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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
-$6.13B
Cap. Flow
+$5.04B
Cap. Flow %
1.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,167
Closed
121
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BF.B icon
926
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.7B
$89.8M 0.03%
1,339,745
-64,481
-5% -$4.32M
FWRD icon
927
Forward Air
FWRD
$916M
$89.8M 0.03%
918,173
-11,788
-1% -$1.15M
EIG icon
928
Employers Holdings
EIG
$1B
$89.6M 0.03%
2,184,038
+6,685
+0.3% +$274K
CVE icon
929
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$28.7B
$89.5M 0.03%
5,364,773
+785,961
+17% +$13.1M
TOWN icon
930
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.87B
$89.4M 0.03%
2,984,330
+69,020
+2% +$2.07M
BCPC
931
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.23B
$89.3M 0.03%
653,348
-13,577
-2% -$1.86M
AROC icon
932
Archrock
AROC
$4.44B
$89.3M 0.03%
9,675,051
+220,951
+2% +$2.04M
GIII icon
933
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$89.3M 0.03%
3,299,935
+37,415
+1% +$1.01M
VFC icon
934
VF Corp
VFC
$5.86B
$89.1M 0.03%
1,567,185
+187,008
+14% +$10.6M
FFIN icon
935
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.22B
$88.9M 0.03%
2,013,891
+862
+0% +$38K
CENX icon
936
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.06B
$88.8M 0.03%
3,375,432
-447,222
-12% -$11.8M
WAL icon
937
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$10B
$88.8M 0.03%
1,071,776
+4,468
+0.4% +$370K
IART icon
938
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.25B
$88.7M 0.03%
1,380,036
+23,877
+2% +$1.53M
JOE icon
939
St. Joe Company
JOE
$2.96B
$88.5M 0.03%
1,493,700
-31,597
-2% -$1.87M
ELAN icon
940
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.16B
$88.3M 0.03%
3,381,855
+736,733
+28% +$19.2M
HTLF
941
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$87.9M 0.03%
1,838,023
+102,441
+6% +$4.9M
MNST icon
942
Monster Beverage
MNST
$61B
$87.7M 0.03%
2,195,180
+55,716
+3% +$2.23M
MEI icon
943
Methode Electronics
MEI
$250M
$87.7M 0.03%
2,026,836
+46,480
+2% +$2.01M
SKX icon
944
Skechers
SKX
$9.5B
$87.5M 0.03%
2,145,473
+181,445
+9% +$7.4M
TM icon
945
Toyota
TM
$260B
$87.4M 0.03%
485,132
-45,342
-9% -$8.17M
PKX icon
946
POSCO
PKX
$15.5B
$87.4M 0.03%
1,473,846
-14,298
-1% -$847K
GPRE icon
947
Green Plains
GPRE
$698M
$87M 0.03%
2,805,680
+76,362
+3% +$2.37M
GES icon
948
Guess, Inc.
GES
$878M
$86.8M 0.03%
3,970,545
+50,371
+1% +$1.1M
MXL icon
949
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.36B
$86.6M 0.03%
1,484,249
+5,528
+0.4% +$323K
ALG icon
950
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.53B
$86.6M 0.03%
602,070
+8,298
+1% +$1.19M