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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HMSY
1076
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$45.4M 0.03%
2,579,403
+481,293
+23% +$8.48M
SJI
1077
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$45.2M 0.03%
1,430,756
-8,307
-0.6% -$263K
LOPE icon
1078
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.89B
$45.2M 0.03%
1,132,836
+4,198
+0.4% +$168K
FIBK icon
1079
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.43B
$45.2M 0.03%
1,608,773
+104,581
+7% +$2.94M
TREX icon
1080
Trex
TREX
$6.48B
$45.2M 0.03%
4,022,376
-3,112
-0.1% -$34.9K
KWR icon
1081
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.46B
$45.1M 0.03%
505,271
+6,603
+1% +$589K
PPS
1082
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$45M 0.03%
737,858
+8,442
+1% +$515K
ORBC
1083
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$45M 0.03%
4,526,780
+134,784
+3% +$1.34M
XYL icon
1084
Xylem
XYL
$34.5B
$45M 0.03%
1,008,168
+1,441
+0.1% +$64.3K
FORM icon
1085
FormFactor
FORM
$2.32B
$44.9M 0.03%
4,999,711
+923,309
+23% +$8.3M
NPO icon
1086
Enpro
NPO
$4.64B
$44.9M 0.03%
1,010,889
-9,055
-0.9% -$402K
GNTX icon
1087
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$44.8M 0.03%
2,900,064
+318,710
+12% +$4.92M
PDM
1088
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.1B
$44.8M 0.03%
2,080,235
-19,040
-0.9% -$410K
HAR
1089
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$44.6M 0.03%
621,727
+39,507
+7% +$2.84M
BNS icon
1090
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.7B
$44.6M 0.03%
909,858
+314,595
+53% +$15.4M
EPAM icon
1091
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.69B
$44.6M 0.03%
692,814
-87,692
-11% -$5.64M
KMT icon
1092
Kennametal
KMT
$1.58B
$44.5M 0.03%
2,014,953
+427,586
+27% +$9.45M
CCMP
1093
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$44.5M 0.03%
1,051,862
+58,943
+6% +$2.5M
CATO icon
1094
Cato Corp
CATO
$91.1M
$44.4M 0.03%
1,177,416
+42,093
+4% +$1.59M
NXST icon
1095
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.27B
$44.4M 0.03%
932,977
-587
-0.1% -$27.9K
KNL
1096
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$44.4M 0.03%
1,827,123
+42,338
+2% +$1.03M
AME icon
1097
Ametek
AME
$43.9B
$44.4M 0.03%
959,644
+21,003
+2% +$971K
MYGN icon
1098
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$674M
$44.3M 0.03%
1,448,505
+24,137
+2% +$739K
XEL icon
1099
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.4B
$44.3M 0.03%
989,259
+5,333
+0.5% +$239K
MSA icon
1100
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$44.3M 0.03%
843,050
+25,208
+3% +$1.32M