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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JACK icon
1101
Jack in the Box
JACK
$345M
$26.1M 0.02%
651,800
+19,022
+3% +$761K
MOD icon
1102
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.95B
$26.1M 0.02%
1,781,060
+76,351
+4% +$1.12M
FWRD icon
1103
Forward Air
FWRD
$913M
$26M 0.02%
645,555
+13,807
+2% +$557K
TNC icon
1104
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.5B
$26M 0.02%
419,930
+6,467
+2% +$401K
PRGS icon
1105
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.83B
$26M 0.02%
1,005,055
-19,306
-2% -$500K
EXP icon
1106
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.49B
$26M 0.02%
358,417
-155,405
-30% -$11.3M
NFLX icon
1107
Netflix
NFLX
$530B
$26M 0.02%
588,539
+19,607
+3% +$866K
BHP icon
1108
BHP
BHP
$135B
$25.9M 0.02%
459,961
+7,437
+2% +$418K
PEG icon
1109
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.8B
$25.9M 0.02%
785,318
+1,699
+0.2% +$55.9K
DCO icon
1110
Ducommun
DCO
$1.36B
$25.8M 0.02%
899,295
+16,092
+2% +$462K
NC icon
1111
NACCO Industries
NC
$293M
$25.8M 0.02%
2,035,204
-10,348
-0.5% -$131K
CCC
1112
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$25.8M 0.02%
1,356,233
+35,913
+3% +$682K
AGN
1113
DELISTED
ALLERGAN INC
AGN
$25.7M 0.02%
284,400
-293
-0.1% -$26.5K
A icon
1114
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$25.6M 0.02%
697,396
+40,358
+6% +$1.48M
SCHW icon
1115
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$25.6M 0.02%
1,208,715
+57,254
+5% +$1.21M
UIS icon
1116
Unisys
UIS
$276M
$25.5M 0.02%
1,014,158
+71,702
+8% +$1.81M
CUK icon
1117
Carnival PLC
CUK
$37.5B
$25.5M 0.02%
753,303
-11,172
-1% -$379K
AFFX
1118
DELISTED
AFFYMETRIX INC
AFFX
$25.5M 0.02%
4,116,636
+465,558
+13% +$2.89M
HMC icon
1119
Honda
HMC
$44.4B
$25.5M 0.02%
669,165
+1,800
+0.3% +$68.7K
GTIV
1120
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
$25.5M 0.02%
2,119,191
-122,491
-5% -$1.47M
MHR
1121
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
$25.5M 0.02%
4,130,648
-194,709
-5% -$1.2M
PPG icon
1122
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$25.5M 0.02%
304,750
+2,802
+0.9% +$234K
CMI icon
1123
Cummins
CMI
$55.8B
$25.4M 0.02%
191,529
+427
+0.2% +$56.7K
BEN icon
1124
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.6B
$25.4M 0.02%
503,262
-696
-0.1% -$35.2K
IRDM icon
1125
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.91B
$25.4M 0.02%
3,695,860
+1,049
+0% +$7.22K