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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RLI icon
926
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.12B
$91.9M 0.03%
1,756,614
-11,052
-0.6% -$578K
CUBI icon
927
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$91.5M 0.03%
2,347,763
+5,920
+0.3% +$231K
CABO icon
928
Cable One
CABO
$951M
$91.3M 0.03%
47,742
-398
-0.8% -$761K
TREX icon
929
Trex
TREX
$6.64B
$91.1M 0.03%
891,175
-9,300
-1% -$951K
NOV icon
930
NOV
NOV
$4.91B
$91M 0.03%
5,939,915
+385,391
+7% +$5.9M
MDP
931
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$90.9M 0.03%
2,093,779
+6,654
+0.3% +$289K
ALG icon
932
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.54B
$90.9M 0.03%
595,279
-25,013
-4% -$3.82M
FTI icon
933
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.8B
$90.7M 0.03%
10,025,792
+1,440,896
+17% +$13M
THG icon
934
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.45B
$90.7M 0.03%
668,821
+15,857
+2% +$2.15M
LGF.B
935
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$90.7M 0.03%
4,954,511
+352,771
+8% +$6.46M
ATR icon
936
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.96B
$90.6M 0.03%
643,127
+1,440
+0.2% +$203K
MKL icon
937
Markel Group
MKL
$24.7B
$90.6M 0.03%
76,311
+2,148
+3% +$2.55M
AWK icon
938
American Water Works
AWK
$27B
$90.5M 0.03%
587,284
+7,840
+1% +$1.21M
SM icon
939
SM Energy
SM
$3.1B
$90.2M 0.03%
3,662,099
+698,537
+24% +$17.2M
LGF.A
940
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$90.1M 0.03%
4,354,697
+392,551
+10% +$8.13M
HSIC icon
941
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.38B
$90M 0.03%
1,213,392
-383
-0% -$28.4K
RMBS icon
942
Rambus
RMBS
$9.57B
$89.7M 0.03%
3,785,141
-141,582
-4% -$3.36M
SFBS icon
943
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.59B
$89.7M 0.03%
1,319,779
-27,154
-2% -$1.85M
AAON icon
944
Aaon
AAON
$6.84B
$89.6M 0.03%
2,147,850
-19,698
-0.9% -$822K
BEN icon
945
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.8B
$89.6M 0.03%
2,800,466
-40,732
-1% -$1.3M
BHF icon
946
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.8B
$89.4M 0.03%
1,962,986
+238,058
+14% +$10.8M
TECK icon
947
Teck Resources
TECK
$20.3B
$89.2M 0.03%
3,871,424
-442,854
-10% -$10.2M
RNR icon
948
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.4B
$89.2M 0.03%
599,181
+67,434
+13% +$10M
TNET icon
949
TriNet
TNET
$3.4B
$89.2M 0.03%
1,229,949
-30,967
-2% -$2.24M
FCF icon
950
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.83B
$89.1M 0.03%
6,335,886
-203,872
-3% -$2.87M