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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LPLA icon
1201
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.1B
$47M 0.02%
1,333,941
+340,209
+34% +$12M
SNA icon
1202
Snap-on
SNA
$17.4B
$46.9M 0.02%
273,649
-509
-0.2% -$87.2K
RJF icon
1203
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.9B
$46.9M 0.02%
1,014,797
+2,639
+0.3% +$122K
CHCO icon
1204
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$46.8M 0.02%
692,703
+8,745
+1% +$591K
SNCR icon
1205
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$66.9M
$46.8M 0.02%
135,704
+9,103
+7% +$3.14M
HSIC icon
1206
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.37B
$46.8M 0.02%
786,173
+714
+0.1% +$42.5K
WAIR
1207
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$46.7M 0.02%
3,125,501
+177,575
+6% +$2.65M
CGNX icon
1208
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$46.7M 0.02%
1,468,508
-332,292
-18% -$10.6M
HTLD icon
1209
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$46.7M 0.02%
2,292,168
+127,343
+6% +$2.59M
GAP
1210
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.5B
$46.7M 0.02%
2,079,337
+332,422
+19% +$7.46M
ENR icon
1211
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$46.7M 0.02%
1,045,940
+81,346
+8% +$3.63M
WTM icon
1212
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.54B
$46.7M 0.02%
55,807
+5,673
+11% +$4.74M
ESND
1213
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$46.6M 0.02%
2,231,976
+17,982
+0.8% +$376K
OZK icon
1214
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.88B
$46.4M 0.02%
882,388
-240,320
-21% -$12.6M
EGBN icon
1215
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$615M
$46.4M 0.02%
761,062
+18,260
+2% +$1.11M
CFR icon
1216
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$46.3M 0.02%
524,539
+15,135
+3% +$1.34M
THRM icon
1217
Gentherm
THRM
$1.06B
$46.3M 0.02%
1,366,489
+2,247
+0.2% +$76.1K
ZWS icon
1218
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.82B
$46.2M 0.02%
4,897,708
+71,554
+1% +$675K
PRIM icon
1219
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.59B
$46.1M 0.02%
2,025,635
+11,316
+0.6% +$258K
POWI icon
1220
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.48B
$46.1M 0.02%
1,357,996
-118,748
-8% -$4.03M
UVE icon
1221
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$719M
$46.1M 0.02%
1,621,913
+14,518
+0.9% +$412K
VRN
1222
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
$45.9M 0.02%
3,377,052
+3,609
+0.1% +$49K
LBRDK icon
1223
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.69B
$45.9M 0.02%
619,421
+45,769
+8% +$3.39M
GTT
1224
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$45.7M 0.02%
1,590,122
+10,559
+0.7% +$304K
AGM icon
1225
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.15B
$45.7M 0.02%
798,237
-3,304
-0.4% -$189K