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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TG icon
1176
Tredegar Corp
TG
$279M
$36.9M 0.02%
2,711,194
-27,242
-1% -$371K
NVR icon
1177
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$36.8M 0.02%
22,401
+262
+1% +$430K
ATR icon
1178
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.91B
$36.8M 0.02%
506,019
+43,212
+9% +$3.14M
UBS icon
1179
UBS Group
UBS
$129B
$36.7M 0.02%
1,896,032
+120,758
+7% +$2.34M
KBR icon
1180
KBR
KBR
$6.36B
$36.7M 0.02%
2,166,676
+77,242
+4% +$1.31M
XYL icon
1181
Xylem
XYL
$34.5B
$36.7M 0.02%
1,004,158
+8,693
+0.9% +$317K
MAT icon
1182
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$36.5M 0.02%
1,344,557
+141,118
+12% +$3.83M
MTRN icon
1183
Materion
MTRN
$2.31B
$36.5M 0.02%
1,303,629
+51,589
+4% +$1.44M
CDW icon
1184
CDW
CDW
$21.5B
$36.5M 0.02%
867,988
+19,252
+2% +$809K
EXC icon
1185
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$36.5M 0.02%
1,841,621
+137,525
+8% +$2.72M
HAFC icon
1186
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$36.4M 0.02%
1,536,401
+76,568
+5% +$1.82M
ROG icon
1187
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.47B
$36.4M 0.02%
706,073
-2,560
-0.4% -$132K
AEM icon
1188
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$77B
$36.4M 0.02%
1,384,667
+30,087
+2% +$791K
NPKI
1189
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$889M
$36.4M 0.02%
6,887,187
-240,648
-3% -$1.27M
UEIC icon
1190
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.3M
$36.4M 0.02%
708,040
+13,768
+2% +$707K
TER icon
1191
Teradyne
TER
$17.9B
$36.4M 0.02%
1,758,424
+7,510
+0.4% +$155K
LPLA icon
1192
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.1B
$36.3M 0.02%
852,098
+8,543
+1% +$364K
AMG icon
1193
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.71B
$36.3M 0.02%
227,196
+8,481
+4% +$1.35M
AFFX
1194
DELISTED
AFFYMETRIX INC
AFFX
$36.3M 0.02%
3,593,520
-52,610
-1% -$531K
HTLD icon
1195
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$36.2M 0.02%
2,126,610
+271,673
+15% +$4.62M
TREX icon
1196
Trex
TREX
$6.48B
$36.1M 0.02%
3,800,424
+30,116
+0.8% +$286K
BNED icon
1197
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$277M
$36.1M 0.02%
36,289
+1,907
+6% +$1.9M
ASRT icon
1198
Assertio
ASRT
$78.3M
$36.1M 0.02%
497,462
-8,413
-2% -$610K
PUK icon
1199
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$36M 0.02%
823,613
+18,112
+2% +$792K
BIO icon
1200
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.59B
$36M 0.02%
259,620
+10,154
+4% +$1.41M