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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HTLF
1126
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$55M 0.02%
1,251,833
+60,279
+5% +$2.65M
RTEC
1127
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
$55M 0.02%
2,687,523
+62,465
+2% +$1.28M
AEIS icon
1128
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.94B
$54.9M 0.02%
1,279,775
+129,725
+11% +$5.57M
WAT icon
1129
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.6B
$54.9M 0.02%
290,913
+41,782
+17% +$7.88M
KBH icon
1130
KB Home
KBH
$4.48B
$54.9M 0.02%
2,872,163
+24,377
+0.9% +$466K
MLKN icon
1131
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.4B
$54.8M 0.02%
1,813,171
+385
+0% +$11.6K
AXON icon
1132
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.4B
$54.8M 0.02%
1,253,315
-135,041
-10% -$5.91M
AORT icon
1133
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$54.8M 0.02%
1,930,957
-58,058
-3% -$1.65M
ASTE icon
1134
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$54.8M 0.02%
1,813,905
+86,627
+5% +$2.62M
AMSF icon
1135
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$841M
$54.7M 0.02%
965,226
-6,464
-0.7% -$366K
MGEE icon
1136
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.08B
$54.6M 0.02%
910,612
+5,457
+0.6% +$327K
NWN icon
1137
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$54.5M 0.02%
901,878
+8,671
+1% +$524K
SWX icon
1138
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.65B
$54.5M 0.02%
712,205
+6,967
+1% +$533K
KTOS icon
1139
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$54.4M 0.02%
3,860,260
-85,344
-2% -$1.2M
HF
1140
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$54.3M 0.02%
1,638,385
-9,829
-0.6% -$326K
NTUS
1141
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$54.3M 0.02%
1,596,057
-17,465
-1% -$594K
HR
1142
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$54.3M 0.02%
1,909,748
+35,279
+2% +$1M
FBR
1143
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$54.3M 0.02%
3,155,229
-28,169
-0.9% -$485K
NHC icon
1144
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$54.2M 0.02%
691,283
+36,153
+6% +$2.84M
DISCA
1145
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$54.2M 0.02%
2,189,118
+8,803
+0.4% +$218K
LOPE icon
1146
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.89B
$54.2M 0.02%
563,270
-9,921
-2% -$954K
ECOL
1147
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$54.1M 0.02%
858,256
+5,154
+0.6% +$325K
HRC
1148
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$54M 0.02%
609,966
-9,321
-2% -$825K
DTE icon
1149
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
$54M 0.02%
575,282
+60,329
+12% +$5.66M
JWN
1150
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$54M 0.02%
1,158,461
+39,262
+4% +$1.83M