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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTS icon
926
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.23B
$52.2M 0.03%
2,912,359
-129,556
-4% -$2.32M
AAON icon
927
Aaon
AAON
$6.7B
$52.1M 0.03%
2,840,070
-33,641
-1% -$617K
LAD icon
928
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.56B
$52.1M 0.03%
732,434
+12,935
+2% +$919K
TKR icon
929
Timken Company
TKR
$5.4B
$52M 0.03%
1,696,980
+300,321
+22% +$9.21M
CF icon
930
CF Industries
CF
$13.9B
$52M 0.03%
2,157,783
+73,295
+4% +$1.77M
CHE icon
931
Chemed
CHE
$6.5B
$51.9M 0.03%
381,016
+132
+0% +$18K
VRN
932
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
$51.9M 0.03%
3,288,524
+748,541
+29% +$11.8M
TDY icon
933
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$26.1B
$51.9M 0.03%
523,784
+69,455
+15% +$6.88M
SFNC icon
934
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.96B
$51.7M 0.03%
2,236,724
+122,142
+6% +$2.82M
FNF icon
935
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.4B
$51.6M 0.03%
1,983,896
+42,155
+2% +$1.1M
PLUS icon
936
ePlus
PLUS
$1.97B
$51.6M 0.03%
2,522,464
-118,400
-4% -$2.42M
WNR
937
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$51.6M 0.03%
2,499,139
+291,844
+13% +$6.02M
EXC icon
938
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$51.6M 0.03%
1,988,553
+60,245
+3% +$1.56M
CSL icon
939
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15.6B
$51.5M 0.03%
487,673
+30,440
+7% +$3.22M
GLPI icon
940
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$51.4M 0.03%
1,492,117
+272,563
+22% +$9.4M
EAT icon
941
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$51.4M 0.03%
1,129,834
+14,993
+1% +$683K
HY icon
942
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$634M
$51.4M 0.03%
864,754
+22,090
+3% +$1.31M
BCR
943
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$51.4M 0.03%
218,711
+6,231
+3% +$1.47M
JJSF icon
944
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.02B
$51.4M 0.03%
430,925
-4,057
-0.9% -$484K
WKC icon
945
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.41B
$51.4M 0.03%
1,081,379
+137,727
+15% +$6.54M
BWA icon
946
BorgWarner
BWA
$9.46B
$51.3M 0.03%
1,973,426
+388,428
+25% +$10.1M
CPB icon
947
Campbell Soup
CPB
$9.91B
$51.1M 0.03%
768,585
-2,044
-0.3% -$136K
ASR icon
948
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$10.4B
$51.1M 0.03%
320,544
-79,186
-20% -$12.6M
FRED
949
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$51.1M 0.03%
3,170,179
-3,127
-0.1% -$50.4K
KCG
950
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$50.9M 0.03%
3,828,291
+455,899
+14% +$6.06M