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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UMBF icon
851
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
$85.6M 0.03%
1,207,342
+16,029
+1% +$1.14M
NBHC icon
852
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.47B
$85.6M 0.03%
2,273,514
-78,696
-3% -$2.96M
CROX icon
853
Crocs
CROX
$4.43B
$85.6M 0.03%
4,019,182
-227,048
-5% -$4.83M
MFC icon
854
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.4B
$85.5M 0.03%
4,781,506
+2,083
+0% +$37.2K
LTRPA
855
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$85.5M 0.03%
5,756,629
-197,411
-3% -$2.93M
SYNH
856
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$85.5M 0.03%
1,657,722
-11,749
-0.7% -$606K
APTV icon
857
Aptiv
APTV
$17.8B
$85.3M 0.03%
1,017,107
+256,629
+34% +$21.5M
ACIW icon
858
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.17B
$85.2M 0.03%
3,028,109
-36,172
-1% -$1.02M
NJR icon
859
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.71B
$85.1M 0.03%
1,846,347
+58,636
+3% +$2.7M
WLY icon
860
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.21B
$84.8M 0.03%
1,399,018
+65,469
+5% +$3.97M
NLSN
861
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$84.5M 0.03%
3,053,089
+147,042
+5% +$4.07M
VFC icon
862
VF Corp
VFC
$5.85B
$84.4M 0.03%
959,386
+20,948
+2% +$1.84M
SHEN icon
863
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$728M
$84.4M 0.03%
2,177,007
+559
+0% +$21.7K
HII icon
864
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.7B
$84.3M 0.03%
329,014
+4,799
+1% +$1.23M
APH icon
865
Amphenol
APH
$145B
$84.2M 0.03%
3,581,684
+41,560
+1% +$977K
SONC
866
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$84.2M 0.03%
1,941,695
RBC icon
867
RBC Bearings
RBC
$11.9B
$84.1M 0.03%
559,550
-4,703
-0.8% -$707K
CBRE icon
868
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.4B
$84.1M 0.03%
1,907,549
+195,366
+11% +$8.62M
AMN icon
869
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$751M
$84M 0.03%
1,536,417
-52,414
-3% -$2.87M
BRX icon
870
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.51B
$83.9M 0.03%
4,791,986
+30,016
+0.6% +$526K
UCB
871
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$83.9M 0.03%
3,007,826
+22,088
+0.7% +$616K
MPW icon
872
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.77B
$83.5M 0.03%
5,602,614
+78,450
+1% +$1.17M
GLIBA
873
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$83.5M 0.03%
1,637,644
-231,432
-12% -$11.8M
VOYA icon
874
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.3B
$83.5M 0.03%
1,680,858
+318,661
+23% +$15.8M
VRS
875
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
$83.4M 0.03%
2,478,048
+469,946
+23% +$15.8M