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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GES icon
976
Guess, Inc.
GES
$872M
$84.3M 0.03%
4,012,314
-203,621
-5% -$4.28M
CNS icon
977
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.66B
$83.9M 0.03%
1,001,742
+606
+0.1% +$50.8K
AIR icon
978
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$83.8M 0.03%
2,582,804
-61,395
-2% -$1.99M
FANG icon
979
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$40.1B
$83.6M 0.03%
883,021
-48,308
-5% -$4.57M
CW icon
980
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$19.3B
$83.5M 0.03%
661,986
+52,729
+9% +$6.65M
MGP
981
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$83.4M 0.03%
2,178,351
+69,497
+3% +$2.66M
WEN icon
982
Wendy's
WEN
$1.88B
$83.3M 0.03%
3,842,647
+127,552
+3% +$2.77M
FCFS icon
983
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.57B
$83.3M 0.03%
951,924
+34,250
+4% +$3M
TTC icon
984
Toro Company
TTC
$7.82B
$83.1M 0.03%
852,659
+14,663
+2% +$1.43M
CNI icon
985
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$58.6B
$83.1M 0.03%
718,163
+20,083
+3% +$2.32M
BRKR icon
986
Bruker
BRKR
$4.87B
$83M 0.03%
1,062,431
+14,042
+1% +$1.1M
ALG icon
987
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.56B
$82.9M 0.03%
594,032
-1,247
-0.2% -$174K
HRL icon
988
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14B
$82.8M 0.03%
2,019,382
+78,875
+4% +$3.23M
HIW icon
989
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.49B
$82.7M 0.03%
1,885,027
+6,528
+0.3% +$286K
TRNO icon
990
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.06B
$82.4M 0.03%
1,303,258
+4,262
+0.3% +$269K
GFF icon
991
Griffon
GFF
$3.72B
$82.3M 0.03%
3,346,374
+7,144
+0.2% +$176K
STC icon
992
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.1B
$82.3M 0.03%
1,301,176
-13,502
-1% -$854K
HTLF
993
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$82.2M 0.03%
1,710,535
+41,426
+2% +$1.99M
SRC
994
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$82.2M 0.03%
1,785,817
+17,138
+1% +$789K
MCY icon
995
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.38B
$81.8M 0.03%
1,469,414
-28,441
-2% -$1.58M
TBBK icon
996
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.53B
$81.7M 0.03%
3,209,284
-188,668
-6% -$4.8M
KKR icon
997
KKR & Co
KKR
$129B
$81.6M 0.03%
1,340,633
+33,865
+3% +$2.06M
AROC icon
998
Archrock
AROC
$4.36B
$81.6M 0.03%
9,892,391
-431,582
-4% -$3.56M
MORN icon
999
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$81.6M 0.03%
314,998
+1,257
+0.4% +$326K
KW icon
1000
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.25B
$81.4M 0.03%
3,888,871
+221,512
+6% +$4.63M