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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LITE icon
1201
Lumentum
LITE
$11.5B
$50.2M 0.02%
668,762
-10,934
-2% -$821K
IT icon
1202
Gartner
IT
$17.6B
$50.2M 0.02%
401,582
+44,298
+12% +$5.53M
MPWR icon
1203
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$41B
$50.2M 0.02%
179,386
+230
+0.1% +$64.3K
NX icon
1204
Quanex
NX
$697M
$50.1M 0.02%
2,714,683
-53,673
-2% -$990K
EV
1205
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$50M 0.02%
1,309,394
-13,320
-1% -$508K
WNC icon
1206
Wabash National
WNC
$461M
$49.9M 0.02%
4,172,201
-239,856
-5% -$2.87M
RDY icon
1207
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.1B
$49.8M 0.02%
3,578,880
-486,125
-12% -$6.76M
KW icon
1208
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.23B
$49.7M 0.02%
3,425,030
-19,589
-0.6% -$284K
INVX
1209
Innovex International, Inc.
INVX
$1.15B
$49.7M 0.02%
2,006,321
-117,032
-6% -$2.9M
DCI icon
1210
Donaldson
DCI
$9.34B
$49.7M 0.02%
1,070,020
-4,909
-0.5% -$228K
MCHB
1211
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$2.96B
$49.5M 0.02%
1,920,553
-61,521
-3% -$1.58M
SATS icon
1212
EchoStar
SATS
$23B
$49.5M 0.02%
1,987,569
+63,961
+3% +$1.59M
AXON icon
1213
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$58.7B
$49.4M 0.02%
544,539
-118,330
-18% -$10.7M
CHH icon
1214
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.2B
$49.4M 0.02%
574,442
-14,646
-2% -$1.26M
ERIE icon
1215
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.3B
$49.3M 0.02%
234,471
+10,038
+4% +$2.11M
HRI icon
1216
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.43B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,243,153
+14,607
+1% +$579K
MLKN icon
1217
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.38B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,631,359
-69,636
-4% -$2.1M
EQC
1218
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$49.2M 0.02%
1,845,885
-26,947
-1% -$718K
ALSN icon
1219
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.41B
$49M 0.02%
1,395,713
+4,565
+0.3% +$160K
ABMD
1220
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$48.9M 0.02%
176,338
+1,195
+0.7% +$331K
AES icon
1221
AES
AES
$9.06B
$48.8M 0.02%
2,697,505
+45,286
+2% +$820K
OKE icon
1222
Oneok
OKE
$46.2B
$48.8M 0.02%
1,879,243
+68,089
+4% +$1.77M
FFIV icon
1223
F5
FFIV
$18.8B
$48.8M 0.02%
397,403
+8,857
+2% +$1.09M
SLM icon
1224
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$48.7M 0.02%
6,015,935
-345,635
-5% -$2.8M
DB icon
1225
Deutsche Bank
DB
$69.7B
$48.6M 0.02%
5,791,052
-410,855
-7% -$3.45M