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
SM icon
1076
SM Energy
SM
$3.12B
$39.6M 0.03%
766,648
-190
-0% -$9.82K
OXM icon
1077
Oxford Industries
OXM
$742M
$39.6M 0.03%
524,262
+17,329
+3% +$1.31M
MMSI icon
1078
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.3B
$39.5M 0.02%
2,052,205
+218,326
+12% +$4.2M
RDN icon
1079
Radian Group
RDN
$4.82B
$39.5M 0.02%
2,352,571
-6,300
-0.3% -$106K
UEIC icon
1080
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.8M
$39.5M 0.02%
699,786
+33,930
+5% +$1.92M
PPS
1081
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$39.5M 0.02%
693,088
+4,391
+0.6% +$250K
THOR
1082
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
$39.4M 0.02%
940,548
+178,884
+23% +$7.49M
PRGO icon
1083
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.07B
$39.3M 0.02%
237,285
+11,945
+5% +$1.98M
MGRC icon
1084
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.06B
$39.3M 0.02%
1,193,543
+48,379
+4% +$1.59M
ALV icon
1085
Autoliv
ALV
$9.78B
$39.3M 0.02%
462,727
+45,459
+11% +$3.86M
IRDM icon
1086
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.92B
$39.2M 0.02%
4,040,872
-21,860
-0.5% -$212K
DCT
1087
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$39.2M 0.02%
1,131,442
+10,638
+0.9% +$369K
TYC
1088
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$39.2M 0.02%
869,578
-25,990
-3% -$1.17M
VIAV icon
1089
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.71B
$39.2M 0.02%
5,251,937
+1,088,687
+26% +$8.12M
AME icon
1090
Ametek
AME
$44B
$39.1M 0.02%
744,920
+21,259
+3% +$1.12M
GWW icon
1091
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$48.2B
$39.1M 0.02%
165,883
+14,857
+10% +$3.5M
BKH icon
1092
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.29B
$39.1M 0.02%
774,316
+56,321
+8% +$2.84M
HI icon
1093
Hillenbrand
HI
$1.79B
$39.1M 0.02%
1,265,048
+87,895
+7% +$2.71M
HSP
1094
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$39M 0.02%
444,402
-3,244
-0.7% -$285K
AXON icon
1095
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.8B
$39M 0.02%
1,618,764
SHW icon
1096
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.3B
$39M 0.02%
411,162
+8,421
+2% +$799K
ILG
1097
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$38.8M 0.02%
1,481,597
+105,765
+8% +$2.77M
SAIC icon
1098
Saic
SAIC
$4.8B
$38.8M 0.02%
755,439
+86,540
+13% +$4.44M
KBR icon
1099
KBR
KBR
$6.44B
$38.8M 0.02%
2,679,455
+1,430,303
+115% +$20.7M
MGEE icon
1100
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.13B
$38.8M 0.02%
875,254
+38,717
+5% +$1.72M