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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LCII icon
876
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.47B
$84.5M 0.03%
788,501
-10,624
-1% -$1.14M
IPAR icon
877
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.47B
$84.3M 0.03%
1,160,068
-42,351
-4% -$3.08M
NBTB icon
878
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.26B
$84.2M 0.03%
2,075,984
-18,265
-0.9% -$741K
UMBF icon
879
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
$84.1M 0.03%
1,224,957
-27,620
-2% -$1.9M
DRI icon
880
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.7B
$84.1M 0.03%
771,160
+11,219
+1% +$1.22M
EPR icon
881
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.19B
$84M 0.03%
1,189,498
+18,315
+2% +$1.29M
TXNM
882
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$5.99B
$84M 0.03%
1,656,797
-58,666
-3% -$2.97M
CHU
883
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$84M 0.03%
8,969,892
-27,322
-0.3% -$256K
RMBS icon
884
Rambus
RMBS
$8.3B
$83.9M 0.03%
6,088,854
-162,177
-3% -$2.23M
AMWD icon
885
American Woodmark
AMWD
$950M
$83.8M 0.03%
801,772
-2,015
-0.3% -$211K
EXPO icon
886
Exponent
EXPO
$3.5B
$83.7M 0.03%
1,213,166
-189,598
-14% -$13.1M
ADSK icon
887
Autodesk
ADSK
$69B
$83.6M 0.03%
455,417
-434
-0.1% -$79.6K
BR icon
888
Broadridge
BR
$29.3B
$83.5M 0.03%
676,048
+5,521
+0.8% +$682K
CDNS icon
889
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
$83.4M 0.03%
1,202,656
+13,568
+1% +$941K
CAL icon
890
Caleres
CAL
$527M
$83.3M 0.03%
3,506,955
-42,476
-1% -$1.01M
CCOI icon
891
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.74B
$83.2M 0.03%
1,264,112
-85,863
-6% -$5.65M
SMP icon
892
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$874M
$83.2M 0.03%
1,562,561
-14,372
-0.9% -$765K
UL icon
893
Unilever
UL
$154B
$83M 0.03%
1,451,025
+15,950
+1% +$912K
JBTM
894
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.09B
$82.8M 0.03%
734,754
-8,100
-1% -$913K
LILAK icon
895
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.54B
$82.6M 0.03%
4,508,180
+300,736
+7% +$5.51M
KEM
896
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$82.6M 0.03%
3,052,367
-53,408
-2% -$1.44M
MEI icon
897
Methode Electronics
MEI
$292M
$82.4M 0.03%
2,094,240
-14,732
-0.7% -$580K
CINF icon
898
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$23.8B
$82.3M 0.03%
782,619
-50,336
-6% -$5.29M
ALGT icon
899
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.16B
$82.3M 0.03%
472,599
-4,269
-0.9% -$743K
FSLR icon
900
First Solar
FSLR
$21.9B
$82.2M 0.03%
1,468,176
-29,061
-2% -$1.63M