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
CMD
976
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$75.6M 0.03%
821,652
-2,703
-0.3% -$249K
WAB icon
977
Wabtec
WAB
$32.8B
$75.6M 0.03%
720,959
+14,229
+2% +$1.49M
HRL icon
978
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$75.5M 0.03%
1,916,693
+14,099
+0.7% +$555K
CRZO
979
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$75.5M 0.03%
2,996,254
+45,276
+2% +$1.14M
TSCO icon
980
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31.7B
$75.5M 0.03%
4,153,420
+139,875
+3% +$2.54M
CDE icon
981
Coeur Mining
CDE
$9.79B
$75.5M 0.03%
14,160,028
+2,166,396
+18% +$11.5M
MBI icon
982
MBIA
MBI
$383M
$75.4M 0.03%
7,053,852
-666,150
-9% -$7.12M
ASNA
983
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$75.4M 0.03%
824,573
+3,919
+0.5% +$358K
OCFC icon
984
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.04B
$75.3M 0.03%
2,767,787
+155,482
+6% +$4.23M
NOVT icon
985
Novanta
NOVT
$4.21B
$75.2M 0.03%
1,099,308
+36,832
+3% +$2.52M
ESGR
986
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$75.1M 0.03%
360,116
-412
-0.1% -$85.9K
ALXN
987
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$75M 0.03%
539,784
+145,649
+37% +$20.2M
SVC
988
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$476M
$75M 0.03%
2,599,147
+17,172
+0.7% +$495K
IRBT icon
989
iRobot
IRBT
$114M
$74.9M 0.03%
681,509
-13,810
-2% -$1.52M
HIW icon
990
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.5B
$74.9M 0.03%
1,584,018
+17,153
+1% +$811K
STOR
991
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$74.8M 0.03%
2,693,033
+44,454
+2% +$1.24M
ARMK icon
992
Aramark
ARMK
$10.2B
$74.8M 0.03%
2,407,440
+149,468
+7% +$4.64M
ENTG icon
993
Entegris
ENTG
$12.3B
$74.7M 0.03%
2,581,354
-293,414
-10% -$8.49M
NGHC
994
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$74.6M 0.03%
2,780,241
+87,720
+3% +$2.35M
VRSK icon
995
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$36.8B
$74.4M 0.03%
617,320
+16,959
+3% +$2.04M
MEI icon
996
Methode Electronics
MEI
$295M
$74.4M 0.03%
2,055,075
+1,610
+0.1% +$58.3K
NWLI
997
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$74.2M 0.03%
232,394
+10,351
+5% +$3.3M
AX icon
998
Axos Financial
AX
$5.2B
$74.1M 0.03%
2,155,613
+80,657
+4% +$2.77M
SPR icon
999
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.76B
$74.1M 0.03%
808,358
-19,757
-2% -$1.81M
SFLY
1000
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$74M 0.03%
1,122,991
-49,371
-4% -$3.25M