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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
APOL
1051
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$40.6M 0.03%
2,146,881
+756,736
+54% +$14.3M
WDFC icon
1052
WD-40
WDFC
$2.85B
$40.5M 0.03%
457,399
+24,334
+6% +$2.15M
SCS icon
1053
Steelcase
SCS
$1.92B
$40.5M 0.03%
2,137,453
+101,123
+5% +$1.92M
INTU icon
1054
Intuit
INTU
$183B
$40.5M 0.03%
417,287
+7,281
+2% +$706K
URBN icon
1055
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.33B
$40.3M 0.03%
883,125
+117,698
+15% +$5.37M
SIG icon
1056
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.75B
$40.3M 0.03%
290,270
-96,231
-25% -$13.4M
ANAT
1057
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$40.3M 0.03%
409,332
+3,871
+1% +$381K
ISSI
1058
DELISTED
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTN INC
ISSI
$40.3M 0.03%
2,250,446
+266,410
+13% +$4.77M
AMN icon
1059
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$751M
$40.2M 0.03%
1,744,291
+141,667
+9% +$3.27M
MYGN icon
1060
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$642M
$40.2M 0.03%
1,136,633
+1,974
+0.2% +$69.9K
TXNM
1061
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$5.99B
$40.2M 0.03%
1,375,724
+104,487
+8% +$3.05M
ALE icon
1062
Allete
ALE
$3.7B
$40.1M 0.03%
759,427
+87,173
+13% +$4.6M
MTW icon
1063
Manitowoc
MTW
$357M
$40.1M 0.03%
2,050,908
+69,168
+3% +$1.35M
RGEN icon
1064
Repligen
RGEN
$6.76B
$40.1M 0.03%
1,319,162
-17,088
-1% -$519K
SBGI icon
1065
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$933M
$40M 0.03%
1,274,794
-191,700
-13% -$6.02M
LGND icon
1066
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.24B
$40M 0.03%
832,189
+135,116
+19% +$6.5M
ARG
1067
DELISTED
AIRGAS INC
ARG
$40M 0.03%
377,220
+81,631
+28% +$8.66M
MTZ icon
1068
MasTec
MTZ
$15B
$40M 0.03%
2,072,974
+243,541
+13% +$4.7M
LSI
1069
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$40M 0.03%
638,859
+11,742
+2% +$735K
FELE icon
1070
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.2B
$39.9M 0.03%
1,045,102
+164,729
+19% +$6.28M
LXU icon
1071
LSB Industries
LXU
$585M
$39.9M 0.03%
1,253,715
+150,649
+14% +$4.79M
GNCMA
1072
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$39.7M 0.03%
2,521,382
+136,959
+6% +$2.16M
SNDA icon
1073
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$492M
$39.7M 0.03%
102,059
-14,395
-12% -$5.6M
CMTL icon
1074
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$65.3M
$39.7M 0.03%
1,371,112
+3,055
+0.2% +$88.4K
CVLG icon
1075
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$575M
$39.7M 0.03%
2,393,536
+206,416
+9% +$3.42M