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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PSMT icon
951
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.63B
$45.3M 0.03%
545,700
+12,139
+2% +$1.01M
EXPO icon
952
Exponent
EXPO
$3.58B
$45.2M 0.03%
1,811,028
+105,312
+6% +$2.63M
CXO
953
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$45.2M 0.03%
486,578
+22,300
+5% +$2.07M
SCL icon
954
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.12B
$45.1M 0.03%
907,057
+41,975
+5% +$2.09M
EVER
955
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$45.1M 0.03%
2,820,085
+561,325
+25% +$8.97M
HW
956
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$45.1M 0.03%
2,670,501
-2,972
-0.1% -$50.1K
ANAT
957
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$45M 0.03%
440,281
+29,393
+7% +$3.01M
UAM
958
DELISTED
Universal American Corp
UAM
$45M 0.03%
6,432,453
-67,064
-1% -$469K
DHC
959
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.09B
$45M 0.03%
3,033,895
+66,964
+2% +$994K
SMCI icon
960
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.1B
$45M 0.03%
18,351,310
+593,420
+3% +$1.45M
INVX
961
Innovex International, Inc.
INVX
$1.16B
$45M 0.03%
758,916
+277,803
+58% +$16.5M
TBI
962
Trueblue
TBI
$176M
$44.9M 0.03%
1,744,918
+8,340
+0.5% +$215K
CSC
963
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$44.9M 0.03%
1,374,374
-1,684,762
-55% -$55.1M
EXTN
964
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
$44.8M 0.03%
+2,793,334
New +$44.8M
RSTI
965
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
$44.8M 0.03%
1,673,642
+177,288
+12% +$4.75M
CE icon
966
Celanese
CE
$5.13B
$44.8M 0.03%
664,816
+19,779
+3% +$1.33M
SUI icon
967
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.4B
$44.7M 0.03%
652,747
+27,940
+4% +$1.91M
TYC
968
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$44.7M 0.03%
1,339,468
+150,689
+13% +$5.03M
ADI icon
969
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$44.6M 0.03%
806,875
-38,910
-5% -$2.15M
RPAI
970
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$44.6M 0.03%
3,017,381
+45,866
+2% +$677K
NWLI
971
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$44.4M 0.03%
+176,346
New +$44.4M
FWRD icon
972
Forward Air
FWRD
$920M
$44.4M 0.03%
1,031,580
+42,482
+4% +$1.83M
APTV icon
973
Aptiv
APTV
$18.2B
$44.2M 0.03%
515,721
-1,336
-0.3% -$115K
MMS icon
974
Maximus
MMS
$5.08B
$44.2M 0.03%
785,639
-157,553
-17% -$8.86M
EPR icon
975
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.31B
$44.2M 0.03%
755,736
+31,603
+4% +$1.85M