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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRSN icon
1301
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$47.8M 0.02%
322,546
+20,171
+7% +$2.99M
COR
1302
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$47.7M 0.02%
546,769
+19,319
+4% +$1.69M
SRI icon
1303
Stoneridge
SRI
$228M
$47.6M 0.02%
1,932,443
+2,456
+0.1% +$60.5K
MEI icon
1304
Methode Electronics
MEI
$287M
$47.6M 0.02%
2,044,384
-10,691
-0.5% -$249K
BPYU
1305
DELISTED
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. Class A Common Stock
BPYU
$47.5M 0.02%
2,953,490
-113,258
-4% -$1.82M
CNNE icon
1306
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$1.11B
$47.5M 0.02%
2,777,406
+155,878
+6% +$2.67M
LITE icon
1307
Lumentum
LITE
$11.4B
$47.5M 0.02%
1,131,377
+272,165
+32% +$11.4M
COLM icon
1308
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.99B
$47.5M 0.02%
564,844
-59,392
-10% -$4.99M
AZZ icon
1309
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.52B
$47.5M 0.02%
1,175,715
-28,946
-2% -$1.17M
CMCO icon
1310
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$47.4M 0.02%
1,573,627
+60,612
+4% +$1.83M
UGI icon
1311
UGI
UGI
$7.47B
$47.4M 0.02%
888,855
+29,409
+3% +$1.57M
EWBC icon
1312
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$15.1B
$47.4M 0.02%
1,089,039
+61,044
+6% +$2.66M
WRI
1313
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$47.2M 0.02%
1,904,082
-1,969
-0.1% -$48.9K
ATRI
1314
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$47.2M 0.02%
63,737
+760
+1% +$563K
TDC icon
1315
Teradata
TDC
$2B
$47.2M 0.02%
1,230,331
+126,603
+11% +$4.86M
WAL icon
1316
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.77B
$47.2M 0.02%
1,194,381
+42,204
+4% +$1.67M
GGG icon
1317
Graco
GGG
$14B
$47.1M 0.02%
1,125,961
+130,867
+13% +$5.48M
TER icon
1318
Teradyne
TER
$17.9B
$47.1M 0.02%
1,501,041
+84,277
+6% +$2.64M
BGG
1319
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$47.1M 0.02%
3,600,469
-6,462
-0.2% -$84.5K
WWD icon
1320
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$47.1M 0.02%
633,652
+26,734
+4% +$1.99M
VYX icon
1321
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.77B
$47M 0.02%
3,320,478
+406,343
+14% +$5.75M
SLCA
1322
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$47M 0.02%
4,616,371
+699,673
+18% +$7.12M
ITG
1323
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$47M 0.02%
1,553,302
-11,901
-0.8% -$360K
BC icon
1324
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$47M 0.02%
1,011,112
+34,428
+4% +$1.6M
BFAM icon
1325
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$46.9M 0.02%
420,604
+8,582
+2% +$956K