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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHEF icon
1326
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.63B
$55.5M 0.02%
1,456,371
-18,629
-1% -$710K
CRMT icon
1327
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$285M
$55.5M 0.02%
505,985
-28,827
-5% -$3.16M
MSGS icon
1328
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$4.93B
$55.5M 0.02%
264,294
-8,647
-3% -$1.81M
CVA
1329
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$55.5M 0.02%
3,736,688
-6,331
-0.2% -$94K
IFF icon
1330
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$17B
$55.4M 0.02%
429,277
+2,845
+0.7% +$367K
GMED icon
1331
Globus Medical
GMED
$8.05B
$55.4M 0.02%
940,361
-80,953
-8% -$4.77M
CTBI icon
1332
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.04B
$55.2M 0.02%
1,183,650
-11,048
-0.9% -$515K
FFIV icon
1333
F5
FFIV
$18.8B
$55.2M 0.02%
395,178
+8,699
+2% +$1.21M
LECO icon
1334
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.4B
$55.2M 0.02%
570,429
-3,540
-0.6% -$342K
TRU icon
1335
TransUnion
TRU
$17.5B
$55.1M 0.02%
643,584
+2,511
+0.4% +$215K
NHI icon
1336
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.71B
$55M 0.02%
675,599
+11,681
+2% +$952K
JD icon
1337
JD.com
JD
$48.8B
$55M 0.02%
1,560,201
+418,308
+37% +$14.7M
EV
1338
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$54.9M 0.02%
1,175,320
-18,140
-2% -$847K
LFUS icon
1339
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.54B
$54.8M 0.02%
286,691
+10,629
+4% +$2.03M
PRIM icon
1340
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.63B
$54.8M 0.02%
2,464,065
-5,357
-0.2% -$119K
AZZ icon
1341
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.46B
$54.8M 0.02%
1,192,580
+4,187
+0.4% +$192K
VGR
1342
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$54.7M 0.02%
5,762,299
+334,161
+6% +$3.17M
VSAT icon
1343
Viasat
VSAT
$4.28B
$54.6M 0.02%
745,939
+7,357
+1% +$538K
WLH
1344
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$54.6M 0.02%
2,732,693
-40,785
-1% -$815K
SLM icon
1345
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.05B
$54.5M 0.02%
6,114,616
+538,662
+10% +$4.8M
USPH icon
1346
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.23B
$54.4M 0.02%
475,777
-7,519
-2% -$860K
WMGI
1347
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$54.4M 0.02%
1,783,238
+98,717
+6% +$3.01M
BHF icon
1348
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.79B
$54.3M 0.02%
1,383,282
+476,743
+53% +$18.7M
HEES
1349
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$54.2M 0.02%
1,622,793
-18,548
-1% -$620K
SRI icon
1350
Stoneridge
SRI
$229M
$54.2M 0.02%
1,848,511
-55,645
-3% -$1.63M