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
HXL icon
1176
Hexcel
HXL
$4.93B
$53.1M 0.02%
925,909
+15,039
+2% +$862K
ATUS icon
1177
Altice USA
ATUS
$1.12B
$53.1M 0.02%
3,213,999
+1,345,640
+72% +$22.2M
TRK
1178
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$53M 0.02%
3,258,252
+18,912
+0.6% +$308K
ASML icon
1179
ASML
ASML
$320B
$53M 0.02%
340,548
+50,588
+17% +$7.87M
NMIH icon
1180
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.08B
$52.9M 0.02%
2,965,860
-6,447
-0.2% -$115K
VSTO
1181
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$52.9M 0.02%
4,662,529
-126,343
-3% -$1.43M
FLO icon
1182
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$52.9M 0.02%
2,864,547
+320,432
+13% +$5.92M
SLF icon
1183
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$33.3B
$52.9M 0.02%
1,593,732
+5,217
+0.3% +$173K
BEN icon
1184
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.8B
$52.8M 0.02%
1,781,682
+276,546
+18% +$8.2M
PLAY icon
1185
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$817M
$52.7M 0.02%
1,182,893
+24,246
+2% +$1.08M
NVR icon
1186
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$52.5M 0.02%
21,562
+805
+4% +$1.96M
MT icon
1187
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.4B
$52.5M 0.02%
2,537,526
+74,628
+3% +$1.54M
CUZ icon
1188
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.94B
$52.4M 0.02%
1,659,159
+9,427
+0.6% +$298K
UN
1189
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$52.3M 0.02%
972,217
+39,140
+4% +$2.11M
NPKI
1190
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$889M
$52.3M 0.02%
7,605,536
-15,399
-0.2% -$106K
MUFG icon
1191
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$52.1M 0.02%
10,701,134
-37,434
-0.3% -$182K
SPTN icon
1192
SpartanNash
SPTN
$897M
$52M 0.02%
3,024,151
+4,459
+0.1% +$76.6K
RIG icon
1193
Transocean
RIG
$3.11B
$51.9M 0.02%
7,479,770
+142,562
+2% +$989K
SSNC icon
1194
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.8B
$51.9M 0.02%
1,149,855
+30,589
+3% +$1.38M
SBSI icon
1195
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$51.8M 0.02%
1,631,651
+67,337
+4% +$2.14M
AAL icon
1196
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.52B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,612,578
-154,759
-9% -$4.97M
POR icon
1197
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.66B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,128,702
+8,335
+0.7% +$382K
COO icon
1198
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.3B
$51.7M 0.02%
813,424
-10,524
-1% -$670K
NDSN icon
1199
Nordson
NDSN
$12.5B
$51.7M 0.02%
433,004
+71,786
+20% +$8.57M
THO icon
1200
Thor Industries
THO
$5.55B
$51.6M 0.02%
992,601
+216,238
+28% +$11.2M