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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GWW icon
851
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.5B
$77M 0.03%
272,674
+2,932
+1% +$828K
FOE
852
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$76.9M 0.03%
3,313,845
-19,469
-0.6% -$452K
CAH icon
853
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$76.9M 0.03%
1,226,690
+132,474
+12% +$8.3M
PRGO icon
854
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.04B
$76.8M 0.03%
922,115
+117,664
+15% +$9.81M
AAL icon
855
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.46B
$76.8M 0.03%
1,478,131
+1,206
+0.1% +$62.7K
SCSC icon
856
Scansource
SCSC
$948M
$76.8M 0.03%
2,159,164
+13,713
+0.6% +$487K
SMP icon
857
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$874M
$76.5M 0.03%
1,608,941
+2,307
+0.1% +$110K
SASR
858
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$76.5M 0.03%
1,974,299
+121,946
+7% +$4.73M
AMH icon
859
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.7B
$76.4M 0.03%
3,805,322
+272,686
+8% +$5.48M
CPAY icon
860
Corpay
CPAY
$21.5B
$76.4M 0.03%
377,166
+19,420
+5% +$3.93M
KAI icon
861
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$76.2M 0.03%
806,630
-60,580
-7% -$5.72M
CKH
862
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$76.2M 0.03%
1,491,421
-6,046
-0.4% -$309K
PF
863
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$76.1M 0.03%
1,407,267
+94,901
+7% +$5.13M
VG
864
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$76.1M 0.03%
7,147,826
+188,902
+3% +$2.01M
D icon
865
Dominion Energy
D
$50.7B
$76.1M 0.03%
1,128,566
+8,296
+0.7% +$559K
WLH
866
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$76.1M 0.03%
2,767,278
+347,241
+14% +$9.55M
SPR icon
867
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.76B
$76.1M 0.03%
908,714
-21,764
-2% -$1.82M
IDTI
868
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$76M 0.03%
2,486,165
+21,864
+0.9% +$668K
LQ
869
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
$75.9M 0.03%
4,013,753
-65,057
-2% -$1.23M
SHOO icon
870
Steven Madden
SHOO
$2.22B
$75.7M 0.03%
2,585,744
+9,861
+0.4% +$289K
MTOR
871
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$75.7M 0.03%
3,679,521
-64,481
-2% -$1.33M
NCI
872
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$75.6M 0.03%
3,928,406
-14,749
-0.4% -$284K
TFCF
873
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$75.5M 0.03%
2,075,765
+335
+0% +$12.2K
GIS icon
874
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$75.5M 0.03%
1,674,710
+78,317
+5% +$3.53M
KN icon
875
Knowles
KN
$1.85B
$75.5M 0.03%
5,993,417
+1,049,288
+21% +$13.2M