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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DORM icon
1076
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.97B
$70.8M 0.03%
934,973
-3,829
-0.4% -$290K
EBS icon
1077
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$435M
$70.8M 0.03%
1,311,500
-187,249
-12% -$10.1M
SBGI icon
1078
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$948M
$70.7M 0.03%
2,121,942
-534,248
-20% -$17.8M
KW icon
1079
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.26B
$70.7M 0.03%
3,169,364
-45,445
-1% -$1.01M
COO icon
1080
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.6B
$70.6M 0.03%
879,472
+19,348
+2% +$1.55M
WWD icon
1081
Woodward
WWD
$14.4B
$70.6M 0.03%
595,737
-48,839
-8% -$5.78M
IBKR icon
1082
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$28.3B
$70.6M 0.03%
6,053,408
-101,588
-2% -$1.18M
BUSE icon
1083
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$70.3M 0.03%
2,556,942
+29,741
+1% +$818K
SYNH
1084
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$70.2M 0.03%
1,180,405
-37,037
-3% -$2.2M
PRDO icon
1085
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.23B
$70.1M 0.03%
3,812,127
-195,444
-5% -$3.59M
NBHC icon
1086
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.46B
$70M 0.03%
1,988,695
-38,445
-2% -$1.35M
EXPD icon
1087
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.7B
$69.9M 0.03%
896,530
+18,465
+2% +$1.44M
PLOW icon
1088
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$762M
$69.8M 0.03%
1,269,494
-17,927
-1% -$986K
HRC
1089
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$69.8M 0.03%
614,684
-5,158
-0.8% -$586K
BOOT icon
1090
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.74B
$69.8M 0.03%
1,566,948
-147,257
-9% -$6.56M
SLGN icon
1091
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.75B
$69.7M 0.03%
2,243,131
+20,060
+0.9% +$623K
EGBN icon
1092
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$608M
$69.7M 0.03%
1,432,560
+93,508
+7% +$4.55M
KOS icon
1093
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$818M
$69.7M 0.03%
12,221,659
+301,491
+3% +$1.72M
MGEE icon
1094
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.13B
$69.6M 0.03%
883,149
-17,302
-2% -$1.36M
CASH icon
1095
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.74B
$69.6M 0.03%
1,906,547
-6,284
-0.3% -$229K
RHI icon
1096
Robert Half
RHI
$3.62B
$69.5M 0.03%
1,101,351
+1,831
+0.2% +$116K
GGB icon
1097
Gerdau
GGB
$6.21B
$69.5M 0.03%
17,881,444
-2,134,391
-11% -$8.3M
BANF icon
1098
BancFirst
BANF
$4.47B
$69.5M 0.03%
1,112,793
-56,295
-5% -$3.52M
PRSP
1099
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$69.5M 0.03%
2,627,726
+106,427
+4% +$2.81M
WSM icon
1100
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.9B
$69.5M 0.03%
1,891,992
-26,058
-1% -$957K