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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FWRD icon
901
Forward Air
FWRD
$913M
$85.5M 0.03%
1,113,064
-71,587
-6% -$5.5M
MANH icon
902
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.8B
$85.5M 0.03%
813,062
-98,906
-11% -$10.4M
AEIS icon
903
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$85.3M 0.03%
879,873
-95,538
-10% -$9.26M
HRL icon
904
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.7B
$85.3M 0.03%
1,829,950
+29,737
+2% +$1.39M
NVT icon
905
nVent Electric
NVT
$15.3B
$85M 0.03%
3,647,817
+36,605
+1% +$853K
BKR icon
906
Baker Hughes
BKR
$46.3B
$84.9M 0.03%
4,073,209
+128,536
+3% +$2.68M
SMTC icon
907
Semtech
SMTC
$5.36B
$84.8M 0.03%
1,176,473
-90,645
-7% -$6.53M
SLGN icon
908
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$84.7M 0.03%
2,283,728
+7,086
+0.3% +$263K
HP icon
909
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.07B
$84.6M 0.03%
3,653,570
-32,060
-0.9% -$743K
AVNT icon
910
Avient
AVNT
$3.34B
$84.6M 0.03%
2,099,971
-72,823
-3% -$2.93M
HOMB icon
911
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$84.5M 0.03%
4,340,105
-66,239
-2% -$1.29M
ZTO icon
912
ZTO Express
ZTO
$15.4B
$84.5M 0.03%
2,899,516
+859,495
+42% +$25.1M
STMP
913
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$84.5M 0.03%
430,472
-182,888
-30% -$35.9M
UMBF icon
914
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
$84.4M 0.03%
1,222,934
-23,880
-2% -$1.65M
LSXMK
915
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$84.4M 0.03%
2,503,208
+45,028
+2% +$1.52M
EXC icon
916
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$84M 0.03%
2,790,322
+28,439
+1% +$856K
DISH
917
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$84M 0.03%
2,596,845
+20,743
+0.8% +$671K
GDOT icon
918
Green Dot
GDOT
$757M
$83.9M 0.03%
1,504,267
-72,705
-5% -$4.06M
ATSG
919
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$83.9M 0.03%
2,675,564
-180,784
-6% -$5.67M
THO icon
920
Thor Industries
THO
$5.66B
$83.8M 0.03%
901,195
-16,555
-2% -$1.54M
DDS icon
921
Dillards
DDS
$8.88B
$83.7M 0.03%
1,327,381
-72,689
-5% -$4.58M
MEDP icon
922
Medpace
MEDP
$13.4B
$83.6M 0.03%
600,719
-39,141
-6% -$5.45M
ALRM icon
923
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.76B
$83.5M 0.03%
807,547
-58,418
-7% -$6.04M
MED icon
924
Medifast
MED
$152M
$83.4M 0.03%
425,005
-25,605
-6% -$5.03M
MYRG icon
925
MYR Group
MYRG
$2.77B
$83.4M 0.03%
1,387,968
-15,001
-1% -$902K