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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LHCG
876
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$82.9M 0.03%
532,368
-81,910
-13% -$12.8M
LSTR icon
877
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.59B
$82.6M 0.03%
568,354
+18,163
+3% +$2.64M
CMRE icon
878
Costamare
CMRE
$1.47B
$82.4M 0.03%
6,809,901
+901,970
+15% +$10.9M
EVH icon
879
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.08B
$82.3M 0.03%
2,679,496
-519,489
-16% -$16M
HTLF
880
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$82.2M 0.03%
1,979,935
+141,912
+8% +$5.89M
TXRH icon
881
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$11.1B
$82.2M 0.03%
1,122,466
+20,614
+2% +$1.51M
HII icon
882
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.8B
$82.1M 0.03%
377,048
+6,760
+2% +$1.47M
EHC icon
883
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.8B
$81.9M 0.03%
1,835,616
-5,025
-0.3% -$224K
CLF icon
884
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.83B
$81.8M 0.03%
5,320,231
+1,096,492
+26% +$16.9M
KW icon
885
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.25B
$81.7M 0.03%
4,315,148
+249,815
+6% +$4.73M
CVE icon
886
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$30.4B
$81.6M 0.03%
4,292,058
-1,072,715
-20% -$20.4M
ACLS icon
887
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.71B
$81.5M 0.03%
1,486,918
-70,428
-5% -$3.86M
ALK icon
888
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.36B
$81.4M 0.03%
2,031,970
+550,649
+37% +$22.1M
PFGC icon
889
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.6B
$81.3M 0.03%
1,767,324
-55,124
-3% -$2.53M
ESNT icon
890
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.33B
$81.2M 0.03%
2,088,682
+289,723
+16% +$11.3M
WTS icon
891
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.47B
$81.2M 0.03%
661,250
-26,381
-4% -$3.24M
CUBI icon
892
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$81.2M 0.03%
2,395,938
+127,726
+6% +$4.33M
FFIN icon
893
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.13B
$81.1M 0.03%
2,065,832
+51,941
+3% +$2.04M
ATKR icon
894
Atkore
ATKR
$2.09B
$81M 0.03%
975,931
-138,677
-12% -$11.5M
COHR
895
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$81M 0.03%
304,222
-42,744
-12% -$11.4M
HRI icon
896
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.29B
$81M 0.03%
898,411
-88,876
-9% -$8.01M
EVR icon
897
Evercore
EVR
$13.3B
$81M 0.03%
865,087
-4,458
-0.5% -$417K
AZTA icon
898
Azenta
AZTA
$1.43B
$81M 0.03%
1,122,999
-189,013
-14% -$13.6M
MMSI icon
899
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.34B
$81M 0.03%
1,491,783
-112,784
-7% -$6.12M
CACC icon
900
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.9B
$80.7M 0.03%
170,452
-2,969
-2% -$1.41M