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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALV icon
1026
Autoliv
ALV
$9.63B
$39.9M 0.03%
508,204
+34,895
+7% +$2.74M
AIRM
1027
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$39.8M 0.03%
1,167,829
+223,824
+24% +$7.63M
RDY icon
1028
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.3B
$39.8M 0.03%
3,118,205
+191,120
+7% +$2.44M
INTU icon
1029
Intuit
INTU
$183B
$39.7M 0.03%
446,946
+8,554
+2% +$759K
TROW icon
1030
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.4B
$39.7M 0.03%
570,737
+114,427
+25% +$7.95M
JWN
1031
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$39.6M 0.03%
551,769
+42,636
+8% +$3.06M
STJ
1032
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$39.4M 0.03%
624,032
+27,601
+5% +$1.74M
APTV icon
1033
Aptiv
APTV
$18.2B
$39.3M 0.03%
517,057
+22,031
+4% +$1.67M
NCLH icon
1034
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$12.2B
$39.3M 0.03%
685,860
+165,653
+32% +$9.49M
NWLIA
1035
DELISTED
NATL WESTN LIFE INS CO CL A
NWLIA
$39.3M 0.03%
176,346
+1,154
+0.7% +$257K
CONN
1036
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$39.2M 0.03%
1,630,912
-6,800
-0.4% -$163K
APH icon
1037
Amphenol
APH
$146B
$39.2M 0.03%
3,076,516
+209,728
+7% +$2.67M
ADBE icon
1038
Adobe
ADBE
$149B
$39.2M 0.03%
476,555
+28,553
+6% +$2.35M
VFC icon
1039
VF Corp
VFC
$6.05B
$39.2M 0.03%
609,783
+8,393
+1% +$539K
FRGI
1040
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$39.1M 0.03%
861,934
+2,367
+0.3% +$107K
RY icon
1041
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$203B
$39.1M 0.03%
707,580
+396,673
+128% +$21.9M
WIBC
1042
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$39.1M 0.03%
3,716,903
+145,863
+4% +$1.53M
DCT
1043
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$39M 0.03%
1,160,022
+29,402
+3% +$990K
TBI
1044
Trueblue
TBI
$171M
$39M 0.03%
1,736,578
+248,050
+17% +$5.57M
PSO icon
1045
Pearson
PSO
$9.05B
$38.9M 0.03%
2,267,109
-129,786
-5% -$2.23M
EMCI
1046
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$38.9M 0.03%
1,675,346
+10,668
+0.6% +$248K
BCC icon
1047
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.21B
$38.9M 0.03%
1,541,679
+57,303
+4% +$1.45M
ZBH icon
1048
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.7B
$38.9M 0.03%
425,996
-48,546
-10% -$4.43M
RSTI
1049
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
$38.8M 0.03%
1,496,354
+164,206
+12% +$4.26M
EFX icon
1050
Equifax
EFX
$30.3B
$38.8M 0.03%
399,087
-5,009
-1% -$487K