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
FIVE icon
1226
Five Below
FIVE
$7.82B
$48.5M 0.02%
1,119,811
-21,586
-2% -$935K
AMBC icon
1227
Ambac
AMBC
$412M
$48.5M 0.02%
2,571,088
AMG icon
1228
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.7B
$48.3M 0.02%
294,466
+13,943
+5% +$2.29M
HTLF
1229
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$48.2M 0.02%
965,801
+86,783
+10% +$4.33M
SNA icon
1230
Snap-on
SNA
$17.3B
$48.2M 0.02%
285,914
+12,265
+4% +$2.07M
MSCI icon
1231
MSCI
MSCI
$45B
$48.1M 0.02%
495,144
+2,886
+0.6% +$280K
UAM
1232
DELISTED
Universal American Corp
UAM
$48.1M 0.02%
4,823,898
-197,052
-4% -$1.96M
HTLD icon
1233
Heartland Express
HTLD
$660M
$48.1M 0.02%
2,396,827
+104,659
+5% +$2.1M
KBH icon
1234
KB Home
KBH
$4.49B
$47.9M 0.02%
2,408,790
-13,556
-0.6% -$269K
CFR icon
1235
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$47.8M 0.02%
537,021
+12,482
+2% +$1.11M
AVY icon
1236
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13B
$47.6M 0.02%
590,730
+264
+0% +$21.3K
AA icon
1237
Alcoa
AA
$8.57B
$47.6M 0.02%
1,383,264
-15,353
-1% -$528K
HZO icon
1238
MarineMax
HZO
$565M
$47.6M 0.02%
2,197,121
+19,177
+0.9% +$415K
KND
1239
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
$47.5M 0.02%
5,688,688
-608,822
-10% -$5.08M
XEC
1240
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$47.5M 0.02%
397,251
-33,665
-8% -$4.02M
EGBN icon
1241
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$613M
$47.4M 0.02%
794,108
+33,046
+4% +$1.97M
ABG icon
1242
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.85B
$47.3M 0.02%
787,194
+12,241
+2% +$736K
FLIR
1243
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$47.3M 0.02%
1,302,646
+80,490
+7% +$2.92M
TSS
1244
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$47.2M 0.02%
882,268
+11,379
+1% +$608K
TSE icon
1245
Trinseo
TSE
$85.9M
$47.1M 0.02%
701,699
+29,012
+4% +$1.95M
FAST icon
1246
Fastenal
FAST
$54.1B
$47.1M 0.02%
3,656,076
+209,992
+6% +$2.7M
LQ
1247
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
$47M 0.02%
3,475,351
+788,538
+29% +$10.7M
ED icon
1248
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.3B
$47M 0.02%
604,894
+15,382
+3% +$1.19M
RAVN
1249
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$47M 0.02%
1,616,288
-1,056
-0.1% -$30.7K
SONC
1250
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$46.9M 0.02%
1,851,037
-7,097
-0.4% -$180K