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
AMTD
1226
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$35.2M 0.02%
1,014,811
-110,696
-10% -$3.84M
LKQ icon
1227
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
$35.2M 0.02%
1,188,580
+87,581
+8% +$2.6M
XXIA
1228
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$35.2M 0.02%
2,829,645
+272,136
+11% +$3.38M
SNBR icon
1229
Sleep Number
SNBR
$214M
$35.1M 0.02%
1,641,331
-30,126
-2% -$645K
GNTX icon
1230
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$35.1M 0.02%
2,192,613
+171,374
+8% +$2.74M
MPW icon
1231
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$3.08B
$35.1M 0.02%
3,047,843
+363,942
+14% +$4.19M
BGC icon
1232
BGC Group
BGC
$4.82B
$35M 0.02%
5,543,388
+365,152
+7% +$2.3M
FOE
1233
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$34.9M 0.02%
3,136,061
-35,015
-1% -$389K
MSCI icon
1234
MSCI
MSCI
$45.1B
$34.9M 0.02%
483,383
-17,407
-3% -$1.26M
CTAS icon
1235
Cintas
CTAS
$81.6B
$34.9M 0.02%
1,531,456
+34,240
+2% +$779K
ALSN icon
1236
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.39B
$34.9M 0.02%
1,346,458
+63,398
+5% +$1.64M
DNY
1237
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$34.8M 0.02%
2,364,926
+321,829
+16% +$4.74M
AVAV icon
1238
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.1B
$34.8M 0.02%
1,181,020
+92,150
+8% +$2.72M
KCG
1239
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$34.8M 0.02%
2,827,060
+385,902
+16% +$4.75M
CWT icon
1240
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$34.8M 0.02%
1,494,741
-75
-0% -$1.75K
PRGO icon
1241
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.06B
$34.8M 0.02%
240,365
+1,742
+0.7% +$252K
JWN
1242
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$34.8M 0.02%
697,718
+145,949
+26% +$7.27M
EWBC icon
1243
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$15.1B
$34.7M 0.02%
835,784
-55,362
-6% -$2.3M
XEL icon
1244
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.4B
$34.7M 0.02%
966,581
+34,711
+4% +$1.25M
BFAM icon
1245
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$34.7M 0.02%
519,376
+32,505
+7% +$2.17M
AVG
1246
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$34.6M 0.02%
1,727,236
+29,537
+2% +$592K
CNC icon
1247
Centene
CNC
$16.3B
$34.6M 0.02%
1,051,726
+31,992
+3% +$1.05M
FORM icon
1248
FormFactor
FORM
$2.32B
$34.6M 0.02%
3,844,567
-26,090
-0.7% -$235K
JKHY icon
1249
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.7B
$34.6M 0.02%
443,161
+3,145
+0.7% +$246K
SM icon
1250
SM Energy
SM
$3.07B
$34.6M 0.02%
1,759,773
-44,879
-2% -$882K