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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZD icon
851
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.58B
$82.2M 0.03%
1,091,681
+7,730
+0.7% +$582K
CONE
852
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$82.2M 0.03%
1,567,633
+123,702
+9% +$6.49M
HMSY
853
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$82M 0.03%
2,769,603
-391,793
-12% -$11.6M
RHT
854
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$81.7M 0.03%
447,299
-26,130
-6% -$4.77M
BCO icon
855
Brink's
BCO
$4.79B
$81.7M 0.03%
1,082,867
+6,970
+0.6% +$526K
ILMN icon
856
Illumina
ILMN
$15.1B
$81.6M 0.03%
270,106
+6,090
+2% +$1.84M
ATUS icon
857
Altice USA
ATUS
$1.05B
$81.6M 0.03%
3,796,863
+582,864
+18% +$12.5M
WTS icon
858
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.47B
$81.4M 0.03%
1,007,536
-2,250
-0.2% -$182K
CHD icon
859
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$81.3M 0.03%
1,141,957
+2,339
+0.2% +$167K
XYL icon
860
Xylem
XYL
$34.1B
$81.3M 0.03%
1,029,074
-5,198
-0.5% -$411K
KAMN
861
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$81.2M 0.03%
1,388,991
+9,744
+0.7% +$569K
MED icon
862
Medifast
MED
$152M
$81.2M 0.03%
636,226
-22,396
-3% -$2.86M
FORM icon
863
FormFactor
FORM
$2.28B
$81.1M 0.03%
5,037,532
-378,724
-7% -$6.09M
SASR
864
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$81M 0.03%
2,587,985
+67,016
+3% +$2.1M
MRTN icon
865
Marten Transport
MRTN
$946M
$80.9M 0.03%
6,803,472
-42,491
-0.6% -$505K
IRBT icon
866
iRobot
IRBT
$106M
$80.8M 0.03%
686,730
+29,421
+4% +$3.46M
MDR
867
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$80.8M 0.03%
10,862,530
+1,627,618
+18% +$12.1M
FSLR icon
868
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$80.8M 0.03%
1,528,773
+2,487
+0.2% +$131K
FHN icon
869
First Horizon
FHN
$11.3B
$80.8M 0.03%
5,777,082
+328,068
+6% +$4.59M
MCHP icon
870
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.2B
$80.8M 0.03%
1,947,348
+30,818
+2% +$1.28M
GPK icon
871
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.24B
$80.7M 0.03%
6,387,623
+430,794
+7% +$5.44M
TREE icon
872
LendingTree
TREE
$1.01B
$80.6M 0.03%
229,230
-289
-0.1% -$102K
CNXN icon
873
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.63B
$80.6M 0.03%
2,197,206
-53,485
-2% -$1.96M
EBS icon
874
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$403M
$80.5M 0.03%
1,592,790
-96,950
-6% -$4.9M
UMBF icon
875
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.54B
$80.4M 0.03%
1,255,910
+347
+0% +$22.2K