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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SAN icon
1301
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$33.8M 0.02%
5,085,515
-7,577,959
-60% -$50.4M
CRAY
1302
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$33.8M 0.02%
1,145,055
-13,065
-1% -$386K
MD icon
1303
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.45B
$33.8M 0.02%
455,753
-41,292
-8% -$3.06M
GPX
1304
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$33.8M 0.02%
1,015,426
-19,984
-2% -$664K
MTSC
1305
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$33.6M 0.02%
487,868
+9,560
+2% +$659K
AEP icon
1306
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.5B
$33.6M 0.02%
634,056
+61,509
+11% +$3.26M
ACTA
1307
DELISTED
Actua Corporation
ACTA
$33.6M 0.02%
2,354,778
-56,088
-2% -$800K
AMWD icon
1308
American Woodmark
AMWD
$995M
$33.6M 0.02%
612,059
+37,857
+7% +$2.08M
CNSL
1309
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$33.6M 0.02%
1,597,857
+47,288
+3% +$994K
GNRC icon
1310
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.8B
$33.5M 0.02%
843,617
+124,980
+17% +$4.97M
DEO icon
1311
Diageo
DEO
$56.5B
$33.5M 0.02%
288,841
+20,435
+8% +$2.37M
TI
1312
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$33.5M 0.02%
2,630,999
-32,685
-1% -$416K
TLK icon
1313
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$33.4M 0.02%
1,540,016
+48,450
+3% +$1.05M
CBZ icon
1314
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
$33.4M 0.02%
3,463,104
+166,303
+5% +$1.6M
JBTM
1315
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.14B
$33.4M 0.02%
887,863
+33,547
+4% +$1.26M
ATRO icon
1316
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$33.3M 0.02%
715,453
+46,017
+7% +$2.14M
AIMC
1317
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
$33.3M 0.02%
1,226,794
+33,522
+3% +$911K
SNDA icon
1318
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$500M
$33.3M 0.02%
90,561
-11,498
-11% -$4.23M
SNDK
1319
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$33.3M 0.02%
570,942
+21,090
+4% +$1.23M
BRC icon
1320
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.74B
$33.2M 0.02%
1,342,075
+61,664
+5% +$1.53M
MSA icon
1321
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$33.1M 0.02%
683,132
+14,043
+2% +$681K
SPR icon
1322
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$33.1M 0.02%
601,118
+11,290
+2% +$622K
COWN
1323
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$33.1M 0.02%
1,291,910
+3,634
+0.3% +$93K
DRH icon
1324
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$33.1M 0.02%
2,580,716
+14,500
+0.6% +$186K
NWSA icon
1325
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.5B
$33M 0.02%
2,264,440
+241,811
+12% +$3.53M