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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALE icon
1001
Allete
ALE
$3.68B
$43.3M 0.03%
851,122
+5,498
+0.7% +$279K
AVY icon
1002
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
$43.2M 0.03%
689,036
-94,786
-12% -$5.94M
BRX icon
1003
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.6B
$43.1M 0.03%
1,669,823
+705,170
+73% +$18.2M
SBSW icon
1004
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.18B
$43.1M 0.03%
7,508,581
TTE icon
1005
TotalEnergies
TTE
$134B
$43.1M 0.03%
958,427
BBBY
1006
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$43.1M 0.03%
892,372
+121,661
+16% +$5.87M
EIG icon
1007
Employers Holdings
EIG
$996M
$43M 0.03%
1,576,579
+100,828
+7% +$2.75M
ORA icon
1008
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.56B
$43M 0.03%
1,180,135
-5,664
-0.5% -$207K
MEG
1009
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
$43M 0.03%
2,664,790
-94,632
-3% -$1.53M
MWW
1010
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$43M 0.03%
7,506,975
-23,127
-0.3% -$133K
EMCI
1011
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$43M 0.03%
1,699,219
+23,873
+1% +$604K
WIBC
1012
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$43M 0.03%
3,721,402
+4,499
+0.1% +$52K
AVA icon
1013
Avista
AVA
$2.96B
$42.9M 0.03%
1,213,748
+72,891
+6% +$2.58M
CNA icon
1014
CNA Financial
CNA
$13B
$42.8M 0.03%
1,218,416
-40,688
-3% -$1.43M
BOKF icon
1015
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.08B
$42.7M 0.03%
714,447
+38,117
+6% +$2.28M
NFBK icon
1016
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$501M
$42.7M 0.03%
2,683,013
+138,663
+5% +$2.21M
APH icon
1017
Amphenol
APH
$146B
$42.7M 0.03%
3,270,100
+193,584
+6% +$2.53M
AAON icon
1018
Aaon
AAON
$6.72B
$42.7M 0.03%
2,757,690
+37,723
+1% +$584K
BJRI icon
1019
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$716M
$42.7M 0.03%
982,041
-7,762
-0.8% -$337K
CMPR icon
1020
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.5B
$42.6M 0.03%
525,457
+21,279
+4% +$1.73M
PPS
1021
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$42.5M 0.03%
718,678
+16,294
+2% +$964K
ZBH icon
1022
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.7B
$42.5M 0.03%
426,705
+709
+0.2% +$70.6K
CCMP
1023
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$42.5M 0.03%
970,424
+57,829
+6% +$2.53M
HLX icon
1024
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$932M
$42.5M 0.03%
8,071,315
-496,858
-6% -$2.61M
RY icon
1025
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$205B
$42.5M 0.03%
792,266
+84,686
+12% +$4.54M