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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MCHB
1026
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$3.11B
$65.3M 0.03%
2,280,873
+15,600
+0.7% +$447K
CLX icon
1027
Clorox
CLX
$15.2B
$65.3M 0.03%
490,848
+10,505
+2% +$1.4M
GSK icon
1028
GSK
GSK
$83.3B
$65.3M 0.03%
1,337,700
+54,849
+4% +$2.68M
INVH icon
1029
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.6B
$65.3M 0.03%
2,860,256
+165,701
+6% +$3.78M
MKL icon
1030
Markel Group
MKL
$24.7B
$65.2M 0.03%
55,751
+355
+0.6% +$415K
CINF icon
1031
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$24.2B
$65.2M 0.03%
878,307
+46,100
+6% +$3.42M
AMWD icon
1032
American Woodmark
AMWD
$987M
$65.1M 0.03%
661,051
-2,568
-0.4% -$253K
RHT
1033
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$65.1M 0.03%
435,102
+5,652
+1% +$845K
STOR
1034
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$65M 0.03%
2,618,892
+57,410
+2% +$1.42M
TNL icon
1035
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.12B
$65M 0.03%
1,257,686
+1,666
+0.1% +$86.1K
PLNT icon
1036
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.72B
$65M 0.03%
1,719,972
+120,286
+8% +$4.54M
PPBI
1037
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$64.9M 0.03%
1,614,537
+94,940
+6% +$3.82M
MED icon
1038
Medifast
MED
$153M
$64.9M 0.03%
694,393
-230
-0% -$21.5K
AVAV icon
1039
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.5B
$64.9M 0.03%
1,425,337
+969
+0.1% +$44.1K
TXNM
1040
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$5.99B
$64.5M 0.03%
1,687,072
+109,585
+7% +$4.19M
WTW icon
1041
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.9B
$64.5M 0.03%
423,822
+12,702
+3% +$1.93M
FIX icon
1042
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.8B
$64.5M 0.03%
1,563,440
+281
+0% +$11.6K
AAP icon
1043
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.66B
$64.4M 0.03%
542,998
+106,252
+24% +$12.6M
SVC
1044
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$477M
$64.4M 0.03%
2,539,462
+97,555
+4% +$2.47M
WDFC icon
1045
WD-40
WDFC
$2.88B
$64.3M 0.03%
488,428
-662
-0.1% -$87.2K
LTRPA
1046
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$64.3M 0.03%
5,983,594
+418,379
+8% +$4.5M
SUPN icon
1047
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.59B
$64.3M 0.03%
1,403,994
+4,844
+0.3% +$222K
AJRD
1048
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$64.3M 0.03%
2,298,149
+12,150
+0.5% +$340K
FFIC icon
1049
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$473M
$64.2M 0.03%
2,382,977
+54,621
+2% +$1.47M
EFII
1050
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$64.2M 0.03%
2,349,305
+422,542
+22% +$11.5M