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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PEG icon
1026
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$41.2B
$60.4M 0.03%
1,159,933
+72,965
+7% +$3.8M
SYNH
1027
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$60.3M 0.03%
1,533,319
-124,403
-8% -$4.89M
RGLD icon
1028
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.4B
$60.3M 0.03%
704,006
-35,375
-5% -$3.03M
MKL icon
1029
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
$60.2M 0.03%
58,026
+1,594
+3% +$1.65M
CVCO icon
1030
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.33B
$60.1M 0.03%
461,231
+4,673
+1% +$609K
CHS
1031
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$60.1M 0.03%
10,693,857
-148,827
-1% -$836K
JACK icon
1032
Jack in the Box
JACK
$352M
$60.1M 0.03%
774,126
+29,678
+4% +$2.3M
TOWN icon
1033
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$60.1M 0.03%
2,508,169
+133,809
+6% +$3.2M
EXPE icon
1034
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27.6B
$60M 0.03%
532,705
+18,842
+4% +$2.12M
JBGS
1035
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.45B
$59.8M 0.03%
1,718,274
+175,742
+11% +$6.12M
OTTR icon
1036
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$59.8M 0.03%
1,204,544
+14,909
+1% +$740K
AVNT icon
1037
Avient
AVNT
$3.35B
$59.7M 0.03%
2,087,245
+37,819
+2% +$1.08M
ATR icon
1038
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.97B
$59.5M 0.03%
632,688
+14,380
+2% +$1.35M
RPM icon
1039
RPM International
RPM
$16.3B
$59.4M 0.03%
1,010,084
+19,709
+2% +$1.16M
AKAM icon
1040
Akamai
AKAM
$11.1B
$59.3M 0.03%
971,482
+27,741
+3% +$1.69M
GLOG
1041
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$59.2M 0.03%
3,598,554
+111,181
+3% +$1.83M
ABG icon
1042
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.84B
$59.2M 0.03%
888,124
+8,989
+1% +$599K
DAN icon
1043
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.78B
$59.2M 0.03%
4,342,857
+137,551
+3% +$1.87M
VG
1044
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$59.2M 0.03%
6,776,828
+111,267
+2% +$971K
BPFH
1045
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$59.1M 0.03%
5,594,923
-49,749
-0.9% -$526K
AR icon
1046
Antero Resources
AR
$10.3B
$59.1M 0.03%
6,291,184
+169,369
+3% +$1.59M
FLOW
1047
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$58.9M 0.03%
1,937,095
+187,027
+11% +$5.69M
BID
1048
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$58.9M 0.03%
1,482,466
+92,952
+7% +$3.69M
NBR icon
1049
Nabors Industries
NBR
$623M
$58.9M 0.03%
588,863
+45,799
+8% +$4.58M
EQC
1050
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$58.9M 0.03%
1,961,131
+5,122
+0.3% +$154K