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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FFIC icon
1026
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$476M
$50.5M 0.03%
2,128,213
+34,890
+2% +$828K
SASR
1027
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$50.5M 0.03%
1,649,906
+25,634
+2% +$784K
AXON icon
1028
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.4B
$50.4M 0.03%
1,761,963
+60,856
+4% +$1.74M
BWXT icon
1029
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.4B
$50.4M 0.03%
1,313,697
-101,357
-7% -$3.89M
MRCY icon
1030
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.33B
$50.2M 0.03%
2,044,579
+37,388
+2% +$919K
WOOF
1031
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$50.2M 0.03%
717,841
+8,166
+1% +$571K
HSIC icon
1032
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.37B
$50.2M 0.03%
785,459
+13,087
+2% +$836K
FWRD icon
1033
Forward Air
FWRD
$904M
$50.2M 0.03%
1,160,264
+47,516
+4% +$2.06M
PHG icon
1034
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$50.2M 0.03%
2,207,909
-336,387
-13% -$7.64M
AMWD icon
1035
American Woodmark
AMWD
$995M
$50.1M 0.03%
622,254
-10,238
-2% -$825K
ADTN icon
1036
Adtran
ADTN
$809M
$50.1M 0.03%
2,616,193
-36,535
-1% -$699K
KBR icon
1037
KBR
KBR
$6.36B
$50M 0.03%
3,306,886
+587,633
+22% +$8.89M
ZWS icon
1038
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.82B
$49.8M 0.03%
4,826,154
+220,253
+5% +$2.27M
TLK icon
1039
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$49.7M 0.03%
1,505,506
-3,276
-0.2% -$108K
UAM
1040
DELISTED
Universal American Corp
UAM
$49.6M 0.03%
6,489,889
-154,125
-2% -$1.18M
EQC
1041
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$49.6M 0.03%
1,641,921
+17,655
+1% +$534K
ULTA icon
1042
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$49.4M 0.03%
207,658
+11,069
+6% +$2.63M
CIT
1043
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$49.4M 0.03%
1,361,386
+99,332
+8% +$3.61M
MHO icon
1044
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.07B
$49.4M 0.03%
2,096,207
+1,656
+0.1% +$39K
CLR
1045
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$49.4M 0.03%
950,263
+6,055
+0.6% +$315K
AWI icon
1046
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.5B
$49.3M 0.03%
1,194,213
-2,310
-0.2% -$95.4K
VGR
1047
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$49.3M 0.03%
3,735,598
+16,831
+0.5% +$222K
SHW icon
1048
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$89.8B
$49.3M 0.03%
534,123
+25,797
+5% +$2.38M
ABCB icon
1049
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.1B
$49.2M 0.03%
1,406,564
-14,834
-1% -$518K
PPS
1050
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$49.1M 0.03%
742,571
+4,713
+0.6% +$312K