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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RL icon
1076
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19B
$64.3M 0.02%
717,443
+41,008
+6% +$3.68M
RFP
1077
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$64.2M 0.02%
5,031,555
+357,263
+8% +$4.56M
CVET
1078
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
$64M 0.02%
3,084,639
+583,499
+23% +$12.1M
KAR icon
1079
Openlane
KAR
$3.12B
$64M 0.02%
4,332,508
+307,881
+8% +$4.55M
CNS icon
1080
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.63B
$63.9M 0.02%
1,005,436
+693
+0.1% +$44.1K
AEIS icon
1081
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.91B
$63.6M 0.02%
872,095
+34,625
+4% +$2.53M
CBOE icon
1082
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.7B
$63.6M 0.02%
562,072
+8,799
+2% +$996K
KNSL icon
1083
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$10.2B
$63.6M 0.02%
276,854
+2,836
+1% +$651K
MGPI icon
1084
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$592M
$63.6M 0.02%
634,971
+1,724
+0.3% +$173K
AMPH icon
1085
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.31B
$63.5M 0.02%
1,826,043
+29,774
+2% +$1.04M
SR icon
1086
Spire
SR
$4.49B
$63.3M 0.02%
851,237
+30,388
+4% +$2.26M
AOS icon
1087
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$63.3M 0.02%
1,157,030
+11,231
+1% +$614K
TRS icon
1088
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.59B
$63.2M 0.02%
2,282,184
+16,934
+0.7% +$469K
PPL icon
1089
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$63.2M 0.02%
2,329,276
+36,664
+2% +$995K
IEX icon
1090
IDEX
IEX
$12.2B
$63.2M 0.02%
347,809
-3,067
-0.9% -$557K
WBT
1091
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$63.2M 0.02%
2,652,208
-207,218
-7% -$4.93M
ALKS icon
1092
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.55B
$63M 0.02%
2,114,231
-23,333
-1% -$695K
TRU icon
1093
TransUnion
TRU
$18B
$63M 0.02%
787,029
-15,013
-2% -$1.2M
UCTT icon
1094
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.14B
$62.6M 0.02%
2,102,115
+203,586
+11% +$6.06M
ADEA icon
1095
Adeia
ADEA
$1.69B
$62.6M 0.02%
16,390,103
-1,444,277
-8% -$5.51M
VRSN icon
1096
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.9B
$62.5M 0.02%
373,743
+6,464
+2% +$1.08M
CTXS
1097
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$62.3M 0.02%
641,659
+1,661
+0.3% +$161K
VRNT icon
1098
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$62.2M 0.02%
1,469,444
+54,423
+4% +$2.3M
HIW icon
1099
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.48B
$62.2M 0.02%
1,817,746
-2,862
-0.2% -$97.9K
CSGS icon
1100
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.87B
$62.1M 0.02%
1,040,700
-59,910
-5% -$3.58M