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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ERJ icon
1051
Embraer
ERJ
$10.9B
$53.1M 0.03%
2,758,464
+150,175
+6% +$2.89M
ULTA icon
1052
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$53.1M 0.03%
208,147
+489
+0.2% +$125K
EMCI
1053
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$53M 0.03%
1,767,084
+5,652
+0.3% +$170K
BCR
1054
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$53M 0.03%
235,925
+2,748
+1% +$617K
ING icon
1055
ING
ING
$73.9B
$53M 0.03%
3,756,388
-14,474
-0.4% -$204K
KNL
1056
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$52.9M 0.03%
1,895,730
+45,554
+2% +$1.27M
MCHP icon
1057
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.1B
$52.9M 0.03%
1,648,614
-31,704
-2% -$1.02M
NPKI
1058
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$899M
$52.8M 0.03%
7,042,451
+400,662
+6% +$3M
CBSH icon
1059
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8B
$52.8M 0.03%
1,348,701
-29,344
-2% -$1.15M
MHO icon
1060
M/I Homes
MHO
$4B
$52.7M 0.03%
2,094,760
-1,447
-0.1% -$36.4K
TIF
1061
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$52.6M 0.03%
679,815
+19,057
+3% +$1.48M
NX icon
1062
Quanex
NX
$697M
$52.6M 0.03%
2,589,887
+110,604
+4% +$2.25M
ANGO icon
1063
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$445M
$52.5M 0.03%
3,113,954
+18,450
+0.6% +$311K
LSI
1064
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$52.4M 0.03%
922,160
+61,701
+7% +$3.51M
VIAV icon
1065
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.66B
$52.4M 0.03%
6,405,807
-502,578
-7% -$4.11M
TISI icon
1066
Team
TISI
$84.2M
$52.3M 0.03%
133,209
+395
+0.3% +$155K
FIX icon
1067
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.5B
$52.3M 0.03%
1,569,604
-8,474
-0.5% -$282K
PCG icon
1068
PG&E
PCG
$34.6B
$52.2M 0.03%
859,558
+28,488
+3% +$1.73M
AVTA
1069
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$52.1M 0.03%
3,534,829
+11,561
+0.3% +$171K
IRBT icon
1070
iRobot
IRBT
$114M
$52.1M 0.03%
891,541
+1,938
+0.2% +$113K
AEP icon
1071
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.2B
$52.1M 0.03%
827,211
+18,411
+2% +$1.16M
EFX icon
1072
Equifax
EFX
$30.3B
$52M 0.03%
439,719
-913
-0.2% -$108K
MGPI icon
1073
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$588M
$51.9M 0.03%
1,038,925
-70,821
-6% -$3.54M
A icon
1074
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$51.9M 0.03%
1,138,981
+1,226
+0.1% +$55.9K
HR icon
1075
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.44B
$51.8M 0.03%
1,780,861
+22,775
+1% +$663K