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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CBRE icon
851
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.4B
$81.7M 0.03%
1,712,183
+12,504
+0.7% +$597K
CRUS icon
852
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$81.6M 0.03%
2,127,852
+195,501
+10% +$7.49M
NPKI
853
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$899M
$81.5M 0.03%
7,513,511
-21,941
-0.3% -$238K
ENSG icon
854
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.59B
$81.5M 0.03%
2,430,902
-13,314
-0.5% -$446K
LPLA icon
855
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.4B
$81.3M 0.03%
1,239,700
-125,775
-9% -$8.24M
ANDE icon
856
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.37B
$81.2M 0.03%
2,373,331
-20,214
-0.8% -$691K
BNS icon
857
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.4B
$81.2M 0.03%
1,418,391
-20,970
-1% -$1.2M
OMCL icon
858
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.46B
$81.1M 0.03%
1,547,072
+8,194
+0.5% +$430K
CMD
859
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$81.1M 0.03%
824,355
-128,368
-13% -$12.6M
GRMN icon
860
Garmin
GRMN
$45.4B
$81M 0.03%
1,328,415
+4,895
+0.4% +$299K
DLX icon
861
Deluxe
DLX
$858M
$81M 0.03%
1,223,848
+38,406
+3% +$2.54M
GPN icon
862
Global Payments
GPN
$20.6B
$81M 0.03%
726,824
+3,294
+0.5% +$367K
KW icon
863
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.23B
$80.9M 0.03%
3,824,070
-5,504
-0.1% -$116K
SUPN icon
864
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.59B
$80.8M 0.03%
1,349,984
-54,010
-4% -$3.23M
CTAS icon
865
Cintas
CTAS
$81.2B
$80.7M 0.03%
1,744,804
+1,548
+0.1% +$71.6K
ALG icon
866
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.5B
$80.6M 0.03%
892,230
-26,783
-3% -$2.42M
SAIC icon
867
Saic
SAIC
$4.75B
$80.4M 0.03%
993,226
-5,492
-0.5% -$444K
ENIA
868
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
$80.3M 0.03%
9,118,932
+24,016
+0.3% +$212K
AWI icon
869
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.47B
$80.3M 0.03%
1,270,474
+6,203
+0.5% +$392K
GPC icon
870
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.4B
$80.2M 0.03%
873,951
-22,242
-2% -$2.04M
DF
871
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
$80.1M 0.03%
7,619,013
+578,975
+8% +$6.09M
NJR icon
872
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.71B
$80M 0.03%
1,787,711
+200,006
+13% +$8.95M
FHN icon
873
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$79.6M 0.03%
4,461,264
+551,614
+14% +$9.84M
HIW icon
874
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.44B
$79.5M 0.03%
1,566,865
+9,019
+0.6% +$458K
MERC icon
875
Mercer International
MERC
$204M
$79.3M 0.03%
4,534,182
+109,198
+2% +$1.91M