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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNDT icon
1326
Conduent
CNDT
$445M
$43.9M 0.02%
+2,615,895
New +$43.9M
PPL icon
1327
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$43.9M 0.02%
1,173,323
+65,646
+6% +$2.45M
GIII icon
1328
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$43.7M 0.02%
1,997,215
+461,131
+30% +$10.1M
CHD icon
1329
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.6B
$43.7M 0.02%
875,974
+30,327
+4% +$1.51M
VG
1330
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$43.7M 0.02%
6,906,989
+10,992
+0.2% +$69.5K
KEYS icon
1331
Keysight
KEYS
$29.3B
$43.6M 0.02%
1,207,494
+262
+0% +$9.47K
MOD icon
1332
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.86B
$43.6M 0.02%
3,576,667
+394,754
+12% +$4.82M
LBAI
1333
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$43.6M 0.02%
2,223,548
+193,369
+10% +$3.79M
HXL icon
1334
Hexcel
HXL
$4.93B
$43.5M 0.02%
798,263
+64,740
+9% +$3.53M
UFI icon
1335
UNIFI
UFI
$82.8M
$43.5M 0.02%
1,532,132
+2,888
+0.2% +$82K
ES icon
1336
Eversource Energy
ES
$24.4B
$43.4M 0.02%
739,042
+41,599
+6% +$2.45M
VRSK icon
1337
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$36.6B
$43.4M 0.02%
535,380
+24,710
+5% +$2M
ATW
1338
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$43.4M 0.02%
4,555,964
+2,188,009
+92% +$20.9M
MTD icon
1339
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$25.9B
$43.4M 0.02%
90,636
+3,555
+4% +$1.7M
MSM icon
1340
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$43.4M 0.02%
421,929
+9,409
+2% +$967K
CPRT icon
1341
Copart
CPRT
$46.8B
$43.3M 0.02%
5,599,176
-226,824
-4% -$1.76M
GNCMA
1342
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$43.3M 0.02%
2,083,690
-224,558
-10% -$4.67M
WMB icon
1343
Williams Companies
WMB
$71.8B
$43.3M 0.02%
1,462,187
+116,388
+9% +$3.44M
CUZ icon
1344
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.94B
$43.2M 0.02%
1,305,603
+130,861
+11% +$4.33M
WBMD
1345
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$43.1M 0.02%
818,627
+96,425
+13% +$5.08M
IIIN icon
1346
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$43.1M 0.02%
1,192,966
-27,998
-2% -$1.01M
CLF icon
1347
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.78B
$43M 0.02%
5,241,713
+2,535,927
+94% +$20.8M
NVR icon
1348
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$43M 0.02%
20,422
-59
-0.3% -$124K
WEC icon
1349
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.6B
$43M 0.02%
709,619
+34,005
+5% +$2.06M
FR icon
1350
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.91B
$42.9M 0.02%
1,612,502
+65,429
+4% +$1.74M