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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DY icon
951
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.53B
$77.4M 0.03%
915,352
-1,395
-0.2% -$118K
FOE
952
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$77.3M 0.03%
3,329,323
-1,293
-0% -$30K
TDY icon
953
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$26B
$77.1M 0.03%
312,694
-31,674
-9% -$7.81M
GCO icon
954
Genesco
GCO
$361M
$77.1M 0.03%
1,636,454
-1,866
-0.1% -$87.9K
BPFH
955
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$77M 0.03%
5,644,672
+375,363
+7% +$5.12M
CERN
956
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$76.9M 0.03%
1,194,635
+238,964
+25% +$15.4M
OMC icon
957
Omnicom Group
OMC
$14.9B
$76.9M 0.03%
1,130,443
+42,284
+4% +$2.88M
PLAY icon
958
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$784M
$76.7M 0.03%
1,158,647
+25,111
+2% +$1.66M
CDW icon
959
CDW
CDW
$21.6B
$76.7M 0.03%
862,101
+6,705
+0.8% +$596K
DLX icon
960
Deluxe
DLX
$868M
$76.6M 0.03%
1,345,390
+121,542
+10% +$6.92M
PKG icon
961
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.5B
$76.4M 0.03%
696,594
+26,210
+4% +$2.88M
MZTI
962
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5.06B
$76.4M 0.03%
511,862
+1,964
+0.4% +$293K
AWR icon
963
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$76.3M 0.03%
1,248,505
-19,026
-2% -$1.16M
XEC
964
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$76.2M 0.03%
820,094
+308,907
+60% +$28.7M
CCOI icon
965
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$76.1M 0.03%
1,363,623
+7,741
+0.6% +$432K
WMK icon
966
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.75B
$76.1M 0.03%
1,752,566
+157,060
+10% +$6.82M
MT icon
967
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.5B
$76M 0.03%
2,462,898
-3,997
-0.2% -$123K
MSGS icon
968
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.97B
$76M 0.03%
337,892
-10,721
-3% -$2.41M
SNV icon
969
Synovus
SNV
$7.16B
$76M 0.03%
1,659,193
+1,162
+0.1% +$53.2K
HLT icon
970
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$65.2B
$75.9M 0.03%
940,030
+187,497
+25% +$15.1M
EL icon
971
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.5B
$75.9M 0.03%
522,555
+18,853
+4% +$2.74M
MRC icon
972
MRC Global
MRC
$1.25B
$75.8M 0.03%
4,040,810
-6,250
-0.2% -$117K
WSM icon
973
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.8B
$75.8M 0.03%
2,306,524
+5,948
+0.3% +$195K
CKH
974
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
$75.8M 0.03%
1,533,656
+11,355
+0.7% +$561K
MCO icon
975
Moody's
MCO
$92.3B
$75.7M 0.03%
452,328
+47,962
+12% +$8.02M