL WESTN LIFE INS CO CL A
NWLIA
$41.8M 0.03%
167,475
+1,913
+1% +$477K
IDA icon
870
Idacorp
IDA
$6.76B
$41.8M 0.03%
722,263
+82,016
+13% +$4.74M
SM icon
871
SM Energy
SM
$3.14B
$41.7M 0.03%
496,026
+24,061
+5% +$2.02M
SNDA icon
872
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$492M
$41.7M 0.03%
116,510
-1,024
-0.9% -$366K
AIMC
873
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
$41.6M 0.03%
1,142,125
+43,995
+4% +$1.6M
TRW
874
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$41.5M 0.03%
463,962
+65,305
+16% +$5.85M
ELS icon
875
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
$41.5M 0.03%
1,880,252
+39,310
+2% +$868K