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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTBI icon
1301
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$45.6M 0.02%
1,123,598
+16,268
+1% +$660K
CLW icon
1302
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$344M
$45.5M 0.02%
1,210,160
+41,501
+4% +$1.56M
HIW icon
1303
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.5B
$45.5M 0.02%
1,686,658
-131,088
-7% -$3.53M
PCTY icon
1304
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.36B
$45.4M 0.02%
188,076
-3,733
-2% -$902K
BKI
1305
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$45.4M 0.02%
700,725
+10,429
+2% +$675K
AVD icon
1306
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$45.3M 0.02%
2,422,671
+32,086
+1% +$600K
CHCO icon
1307
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$45.3M 0.02%
510,830
-3,332
-0.6% -$296K
SQM icon
1308
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$45.3M 0.02%
498,940
+53,697
+12% +$4.87M
PZZA icon
1309
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.65B
$45.3M 0.02%
646,626
+28,783
+5% +$2.02M
SBSI icon
1310
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$44.9M 0.02%
1,270,949
-2,142
-0.2% -$75.7K
CLNE icon
1311
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$526M
$44.8M 0.02%
8,389,185
+661,088
+9% +$3.53M
CABO icon
1312
Cable One
CABO
$968M
$44.8M 0.02%
52,492
+1,452
+3% +$1.24M
CLFD icon
1313
Clearfield
CLFD
$453M
$44.7M 0.02%
427,478
-3,135
-0.7% -$328K
SEE icon
1314
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$44.7M 0.02%
1,003,119
+3,552
+0.4% +$158K
PRDO icon
1315
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$44.6M 0.02%
4,332,379
+409,013
+10% +$4.21M
LNT icon
1316
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$44.6M 0.02%
841,474
+14,305
+2% +$758K
NX icon
1317
Quanex
NX
$661M
$44.5M 0.02%
2,451,685
+11,169
+0.5% +$203K
HWKN icon
1318
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$44.4M 0.02%
1,139,749
+9,954
+0.9% +$388K
CNNE icon
1319
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$1.11B
$44.4M 0.02%
2,149,180
+317,535
+17% +$6.56M
GSBC icon
1320
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$710M
$44.4M 0.02%
777,355
-4,027
-0.5% -$230K
DPZ icon
1321
Domino's
DPZ
$15.3B
$44.3M 0.02%
142,915
+1,666
+1% +$517K
TTGT icon
1322
TechTarget
TTGT
$427M
$44.3M 0.02%
748,732
-1,031
-0.1% -$61K
CVI icon
1323
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.13B
$44.3M 0.02%
1,527,504
+99,890
+7% +$2.89M
IDA icon
1324
Idacorp
IDA
$6.77B
$44.2M 0.02%
446,132
+57,510
+15% +$5.69M
IAA
1325
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$44.2M 0.02%
1,386,321
+264,406
+24% +$8.42M