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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KELYA icon
1251
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$481M
$67.3M 0.02%
2,686,491
-7,603
-0.3% -$190K
TPL icon
1252
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$21.5B
$67.3M 0.02%
116,278
+9,838
+9% +$5.69M
USLM icon
1253
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.63B
$67.2M 0.02%
1,126,600
-12,950
-1% -$772K
TRS icon
1254
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.59B
$67.1M 0.02%
2,511,438
-2,041
-0.1% -$54.6K
SWI
1255
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
$67.1M 0.02%
5,315,248
+544,303
+11% +$6.87M
KRG icon
1256
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$67M 0.02%
3,091,279
-84,045
-3% -$1.82M
EVTC icon
1257
Evertec
EVTC
$2.14B
$67M 0.02%
1,679,053
+11,042
+0.7% +$441K
TTD icon
1258
Trade Desk
TTD
$22.1B
$66.8M 0.02%
764,695
+40,083
+6% +$3.5M
ECVT icon
1259
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.06B
$66.6M 0.02%
5,976,031
+151,819
+3% +$1.69M
KALU icon
1260
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.24B
$66.5M 0.02%
744,352
+74,744
+11% +$6.68M
SCS icon
1261
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$66.5M 0.02%
5,081,454
+329,349
+7% +$4.31M
TNL icon
1262
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.02B
$66.4M 0.02%
1,355,283
-2,517
-0.2% -$123K
BOX icon
1263
Box
BOX
$4.7B
$66.1M 0.02%
2,335,354
+128,344
+6% +$3.63M
WU icon
1264
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$66M 0.02%
4,722,011
+178,361
+4% +$2.49M
SGRY icon
1265
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$2.8B
$66M 0.02%
2,211,592
+371,380
+20% +$11.1M
ASTE icon
1266
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$66M 0.02%
1,509,263
-22,560
-1% -$986K
HMY icon
1267
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$65.9M 0.02%
8,066,751
-172,122
-2% -$1.41M
LILAK icon
1268
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.53B
$65.8M 0.02%
9,412,370
-656,781
-7% -$4.59M
AEE icon
1269
Ameren
AEE
$27.3B
$65.7M 0.02%
887,912
-10,726
-1% -$793K
YELP icon
1270
Yelp
YELP
$1.95B
$65.4M 0.02%
1,660,773
-333,356
-17% -$13.1M
GWRE icon
1271
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.3B
$65.3M 0.02%
559,237
-2,992
-0.5% -$349K
RDY icon
1272
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$65.2M 0.02%
4,447,440
+300,890
+7% +$4.41M
PPL icon
1273
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$65.2M 0.02%
2,368,957
+235,192
+11% +$6.47M
CXT icon
1274
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$65.1M 0.02%
1,051,383
+68,032
+7% +$4.21M
BMRN icon
1275
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$65M 0.02%
744,504
+39,551
+6% +$3.45M