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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALOG
1076
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$33.7M 0.02%
430,642
+25,013
+6% +$1.96M
AWR icon
1077
American States Water
AWR
$2.81B
$33.7M 0.02%
1,013,473
+89,239
+10% +$2.97M
WPG
1078
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$33.7M 0.02%
+199,620
New +$33.7M
EMCI
1079
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$33.6M 0.02%
1,639,068
+4,417
+0.3% +$90.6K
HF
1080
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$33.6M 0.02%
903,197
+114,763
+15% +$4.27M
BFH icon
1081
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.99B
$33.6M 0.02%
149,483
+48,758
+48% +$10.9M
ROP icon
1082
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.7B
$33.5M 0.02%
229,200
+2,287
+1% +$334K
ALXN
1083
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$33.3M 0.02%
213,360
+2,249
+1% +$351K
TBI
1084
Trueblue
TBI
$173M
$33.3M 0.02%
1,207,181
+87,491
+8% +$2.41M
CMG icon
1085
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$51.9B
$33.3M 0.02%
2,808,200
+409,950
+17% +$4.86M
ACGL icon
1086
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.1B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,738,110
+53,559
+3% +$1.03M
FOE
1087
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$33.2M 0.02%
2,642,850
+262,665
+11% +$3.3M
EVR icon
1088
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$33.2M 0.02%
575,853
+57,309
+11% +$3.3M
BBOX
1089
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
$33.2M 0.02%
1,415,132
-7,066
-0.5% -$166K
EBS icon
1090
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$434M
$33.2M 0.02%
1,476,073
+197,633
+15% +$4.44M
OI icon
1091
O-I Glass
OI
$2.01B
$33.1M 0.02%
956,793
+287,343
+43% +$9.95M
PRGO icon
1092
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.07B
$33.1M 0.02%
227,288
+21,175
+10% +$3.09M
KW icon
1093
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.26B
$33.1M 0.02%
1,234,829
-59,292
-5% -$1.59M
SPXC icon
1094
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.46B
$33.1M 0.02%
1,214,646
-64,647
-5% -$1.76M
MDCO
1095
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$33.1M 0.02%
1,138,325
-550
-0% -$16K
MTOR
1096
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$33.1M 0.02%
2,536,572
+621,038
+32% +$8.1M
EHC icon
1097
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$33M 0.02%
1,158,000
+28,379
+3% +$810K
ADBE icon
1098
Adobe
ADBE
$149B
$33M 0.02%
456,406
-90,000
-16% -$6.51M
AAL icon
1099
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.34B
$33M 0.02%
767,915
+41,117
+6% +$1.77M
ORA icon
1100
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.58B
$33M 0.02%
1,143,978
+23,412
+2% +$675K