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
ORIT
1276
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$51.1M 0.02%
3,041,005
+138,133
+5% +$2.32M
LVNTA
1277
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$51.1M 0.02%
887,182
+37,846
+4% +$2.18M
CASY icon
1278
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20.6B
$51M 0.02%
466,329
+19,995
+4% +$2.19M
CERN
1279
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$51M 0.02%
714,803
+17,603
+3% +$1.26M
SHO icon
1280
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.85B
$50.9M 0.02%
3,170,397
+33,310
+1% +$535K
HFWA icon
1281
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$50.9M 0.02%
1,725,844
+106,130
+7% +$3.13M
SRCL
1282
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$50.8M 0.02%
709,332
+168,023
+31% +$12M
CNA icon
1283
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.9B
$50.7M 0.02%
1,009,410
-25,774
-2% -$1.3M
SUPN icon
1284
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.55B
$50.7M 0.02%
1,267,424
-658
-0.1% -$26.3K
IDXX icon
1285
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.3B
$50.6M 0.02%
325,741
-2,619
-0.8% -$407K
ALXN
1286
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$50.6M 0.02%
360,706
-3,562
-1% -$500K
SLGN icon
1287
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$50.5M 0.02%
1,716,471
+81,201
+5% +$2.39M
ENSG icon
1288
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.69B
$50.5M 0.02%
2,388,503
+50,475
+2% +$1.07M
CNSL
1289
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$50.4M 0.02%
2,643,331
+721,763
+38% +$13.8M
BC icon
1290
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$50.4M 0.02%
901,104
+66,840
+8% +$3.74M
PLAB icon
1291
Photronics
PLAB
$1.33B
$50.4M 0.02%
5,695,104
-85,501
-1% -$757K
TRCO
1292
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$50.4M 0.02%
1,233,212
-56,667
-4% -$2.32M
JEF icon
1293
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.7B
$50.4M 0.02%
2,229,338
+35,384
+2% +$800K
VFC icon
1294
VF Corp
VFC
$5.8B
$50.3M 0.02%
839,738
+36,904
+5% +$2.21M
OTTR icon
1295
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$50.2M 0.02%
1,158,720
+33,584
+3% +$1.46M
ACLS icon
1296
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$50.2M 0.02%
1,835,551
+25,567
+1% +$699K
XEL icon
1297
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43.4B
$50.2M 0.02%
1,060,541
+947
+0.1% +$44.8K
MCO icon
1298
Moody's
MCO
$91.9B
$50.2M 0.02%
360,331
-4
-0% -$557
AZZ icon
1299
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.52B
$50.1M 0.02%
1,029,118
+21,810
+2% +$1.06M
EMCI
1300
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$50.1M 0.02%
1,779,798
-6,029
-0.3% -$170K