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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ASTE icon
901
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$46.4M 0.03%
1,082,718
+75,552
+8% +$3.24M
KMX icon
902
CarMax
KMX
$8.88B
$46.4M 0.03%
672,066
+20,458
+3% +$1.41M
TREX icon
903
Trex
TREX
$6.43B
$46.4M 0.03%
3,400,676
+288,464
+9% +$3.93M
PLKI
904
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$46.3M 0.03%
774,750
+50,500
+7% +$3.02M
WLL
905
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$46.3M 0.03%
4,999
-235
-4% -$2.18M
NAVI icon
906
Navient
NAVI
$1.29B
$46.2M 0.03%
2,274,473
+99,243
+5% +$2.02M
UNT
907
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$46.2M 0.03%
1,651,250
-53,780
-3% -$1.5M
ON icon
908
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$46.2M 0.03%
3,812,902
+722,066
+23% +$8.74M
BGC
909
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$46.2M 0.03%
2,679,755
-496,326
-16% -$8.55M
LDL
910
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$46.1M 0.03%
1,454,401
+32,172
+2% +$1.02M
KAMN
911
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$46.1M 0.03%
1,086,866
+41,006
+4% +$1.74M
UHS icon
912
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$46.1M 0.03%
391,403
-2,837
-0.7% -$334K
ADI icon
913
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$46M 0.03%
730,309
+99,662
+16% +$6.28M
MZTI
914
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$4.97B
$46M 0.03%
483,474
+21,787
+5% +$2.07M
DORM icon
915
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.86B
$46M 0.03%
924,694
-170,400
-16% -$8.48M
ERJ icon
916
Embraer
ERJ
$10.9B
$45.9M 0.03%
1,493,876
+73,991
+5% +$2.28M
EBS icon
917
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$425M
$45.9M 0.03%
1,595,862
+94,703
+6% +$2.72M
IPHS
918
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$45.9M 0.03%
814,030
+59,334
+8% +$3.34M
IGTE
919
DELISTED
IGATE CORPORATION
IGTE
$45.8M 0.03%
1,072,882
-135,085
-11% -$5.76M
PLAB icon
920
Photronics
PLAB
$1.32B
$45.7M 0.03%
5,370,607
+123,344
+2% +$1.05M
ZWS icon
921
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.69B
$45.6M 0.03%
3,549,458
+688,394
+24% +$8.85M
FCNCA icon
922
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.2B
$45.6M 0.03%
175,700
-8,399
-5% -$2.18M
MTDR icon
923
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.16B
$45.6M 0.03%
2,079,491
+400,954
+24% +$8.79M
NTRS icon
924
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$45.5M 0.03%
653,467
+20,965
+3% +$1.46M
MMC icon
925
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$97.7B
$45.5M 0.03%
810,377
+28,669
+4% +$1.61M