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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AXE
1026
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$47.8M 0.03%
896,526
+130,661
+17% +$6.96M
FCFS icon
1027
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.49B
$47.6M 0.03%
927,389
+81,407
+10% +$4.18M
CXT icon
1028
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$47.6M 0.03%
2,415,714
+92,151
+4% +$1.82M
KAI icon
1029
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$47.5M 0.03%
921,782
-49,438
-5% -$2.55M
SXI icon
1030
Standex International
SXI
$2.47B
$47.4M 0.03%
573,593
-60,651
-10% -$5.01M
ETD icon
1031
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$742M
$47.3M 0.03%
1,432,797
+76,493
+6% +$2.53M
EQC
1032
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$47.3M 0.03%
1,624,266
+40,500
+3% +$1.18M
KMX icon
1033
CarMax
KMX
$8.97B
$47.3M 0.03%
964,807
+24,694
+3% +$1.21M
DNY
1034
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$47.3M 0.03%
2,794,698
+5,426
+0.2% +$91.8K
ETFC
1035
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$47.2M 0.03%
2,009,997
-145,056
-7% -$3.41M
IPXL
1036
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$47.2M 0.03%
1,637,942
+85,854
+6% +$2.47M
SEMG
1037
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$47.2M 0.03%
1,449,735
+377,148
+35% +$12.3M
SASR
1038
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$47.2M 0.03%
1,624,272
+49,479
+3% +$1.44M
GGB icon
1039
Gerdau
GGB
$6.03B
$47.2M 0.03%
32,685,685
-818,610
-2% -$1.18M
TROW icon
1040
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$47.1M 0.03%
645,958
+14,840
+2% +$1.08M
EVER
1041
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$47.1M 0.03%
3,171,425
+208,636
+7% +$3.1M
WNC icon
1042
Wabash National
WNC
$457M
$47M 0.03%
3,702,248
+100,185
+3% +$1.27M
WBMD
1043
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$47M 0.03%
808,524
+5,501
+0.7% +$320K
GPOR
1044
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$47M 0.03%
1,502,404
-101,537
-6% -$3.17M
CPAY icon
1045
Corpay
CPAY
$21.7B
$47M 0.03%
328,075
+30,811
+10% +$4.41M
AWI icon
1046
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.5B
$46.8M 0.03%
1,196,523
+75,149
+7% +$2.94M
FLG
1047
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.27B
$46.8M 0.03%
1,040,578
-215,815
-17% -$9.7M
CENX icon
1048
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.44B
$46.8M 0.03%
7,391,998
-9,165
-0.1% -$58K
GG
1049
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$46.8M 0.03%
2,445,141
+188,455
+8% +$3.61M
DIOD icon
1050
Diodes
DIOD
$2.44B
$46.7M 0.03%
2,487,917
+190,821
+8% +$3.59M