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
LBRDK icon
876
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.69B
$80.4M 0.03%
876,211
+24,035
+3% +$2.21M
SMTC icon
877
Semtech
SMTC
$5.37B
$80.3M 0.03%
1,578,053
+12,573
+0.8% +$640K
NDAQ icon
878
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.9B
$80.2M 0.03%
2,750,055
-188,811
-6% -$5.51M
WLK icon
879
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.1B
$80M 0.03%
1,179,287
+6,462
+0.6% +$439K
YUMC icon
880
Yum China
YUMC
$16.2B
$79.9M 0.03%
1,780,905
-41,806
-2% -$1.88M
PRGS icon
881
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.86B
$79.5M 0.03%
1,791,839
-2,733
-0.2% -$121K
ALG icon
882
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.51B
$79.5M 0.03%
795,247
-76,781
-9% -$7.67M
VRTU
883
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$79.3M 0.03%
1,483,406
-67,570
-4% -$3.61M
WOR icon
884
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.18B
$79.2M 0.03%
3,440,035
-31,300
-0.9% -$720K
HF
885
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$79.1M 0.03%
1,656,232
+17,847
+1% +$852K
PDCO
886
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$78.9M 0.03%
3,609,555
+524,030
+17% +$11.4M
LYV icon
887
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$39.8B
$78.8M 0.03%
1,240,362
-22,222
-2% -$1.41M
WDFC icon
888
WD-40
WDFC
$2.86B
$78.8M 0.03%
465,011
-6,351
-1% -$1.08M
WMK icon
889
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.73B
$78.8M 0.03%
1,930,504
+71,606
+4% +$2.92M
AVY icon
890
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13B
$78.3M 0.03%
692,974
-16,217
-2% -$1.83M
Y
891
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$78.1M 0.03%
127,563
+1,109
+0.9% +$679K
SR icon
892
Spire
SR
$4.47B
$78M 0.03%
948,128
+7,901
+0.8% +$650K
HOUS icon
893
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$704M
$78M 0.03%
6,840,087
-515,911
-7% -$5.88M
OFG icon
894
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.96B
$78M 0.03%
3,938,944
+199,199
+5% +$3.94M
SXT icon
895
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.71B
$77.9M 0.03%
1,149,742
+3,770
+0.3% +$256K
AJRD
896
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$77.9M 0.03%
2,193,497
-274,228
-11% -$9.74M
AEP icon
897
American Electric Power
AEP
$57.8B
$77.9M 0.03%
929,882
-24,514
-3% -$2.05M
VMI icon
898
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.46B
$77.8M 0.03%
598,273
+3,732
+0.6% +$486K
SMP icon
899
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$863M
$77.8M 0.03%
1,584,931
-16,642
-1% -$817K
TRS icon
900
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.56B
$77.7M 0.03%
2,571,586
-21,767
-0.8% -$658K