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
EIX icon
1351
Edison International
EIX
$21.6B
$46M 0.02%
810,127
+128,219
+19% +$7.28M
TSE icon
1352
Trinseo
TSE
$87.7M
$46M 0.02%
1,004,703
+84,949
+9% +$3.89M
JEF icon
1353
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.7B
$46M 0.02%
2,958,789
+402,109
+16% +$6.25M
APOG icon
1354
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$903M
$46M 0.02%
1,540,199
+74,200
+5% +$2.21M
DOC
1355
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$46M 0.02%
2,866,556
+48,183
+2% +$772K
IFF icon
1356
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.8B
$45.9M 0.02%
342,040
+71,018
+26% +$9.53M
CY
1357
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$45.9M 0.02%
3,609,775
+53,975
+2% +$687K
TTWO icon
1358
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45.4B
$45.9M 0.02%
445,944
-76,903
-15% -$7.92M
PRIM icon
1359
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.59B
$45.8M 0.02%
2,396,241
+2,137
+0.1% +$40.9K
HSII icon
1360
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$45.8M 0.02%
1,467,998
-42,364
-3% -$1.32M
HNI icon
1361
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.07B
$45.8M 0.02%
1,292,019
+3,613
+0.3% +$128K
TD icon
1362
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$131B
$45.8M 0.02%
920,464
+27,204
+3% +$1.35M
AWK icon
1363
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$45.7M 0.02%
503,455
+50,036
+11% +$4.54M
SCVL icon
1364
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$636M
$45.7M 0.02%
2,724,814
-1,862
-0.1% -$31.2K
RLJ icon
1365
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$45.6M 0.02%
2,780,514
-40,112
-1% -$658K
ANET icon
1366
Arista Networks
ANET
$175B
$45.6M 0.02%
3,460,528
-20,816
-0.6% -$274K
UI icon
1367
Ubiquiti
UI
$36.6B
$45.6M 0.02%
458,323
-58,961
-11% -$5.86M
AES icon
1368
AES
AES
$9.17B
$45.5M 0.02%
3,146,141
+126,503
+4% +$1.83M
GPRE icon
1369
Green Plains
GPRE
$631M
$45.4M 0.02%
3,466,235
-35,391
-1% -$464K
LMNX
1370
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$45.4M 0.02%
1,966,027
+25,920
+1% +$599K
ENDP
1371
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$45.4M 0.02%
6,221,410
-490,696
-7% -$3.58M
RMBS icon
1372
Rambus
RMBS
$9.26B
$45.3M 0.02%
5,909,106
+333,048
+6% +$2.55M
ACOR
1373
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$45.2M 0.02%
24,192
+88
+0.4% +$165K
NGVT icon
1374
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.12B
$45.2M 0.02%
539,960
+57,563
+12% +$4.82M
SPB icon
1375
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.29B
$45.2M 0.02%
1,068,658
+126,644
+13% +$5.35M