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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CBSH icon
1201
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.95B
$49.4M 0.02%
1,300,379
-48,322
-4% -$1.84M
WGO icon
1202
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$961M
$49.4M 0.02%
1,688,517
+108,635
+7% +$3.18M
AZPN
1203
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$49.4M 0.02%
838,182
-28,956
-3% -$1.71M
HRG
1204
DELISTED
HRG Group, Inc.
HRG
$49.4M 0.02%
2,555,332
+108,155
+4% +$2.09M
XYL icon
1205
Xylem
XYL
$34.5B
$49.3M 0.02%
981,075
-7,785
-0.8% -$391K
SYNA icon
1206
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.72B
$49.3M 0.02%
994,827
+114,715
+13% +$5.68M
PRIM icon
1207
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.61B
$49.2M 0.02%
2,120,930
+95,295
+5% +$2.21M
RGLD icon
1208
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.4B
$49.2M 0.02%
702,325
-238,613
-25% -$16.7M
ARMK icon
1209
Aramark
ARMK
$10.1B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,846,471
+172,608
+10% +$4.6M
IQV icon
1210
IQVIA
IQV
$31.7B
$49.1M 0.02%
609,628
+186,027
+44% +$15M
BRO icon
1211
Brown & Brown
BRO
$30.9B
$49.1M 0.02%
2,351,720
-110,340
-4% -$2.3M
HCSG icon
1212
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.19B
$49.1M 0.02%
1,138,378
+3,898
+0.3% +$168K
EE
1213
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$49M 0.02%
970,723
+6,024
+0.6% +$304K
YUM icon
1214
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.3B
$49M 0.02%
766,343
-8,386
-1% -$536K
MLKN icon
1215
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.4B
$48.8M 0.02%
1,547,831
+42,244
+3% +$1.33M
SXC icon
1216
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$652M
$48.8M 0.02%
5,449,617
+437,458
+9% +$3.92M
HNI icon
1217
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.09B
$48.8M 0.02%
1,059,270
+17,867
+2% +$823K
FINL
1218
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$48.8M 0.02%
3,430,262
-11,471
-0.3% -$163K
KAR icon
1219
Openlane
KAR
$3.1B
$48.8M 0.02%
2,952,200
-9,625
-0.3% -$159K
KATE
1220
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$48.7M 0.02%
2,094,658
-1,987
-0.1% -$46.2K
BANF icon
1221
BancFirst
BANF
$4.46B
$48.6M 0.02%
1,081,108
+33,716
+3% +$1.52M
TG icon
1222
Tredegar Corp
TG
$278M
$48.6M 0.02%
2,767,940
+16,040
+0.6% +$282K
SPB icon
1223
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.3B
$48.6M 0.02%
349,402
-65,112
-16% -$9.05M
BTI icon
1224
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$48.6M 0.02%
732,160
+4,574
+0.6% +$303K
APLE icon
1225
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$2.97B
$48.5M 0.02%
2,540,891
+1,547,960
+156% +$29.6M