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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MTOR
1001
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$61.7M 0.03%
2,948,147
-288,353
-9% -$6.04M
PRLB icon
1002
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.17B
$61.7M 0.03%
476,518
+19,634
+4% +$2.54M
MCY icon
1003
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.31B
$61.6M 0.03%
1,489,270
-21,616
-1% -$894K
ETR icon
1004
Entergy
ETR
$39.5B
$61.5M 0.03%
1,248,648
+32,736
+3% +$1.61M
CHE icon
1005
Chemed
CHE
$6.57B
$61.4M 0.03%
127,856
-600
-0.5% -$288K
AEIS icon
1006
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.93B
$61.4M 0.03%
975,411
-88,759
-8% -$5.59M
HTLD icon
1007
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$61.4M 0.03%
3,298,445
-20,359
-0.6% -$379K
X
1008
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$61.3M 0.03%
8,350,564
-1,910,788
-19% -$14M
IFF icon
1009
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.5B
$61.2M 0.03%
499,898
+40,495
+9% +$4.96M
COKE icon
1010
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$10.5B
$61.2M 0.03%
2,541,430
-23,300
-0.9% -$561K
FWONK icon
1011
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.7B
$61.1M 0.03%
1,743,375
+99,120
+6% +$3.48M
UMBF icon
1012
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
$61.1M 0.03%
1,246,814
+7,958
+0.6% +$390K
PII icon
1013
Polaris
PII
$3.29B
$61.1M 0.03%
647,700
-60,681
-9% -$5.72M
THG icon
1014
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.37B
$61.1M 0.03%
655,613
+2,381
+0.4% +$222K
JKHY icon
1015
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.6B
$61M 0.03%
375,228
-6,092
-2% -$990K
ZTO icon
1016
ZTO Express
ZTO
$15.4B
$61M 0.03%
2,040,021
+389,649
+24% +$11.7M
CCL icon
1017
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.5B
$61M 0.03%
4,017,126
-128,314
-3% -$1.95M
CCOI icon
1018
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.74B
$60.9M 0.03%
1,014,135
-116,206
-10% -$6.98M
IPGP icon
1019
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.44B
$60.9M 0.03%
358,273
+2,711
+0.8% +$461K
ADEA icon
1020
Adeia
ADEA
$1.65B
$60.9M 0.03%
20,019,315
-189
-0% -$575
FNF icon
1021
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$60.7M 0.03%
2,017,939
+182,022
+10% +$5.48M
BHE icon
1022
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.43B
$60.6M 0.03%
3,007,285
-55,371
-2% -$1.12M
MTDR icon
1023
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.16B
$60.5M 0.03%
7,326,591
-71,315
-1% -$589K
FCFS icon
1024
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.46B
$60.5M 0.03%
1,057,069
-52,869
-5% -$3.02M
CRI icon
1025
Carter's
CRI
$1.04B
$60.4M 0.03%
698,149
-43,018
-6% -$3.72M