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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ORLY icon
951
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$91.5B
$33.8M 0.03%
3,933,525
-18,195
-0.5% -$156K
CRAY
952
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$33.7M 0.03%
1,227,159
-22,481
-2% -$617K
PRIM icon
953
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.63B
$33.7M 0.03%
1,082,225
+35,705
+3% +$1.11M
LNCE
954
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$33.7M 0.03%
1,172,884
+54,211
+5% +$1.56M
SKT icon
955
Tanger
SKT
$3.91B
$33.7M 0.03%
1,051,745
+58,944
+6% +$1.89M
WMK icon
956
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.77B
$33.6M 0.03%
639,254
+6,821
+1% +$358K
ELRC
957
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$33.6M 0.03%
1,813,156
+6,849
+0.4% +$127K
DE icon
958
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
$33.6M 0.03%
367,425
-1,082
-0.3% -$98.8K
CAMP
959
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$33.5M 0.03%
52,125
-214
-0.4% -$138K
LIN
960
DELISTED
LIN MEDIA LLC CLASS A COM
LIN
$33.5M 0.03%
1,167,279
+67,599
+6% +$1.94M
LTXB
961
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$33.5M 0.03%
1,220,588
+90,140
+8% +$2.47M
CLW icon
962
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$351M
$33.5M 0.03%
637,747
+19,871
+3% +$1.04M
CMLS
963
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$33.4M 0.03%
539,925
+133,744
+33% +$8.27M
EMCI
964
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$33.4M 0.03%
1,635,545
+4,565
+0.3% +$93.2K
HBAN icon
965
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$33.4M 0.03%
3,458,782
+171,335
+5% +$1.65M
VSAT icon
966
Viasat
VSAT
$4.28B
$33.3M 0.03%
531,784
-13,512
-2% -$847K
PMCS
967
DELISTED
P M C SIERRA INC
PMCS
$33.3M 0.03%
5,177,141
+260,339
+5% +$1.67M
SSD icon
968
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.07B
$33.3M 0.03%
906,289
+59,001
+7% +$2.17M
NEM icon
969
Newmont
NEM
$87.5B
$33.2M 0.03%
1,443,556
+7,378
+0.5% +$170K
JACK icon
970
Jack in the Box
JACK
$342M
$33.2M 0.03%
664,035
+12,235
+2% +$612K
UNFI icon
971
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.8B
$33.2M 0.03%
440,437
-5,623
-1% -$424K
ADI icon
972
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$33.1M 0.03%
650,719
+51,409
+9% +$2.62M
SLM icon
973
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.05B
$33.1M 0.03%
3,524,509
+64,334
+2% +$604K
DNY
974
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$33.1M 0.03%
1,629,713
-22,635
-1% -$459K
ALGN icon
975
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
$33M 0.03%
578,101
-9,762
-2% -$558K