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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AME icon
1101
Ametek
AME
$44.4B
$53.9M 0.03%
995,978
+12,361
+1% +$668K
KN icon
1102
Knowles
KN
$1.85B
$53.8M 0.03%
2,837,084
+696,122
+33% +$13.2M
HURN icon
1103
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.36B
$53.6M 0.03%
1,274,091
+104,133
+9% +$4.38M
DNOW icon
1104
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.65B
$53.6M 0.03%
3,162,033
+745,677
+31% +$12.6M
AMD icon
1105
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$253B
$53.5M 0.03%
3,675,249
+269,478
+8% +$3.92M
STX icon
1106
Seagate
STX
$41.9B
$53.4M 0.03%
1,163,153
+40,927
+4% +$1.88M
MKL icon
1107
Markel Group
MKL
$24.3B
$53.4M 0.03%
54,704
+987
+2% +$963K
AKAM icon
1108
Akamai
AKAM
$11.4B
$53.2M 0.03%
891,527
+6,801
+0.8% +$406K
WDFC icon
1109
WD-40
WDFC
$2.85B
$53.2M 0.03%
488,223
-1,147
-0.2% -$125K
EQC
1110
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$53.2M 0.03%
1,703,322
+27,136
+2% +$847K
VYX icon
1111
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.73B
$53.2M 0.03%
1,897,090
-70,051
-4% -$1.96M
GRC icon
1112
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.12B
$53.1M 0.03%
1,692,418
+843,467
+99% +$26.5M
AAP icon
1113
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.55B
$53M 0.03%
357,810
+13,510
+4% +$2M
JBSS icon
1114
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$724M
$53M 0.03%
724,761
-1,784
-0.2% -$131K
LRN icon
1115
Stride
LRN
$6.89B
$53M 0.03%
2,769,245
+300,885
+12% +$5.76M
FLG
1116
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.3B
$53M 0.03%
1,264,382
+267,384
+27% +$11.2M
SITC icon
1117
SITE Centers
SITC
$468M
$52.9M 0.03%
3,276,326
+39,429
+1% +$637K
GL icon
1118
Globe Life
GL
$11.3B
$52.9M 0.03%
686,462
+6,316
+0.9% +$487K
FRC
1119
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$52.9M 0.03%
563,468
+32,508
+6% +$3.05M
CEB
1120
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$52.9M 0.03%
672,408
+8,222
+1% +$646K
CUBI icon
1121
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.35B
$52.8M 0.03%
1,675,920
+263,321
+19% +$8.3M
CTAS icon
1122
Cintas
CTAS
$81.2B
$52.8M 0.03%
1,669,596
+18,224
+1% +$577K
GNRC icon
1123
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$52.8M 0.03%
1,416,568
+80,251
+6% +$2.99M
FBR
1124
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$52.8M 0.03%
5,775,301
-69,142
-1% -$632K
HSIC icon
1125
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.43B
$52.7M 0.03%
790,842
+4,669
+0.6% +$311K