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
HCA icon
1276
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$94.7B
$46.1M 0.02%
518,454
+10,371
+2% +$923K
LYV icon
1277
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$46.1M 0.02%
1,519,163
-191,958
-11% -$5.83M
ORIT
1278
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$46.1M 0.02%
2,710,712
+172,780
+7% +$2.94M
SC
1279
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$46M 0.02%
3,454,199
+876,530
+34% +$11.7M
RGS icon
1280
Regis Corp
RGS
$69.5M
$46M 0.02%
196,234
-39
-0% -$9.14K
LHO
1281
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$46M 0.02%
1,587,271
+34,183
+2% +$990K
FBIN icon
1282
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.18B
$45.9M 0.02%
882,429
+3,077
+0.3% +$160K
INWK
1283
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$45.8M 0.02%
4,603,057
+26,438
+0.6% +$263K
PDCO
1284
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$45.8M 0.02%
1,013,324
+86,618
+9% +$3.92M
DEO icon
1285
Diageo
DEO
$56.7B
$45.7M 0.02%
395,747
+1,969
+0.5% +$228K
MJN
1286
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$45.7M 0.02%
513,257
+1,592
+0.3% +$142K
CNA icon
1287
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.9B
$45.7M 0.02%
1,034,589
-22,031
-2% -$973K
AGM icon
1288
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.16B
$45.7M 0.02%
793,527
-4,710
-0.6% -$271K
MSGN
1289
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$45.6M 0.02%
1,952,632
-71,840
-4% -$1.68M
LECO icon
1290
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.3B
$45.5M 0.02%
524,325
+27,648
+6% +$2.4M
ALSN icon
1291
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.45B
$45.5M 0.02%
1,261,940
-59,762
-5% -$2.15M
VRTU
1292
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$45.5M 0.02%
1,505,787
+140,598
+10% +$4.25M
KNL
1293
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$45.5M 0.02%
1,909,616
+13,886
+0.7% +$331K
CNSL
1294
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$45.5M 0.02%
1,941,090
+32,584
+2% +$763K
MERC icon
1295
Mercer International
MERC
$208M
$45.4M 0.02%
3,884,034
+158,696
+4% +$1.86M
PUK icon
1296
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$45.3M 0.02%
1,103,273
-1,545
-0.1% -$63.5K
BRSL
1297
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.13B
$45.2M 0.02%
1,908,670
-3,757
-0.2% -$89K
POWI icon
1298
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.48B
$45.2M 0.02%
1,375,374
+17,378
+1% +$571K
ILMN icon
1299
Illumina
ILMN
$14.8B
$45.2M 0.02%
272,343
+9,270
+4% +$1.54M
SLGN icon
1300
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$45.2M 0.02%
1,522,198
+60,388
+4% +$1.79M