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
LAUR icon
1226
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.16B
$48.6M 0.02%
3,661,576
-99,008
-3% -$1.31M
HMSY
1227
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$48.6M 0.02%
2,028,858
-4,590
-0.2% -$110K
SPTN icon
1228
SpartanNash
SPTN
$899M
$48.5M 0.02%
2,965,906
-82,210
-3% -$1.34M
KAMN
1229
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$48.4M 0.02%
1,243,232
-43,009
-3% -$1.68M
SIG icon
1230
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.78B
$48.4M 0.02%
2,589,914
-74,970
-3% -$1.4M
BRKL
1231
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$48.4M 0.02%
5,599,292
-122,351
-2% -$1.06M
CADE
1232
DELISTED
Cadence Bancorporation
CADE
$48.3M 0.02%
5,627,450
-625,216
-10% -$5.37M
CALX icon
1233
Calix
CALX
$4.15B
$48.3M 0.02%
2,717,471
-17,736
-0.6% -$315K
JACK icon
1234
Jack in the Box
JACK
$339M
$48.3M 0.02%
608,883
-42,918
-7% -$3.4M
NEO icon
1235
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.01B
$48.3M 0.02%
1,308,117
-55,243
-4% -$2.04M
HTHT icon
1236
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$11.4B
$48.2M 0.02%
1,115,591
-23,834
-2% -$1.03M
MRO
1237
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$48.1M 0.02%
11,756,339
-765,081
-6% -$3.13M
BTI icon
1238
British American Tobacco
BTI
$124B
$48M 0.02%
1,329,101
-113,883
-8% -$4.12M
BOH icon
1239
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.71B
$48M 0.02%
949,189
-42,847
-4% -$2.16M
EXPE icon
1240
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27B
$47.9M 0.02%
522,595
-115,930
-18% -$10.6M
ALRM icon
1241
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.79B
$47.8M 0.02%
865,965
+29,295
+4% +$1.62M
EXP icon
1242
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.69B
$47.8M 0.02%
554,284
+8,188
+1% +$707K
XYZ
1243
Block, Inc.
XYZ
$45.2B
$47.7M 0.02%
293,547
+9,068
+3% +$1.47M
GIII icon
1244
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.15B
$47.7M 0.02%
3,638,920
-231,136
-6% -$3.03M
KRA
1245
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$47.6M 0.02%
2,669,886
-5,900
-0.2% -$105K
KALU icon
1246
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.24B
$47.4M 0.02%
885,082
-250
-0% -$13.4K
TAL icon
1247
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.43B
$47.3M 0.02%
622,769
-6,828
-1% -$519K
ANDE icon
1248
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.37B
$47.2M 0.02%
2,464,283
-14,145
-0.6% -$271K
GLDD icon
1249
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$824M
$47.1M 0.02%
4,957,359
-94,202
-2% -$896K
LAZ icon
1250
Lazard
LAZ
$5.38B
$47.1M 0.02%
1,426,453
-63,829
-4% -$2.11M