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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVID
1251
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$34.1M 0.02%
2,290,853
-22,996
-1% -$343K
TDW icon
1252
Tidewater
TDW
$2.94B
$34.1M 0.02%
55,209
-343
-0.6% -$212K
HNGR
1253
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$34.1M 0.02%
1,501,942
+217,371
+17% +$4.93M
VMI icon
1254
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.63B
$34M 0.02%
277,082
+62,031
+29% +$7.62M
CLC
1255
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$34M 0.02%
515,238
+44,530
+9% +$2.94M
TSCO icon
1256
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31.8B
$34M 0.02%
2,000,455
+81,005
+4% +$1.38M
OWW
1257
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
$34M 0.02%
2,912,394
+145,880
+5% +$1.7M
PNK
1258
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$33.9M 0.02%
940,369
-806,771
-46% -$29.1M
FIBK icon
1259
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.41B
$33.9M 0.02%
1,217,458
+109,780
+10% +$3.05M
TSS
1260
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$33.8M 0.02%
886,155
+1,383
+0.2% +$52.8K
KBH icon
1261
KB Home
KBH
$4.59B
$33.8M 0.02%
2,162,287
-9,699
-0.4% -$151K
GPC icon
1262
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.9B
$33.6M 0.02%
360,782
+10,415
+3% +$971K
CWT icon
1263
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$33.6M 0.02%
1,370,565
+95,067
+7% +$2.33M
SFL icon
1264
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.1B
$33.5M 0.02%
2,261,082
-12,948
-0.6% -$192K
FLR icon
1265
Fluor
FLR
$6.68B
$33.4M 0.02%
584,878
+18,402
+3% +$1.05M
CLX icon
1266
Clorox
CLX
$15.2B
$33.4M 0.02%
302,615
+21,896
+8% +$2.42M
DYN
1267
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$33.4M 0.02%
1,062,037
+102,404
+11% +$3.22M
MSA icon
1268
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.73B
$33.4M 0.02%
669,089
+31,003
+5% +$1.55M
KMT icon
1269
Kennametal
KMT
$1.6B
$33.4M 0.02%
990,053
+324,974
+49% +$10.9M
SYK icon
1270
Stryker
SYK
$149B
$33.3M 0.02%
361,319
+18,959
+6% +$1.75M
CMPR icon
1271
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.5B
$33.3M 0.02%
394,374
RHP icon
1272
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$6.35B
$33.2M 0.02%
545,714
+44,108
+9% +$2.69M
UTIW
1273
DELISTED
UTI WORLDWIDE INC
UTIW
$33.2M 0.02%
2,701,558
+170,062
+7% +$2.09M
ELNK
1274
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$33.2M 0.02%
7,482,641
-269,535
-3% -$1.2M
CHE icon
1275
Chemed
CHE
$6.67B
$33.1M 0.02%
277,568
+10,234
+4% +$1.22M