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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HTLF
1251
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$52.5M 0.02%
1,062,166
+55,543
+6% +$2.74M
SNI
1252
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$52.5M 0.02%
610,831
+543
+0.1% +$46.6K
GTT
1253
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$52.4M 0.02%
1,656,706
+24,385
+1% +$772K
HSIC icon
1254
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.37B
$52.4M 0.02%
815,062
+8,053
+1% +$518K
ST icon
1255
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.55B
$52.4M 0.02%
1,090,286
+36,430
+3% +$1.75M
HXL icon
1256
Hexcel
HXL
$4.93B
$52.4M 0.02%
912,430
+1,747
+0.2% +$100K
FR icon
1257
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.91B
$52.4M 0.02%
1,740,731
+71,899
+4% +$2.16M
RAVN
1258
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$52.2M 0.02%
1,612,614
-3,674
-0.2% -$119K
WWD icon
1259
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$52.2M 0.02%
672,811
-14,245
-2% -$1.11M
PPBI
1260
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$52.1M 0.02%
1,380,565
+145,315
+12% +$5.49M
ULTA icon
1261
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$52.1M 0.02%
230,487
+694
+0.3% +$157K
BLMN icon
1262
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$577M
$52.1M 0.02%
2,960,065
+23,110
+0.8% +$407K
MODV
1263
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$52.1M 0.02%
962,573
+26,060
+3% +$1.41M
ANIK icon
1264
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$51.9M 0.02%
895,600
+17,594
+2% +$1.02M
REX icon
1265
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,655,703
-2,061
-0.1% -$64.5K
ILMN icon
1266
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$51.7M 0.02%
266,692
-7,596
-3% -$1.47M
EL icon
1267
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$51.6M 0.02%
478,625
+2,525
+0.5% +$272K
FFIN icon
1268
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.12B
$51.5M 0.02%
2,277,680
+120,022
+6% +$2.71M
ZBRA icon
1269
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$15.9B
$51.4M 0.02%
473,296
+14,033
+3% +$1.52M
TLK icon
1270
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$51.4M 0.02%
1,497,112
+10,081
+0.7% +$346K
BWLD
1271
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$51.4M 0.02%
485,970
+27,330
+6% +$2.89M
CIR
1272
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$51.3M 0.02%
942,699
+16,595
+2% +$903K
INWK
1273
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$51.3M 0.02%
4,558,341
-28,502
-0.6% -$321K
ABG icon
1274
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.8B
$51.2M 0.02%
838,733
+18,156
+2% +$1.11M
UL icon
1275
Unilever
UL
$154B
$51.1M 0.02%
882,041
+19,477
+2% +$1.13M