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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LII icon
976
Lennox International
LII
$19.6B
$81M 0.03%
216,327
+3,725
+2% +$1.39M
KAI icon
977
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$80.9M 0.03%
358,781
-1,574
-0.4% -$355K
RL icon
978
Ralph Lauren
RL
$18.9B
$80.6M 0.03%
694,378
-63,099
-8% -$7.33M
SXI icon
979
Standex International
SXI
$2.44B
$80.5M 0.03%
552,777
-12,770
-2% -$1.86M
DASH icon
980
DoorDash
DASH
$110B
$80.5M 0.03%
1,013,215
+122,346
+14% +$9.72M
BRC icon
981
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.69B
$80.3M 0.03%
1,461,783
-3,975
-0.3% -$218K
ROG icon
982
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.44B
$80.2M 0.03%
610,115
+44,795
+8% +$5.89M
FOXF icon
983
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.17B
$80.2M 0.03%
809,388
+7,789
+1% +$772K
ATSG
984
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$80.1M 0.03%
3,837,928
+273,827
+8% +$5.71M
RIVN icon
985
Rivian
RIVN
$16.9B
$80.1M 0.03%
3,298,418
+2,770,713
+525% +$67.2M
PII icon
986
Polaris
PII
$3.29B
$80M 0.03%
768,319
+106,923
+16% +$11.1M
FHI icon
987
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.1B
$79.9M 0.03%
2,360,200
+49,391
+2% +$1.67M
FCF icon
988
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.84B
$79.9M 0.03%
6,540,949
+90,509
+1% +$1.11M
FLO icon
989
Flowers Foods
FLO
$3.02B
$79.8M 0.03%
3,597,486
+147,004
+4% +$3.26M
FRME icon
990
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
$79.7M 0.03%
2,863,294
+18,640
+0.7% +$519K
SRCL
991
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$79.6M 0.03%
1,779,674
+279,360
+19% +$12.5M
ETRN
992
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
$79.5M 0.03%
8,479,896
+424,128
+5% +$3.97M
IPGP icon
993
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.44B
$79.4M 0.03%
781,546
-3,273
-0.4% -$332K
AEP icon
994
American Electric Power
AEP
$57.9B
$79.2M 0.03%
1,052,788
+78,136
+8% +$5.88M
AOS icon
995
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$79.2M 0.03%
1,197,268
+20,281
+2% +$1.34M
WEC icon
996
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.2B
$79.2M 0.03%
982,899
-4,808
-0.5% -$387K
BIO icon
997
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.49B
$78.8M 0.03%
219,972
+15,966
+8% +$5.72M
TRU icon
998
TransUnion
TRU
$17.5B
$78.7M 0.03%
1,096,799
+32,720
+3% +$2.35M
CRL icon
999
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.54B
$78.6M 0.03%
401,248
+16,122
+4% +$3.16M
SKY icon
1000
Champion Homes, Inc.
SKY
$4.19B
$78.3M 0.03%
1,229,146
+28,996
+2% +$1.85M