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
KBR icon
1326
KBR
KBR
$6.36B
$33M 0.02%
1,695,762
-983,693
-37% -$19.2M
EL icon
1327
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$33M 0.02%
380,836
+29,679
+8% +$2.57M
JOY
1328
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$32.9M 0.02%
909,635
+75,770
+9% +$2.74M
MPW icon
1329
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$3.08B
$32.9M 0.02%
2,510,086
+117,519
+5% +$1.54M
OWW
1330
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
$32.9M 0.02%
2,881,266
-31,128
-1% -$355K
KLAC icon
1331
KLA
KLAC
$127B
$32.9M 0.02%
585,339
-29,637
-5% -$1.67M
TTI icon
1332
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$630M
$32.9M 0.02%
5,155,398
+97,886
+2% +$625K
AVID
1333
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$32.9M 0.02%
2,462,993
+172,140
+8% +$2.3M
RT
1334
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$32.8M 0.02%
5,232,568
+24,635
+0.5% +$154K
REGI
1335
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$32.8M 0.02%
2,837,803
+287,240
+11% +$3.32M
LFCR icon
1336
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$32.8M 0.02%
2,272,648
+55,360
+2% +$799K
BR icon
1337
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$32.8M 0.02%
655,243
+26,241
+4% +$1.31M
CGI
1338
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$32.7M 0.02%
1,583,528
+177,086
+13% +$3.66M
UTHR icon
1339
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$32.7M 0.02%
188,089
+4,236
+2% +$737K
CWT icon
1340
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$32.7M 0.02%
1,431,050
+60,485
+4% +$1.38M
FIVE icon
1341
Five Below
FIVE
$7.71B
$32.6M 0.02%
825,887
-15,773
-2% -$624K
ADTN icon
1342
Adtran
ADTN
$809M
$32.6M 0.02%
2,009,038
+176,006
+10% +$2.86M
GMED icon
1343
Globus Medical
GMED
$7.93B
$32.6M 0.02%
1,270,571
+91,499
+8% +$2.35M
THC icon
1344
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$32.6M 0.02%
563,194
+75,754
+16% +$4.38M
AN icon
1345
AutoNation
AN
$8.37B
$32.6M 0.02%
517,009
+53,128
+11% +$3.35M
MSCI icon
1346
MSCI
MSCI
$45.1B
$32.5M 0.02%
528,685
+8,167
+2% +$503K
LTM
1347
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$32.5M 0.02%
4,620,354
+652,385
+16% +$4.59M
WFM
1348
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$32.5M 0.02%
823,444
+87,792
+12% +$3.46M
SUNE
1349
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$32.5M 0.02%
1,085,829
+10,199
+0.9% +$305K
LKQ icon
1350
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
$32.5M 0.02%
1,073,577
+75,267
+8% +$2.28M