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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WM icon
1001
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$28.9M 0.03%
700,138
+544
+0.1% +$22.4K
CALM icon
1002
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.31B
$28.8M 0.02%
1,198,028
+24,890
+2% +$599K
WCG
1003
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$28.8M 0.02%
413,082
-3,838
-0.9% -$268K
PSMT icon
1004
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.41B
$28.8M 0.02%
301,960
-8,749
-3% -$833K
SASR
1005
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$28.7M 0.02%
1,233,608
+7,058
+0.6% +$164K
HMA
1006
DELISTED
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
$28.7M 0.02%
2,241,965
-48,927
-2% -$626K
ICE icon
1007
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$98.6B
$28.7M 0.02%
789,890
+40,830
+5% +$1.48M
IPAR icon
1008
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.47B
$28.7M 0.02%
955,592
+48,312
+5% +$1.45M
MCY icon
1009
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.31B
$28.7M 0.02%
593,102
+30,265
+5% +$1.46M
SXC icon
1010
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$656M
$28.6M 0.02%
1,683,627
+282,707
+20% +$4.81M
SCL icon
1011
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$28.5M 0.02%
494,053
-411
-0.1% -$23.7K
MAA icon
1012
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.6B
$28.5M 0.02%
456,107
+25,183
+6% +$1.57M
AIRM
1013
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$28.5M 0.02%
668,636
-124,983
-16% -$5.32M
ICA
1014
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$28.4M 0.02%
3,324,637
+81,420
+3% +$696K
VFC icon
1015
VF Corp
VFC
$5.85B
$28.4M 0.02%
605,888
+18,330
+3% +$859K
ALGN icon
1016
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.64B
$28.3M 0.02%
587,863
-54,614
-9% -$2.63M
LKQ icon
1017
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.26B
$28.3M 0.02%
887,699
+17,920
+2% +$571K
TILE icon
1018
Interface
TILE
$1.6B
$28.3M 0.02%
1,424,519
-50,880
-3% -$1.01M
BKH icon
1019
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.28B
$28.3M 0.02%
566,617
+29,050
+5% +$1.45M
ALGT icon
1020
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.16B
$28.2M 0.02%
267,810
+10,208
+4% +$1.08M
ADI icon
1021
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$28.2M 0.02%
599,310
+147,555
+33% +$6.94M
ADBE icon
1022
Adobe
ADBE
$149B
$28.1M 0.02%
541,440
-11,877
-2% -$617K
BWLD
1023
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$28.1M 0.02%
252,458
+11,243
+5% +$1.25M
ORA icon
1024
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.51B
$28.1M 0.02%
1,048,631
+27,975
+3% +$749K
NFX
1025
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$28.1M 0.02%
1,025,209
+292,798
+40% +$8.01M