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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FICO icon
976
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.7B
$37.5M 0.03%
587,505
+15,088
+3% +$962K
CCC
977
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$37.4M 0.03%
1,674,638
+173,683
+12% +$3.88M
BRC icon
978
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.69B
$37.4M 0.03%
1,250,728
+214,343
+21% +$6.4M
AZZ icon
979
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.46B
$37.3M 0.03%
810,097
+80,259
+11% +$3.7M
MMS icon
980
Maximus
MMS
$4.94B
$37.2M 0.03%
864,083
+53,315
+7% +$2.29M
TVTY
981
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$37.1M 0.03%
2,114,083
+117,273
+6% +$2.06M
AEIS icon
982
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$37M 0.03%
1,922,465
+123,862
+7% +$2.38M
JAH
983
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$36.9M 0.03%
933,665
-21,982
-2% -$870K
PPG icon
984
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$36.9M 0.03%
351,308
+24,948
+8% +$2.62M
CNVR
985
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
$36.9M 0.03%
1,452,548
+290,436
+25% +$7.38M
VSAT icon
986
Viasat
VSAT
$3.91B
$36.9M 0.03%
636,383
+103,792
+19% +$6.02M
POR icon
987
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.63B
$36.9M 0.03%
1,063,828
+167,371
+19% +$5.8M
CBL
988
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$36.9M 0.03%
1,940,209
+40,231
+2% +$764K
MSGS icon
989
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$36.8M 0.03%
826,691
-29,229
-3% -$1.3M
LSTR icon
990
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.5B
$36.8M 0.03%
575,036
+82,902
+17% +$5.31M
NLSN
991
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$36.7M 0.03%
759,061
+16,034
+2% +$776K
APOL
992
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$36.7M 0.03%
1,175,857
+239,481
+26% +$7.48M
VFC icon
993
VF Corp
VFC
$5.85B
$36.7M 0.03%
618,383
+21,100
+4% +$1.25M
HTLD icon
994
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$36.7M 0.03%
1,718,047
+144,749
+9% +$3.09M
BRCM
995
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$36.6M 0.03%
987,577
+166,154
+20% +$6.17M
IPHS
996
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$36.6M 0.03%
635,932
+82,941
+15% +$4.77M
MCO icon
997
Moody's
MCO
$90.8B
$36.6M 0.03%
417,109
+117,457
+39% +$10.3M
COLM icon
998
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$36.5M 0.03%
884,454
-4,810
-0.5% -$199K
BJRI icon
999
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$691M
$36.5M 0.03%
1,045,837
+487,115
+87% +$17M
REGN icon
1000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$58.9B
$36.5M 0.03%
129,215
+906
+0.7% +$256K