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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KWR icon
1126
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.47B
$37.9M 0.02%
443,120
+22,552
+5% +$1.93M
AMSF icon
1127
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$860M
$37.9M 0.02%
820,056
+21,507
+3% +$995K
AVY icon
1128
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
$37.9M 0.02%
716,781
+120,199
+20% +$6.36M
ROK icon
1129
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$39.4B
$37.9M 0.02%
326,740
+17,289
+6% +$2.01M
MATV icon
1130
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$676M
$37.9M 0.02%
821,592
+68,717
+9% +$3.17M
ISCA
1131
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$37.8M 0.02%
1,157,908
-9,431
-0.8% -$308K
NTAP icon
1132
NetApp
NTAP
$24.9B
$37.7M 0.02%
1,063,514
+86,350
+9% +$3.06M
SASR
1133
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$37.7M 0.02%
1,436,802
+25,518
+2% +$669K
BEN icon
1134
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$37.6M 0.02%
733,593
+130,693
+22% +$6.71M
EWBC icon
1135
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$15B
$37.6M 0.02%
930,338
+63,572
+7% +$2.57M
BDN
1136
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$775M
$37.6M 0.02%
2,354,240
+43,455
+2% +$694K
PUK icon
1137
Prudential
PUK
$35.7B
$37.6M 0.02%
776,255
-272
-0% -$13.2K
EMCI
1138
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$37.4M 0.02%
1,661,886
+2,613
+0.2% +$58.9K
SFLY
1139
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$37.4M 0.02%
826,973
+68,197
+9% +$3.09M
TYPE
1140
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$37.4M 0.02%
1,145,033
+46,402
+4% +$1.51M
WNC icon
1141
Wabash National
WNC
$473M
$37.3M 0.02%
2,648,893
+291,672
+12% +$4.11M
ACTA
1142
DELISTED
Actua Corporation
ACTA
$37.3M 0.02%
2,410,866
-6,114
-0.3% -$94.7K
AVA icon
1143
Avista
AVA
$2.93B
$37.3M 0.02%
1,092,270
+71,077
+7% +$2.43M
ZINC
1144
DELISTED
HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
ZINC
$37.3M 0.02%
2,944,889
-32,733
-1% -$414K
XPO icon
1145
XPO
XPO
$16B
$37.3M 0.02%
2,369,165
+706,293
+42% +$11.1M
CMA icon
1146
Comerica
CMA
$8.94B
$37.2M 0.02%
824,216
+38,938
+5% +$1.76M
AIRM
1147
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$37.1M 0.02%
797,363
+3,441
+0.4% +$160K
BEE
1148
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
$37.1M 0.02%
2,988,469
+127,229
+4% +$1.58M
PDM
1149
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.09B
$37M 0.02%
1,987,252
+18,483
+0.9% +$344K
KEX icon
1150
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.9B
$37M 0.02%
492,729
+595
+0.1% +$44.6K