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
KAR icon
1051
Openlane
KAR
$3.07B
$49.1M 0.03%
3,003,391
-107,826
-3% -$1.76M
CMA icon
1052
Comerica
CMA
$9.06B
$49.1M 0.03%
1,036,698
+44,121
+4% +$2.09M
NTCT icon
1053
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.8B
$49M 0.03%
1,674,579
+546,749
+48% +$16M
MEG
1054
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
$49M 0.03%
2,656,969
-3,607
-0.1% -$66.5K
SLM icon
1055
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.86B
$48.9M 0.03%
6,549,462
+815,590
+14% +$6.09M
MSA icon
1056
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$48.9M 0.03%
842,550
-500
-0.1% -$29K
NPKI
1057
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$889M
$48.9M 0.03%
6,641,789
+358,410
+6% +$2.64M
LHX icon
1058
L3Harris
LHX
$52.2B
$48.9M 0.03%
533,346
+33,646
+7% +$3.08M
BCC icon
1059
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.2B
$48.8M 0.03%
1,921,791
+278,051
+17% +$7.06M
MTRN icon
1060
Materion
MTRN
$2.31B
$48.8M 0.03%
1,588,693
+58,323
+4% +$1.79M
SONC
1061
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$48.7M 0.03%
1,862,140
+3,666
+0.2% +$96K
BAP icon
1062
Credicorp
BAP
$21.1B
$48.7M 0.03%
319,924
+5,870
+2% +$893K
EXP icon
1063
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.57B
$48.7M 0.03%
629,564
+9,836
+2% +$760K
LDOS icon
1064
Leidos
LDOS
$23.6B
$48.6M 0.03%
1,123,474
+471,200
+72% +$20.4M
WMK icon
1065
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.75B
$48.6M 0.03%
917,227
+46,268
+5% +$2.45M
EXPE icon
1066
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27.5B
$48.6M 0.03%
416,293
+80,051
+24% +$9.34M
ALJ
1067
DELISTED
Alon U S A Energy Inc
ALJ
$48.6M 0.03%
6,023,745
+53,824
+0.9% +$434K
HW
1068
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$48.6M 0.03%
2,869,369
+54,738
+2% +$926K
SMTC icon
1069
Semtech
SMTC
$5.23B
$48.5M 0.03%
1,750,016
-30,169
-2% -$837K
ODFL icon
1070
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$30.5B
$48.5M 0.03%
2,120,358
-48,789
-2% -$1.12M
ENIC icon
1071
Enel Chile
ENIC
$5.2B
$48.3M 0.03%
10,173,883
-295,406
-3% -$1.4M
KAI icon
1072
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$48.2M 0.03%
925,001
+3,219
+0.3% +$168K
ENR icon
1073
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$48.2M 0.03%
964,594
+185,265
+24% +$9.26M
BNS icon
1074
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.7B
$48.2M 0.03%
909,038
-820
-0.1% -$43.5K
NFLX icon
1075
Netflix
NFLX
$505B
$48.1M 0.03%
488,107
+8,182
+2% +$806K