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
LAZ icon
1351
Lazard
LAZ
$5.3B
$54.2M 0.02%
1,355,228
+126,229
+10% +$5.04M
NVRI icon
1352
Enviri
NVRI
$996M
$54M 0.02%
2,348,318
+28,971
+1% +$667K
PSB
1353
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$54M 0.02%
327,563
-4,393
-1% -$724K
MUFG icon
1354
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$54M 0.02%
9,944,742
-288,409
-3% -$1.57M
SABR icon
1355
Sabre
SABR
$730M
$53.9M 0.02%
2,403,874
-1,026
-0% -$23K
SBH icon
1356
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.49B
$53.9M 0.02%
2,953,309
+31,241
+1% +$570K
NP
1357
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$53.8M 0.02%
763,522
-6,526
-0.8% -$460K
STMP
1358
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$53.8M 0.02%
643,728
+860
+0.1% +$71.8K
IR icon
1359
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.7B
$53.7M 0.02%
1,465,187
-28,975
-2% -$1.06M
JBSS icon
1360
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$739M
$53.6M 0.02%
587,232
-21,314
-4% -$1.95M
CAR icon
1361
Avis
CAR
$5.49B
$53.6M 0.02%
1,662,248
+45,172
+3% +$1.46M
LBAI
1362
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$53.3M 0.02%
3,066,159
+30,227
+1% +$525K
VAR
1363
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$53.2M 0.02%
374,933
-1,483
-0.4% -$211K
HHH icon
1364
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.87B
$53.2M 0.02%
440,127
-18,529
-4% -$2.24M
NEX
1365
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$53.2M 0.02%
7,939,180
+3,872,615
+95% +$25.9M
HTO
1366
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.74B
$53.1M 0.02%
747,908
-7,338
-1% -$521K
FOE
1367
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$53.1M 0.02%
3,579,998
+14,007
+0.4% +$208K
NSP icon
1368
Insperity
NSP
$2.01B
$52.9M 0.02%
615,116
-12,781
-2% -$1.1M
ATKR icon
1369
Atkore
ATKR
$2.08B
$52.9M 0.02%
1,307,193
-12,914
-1% -$523K
BRKR icon
1370
Bruker
BRKR
$4.85B
$52.8M 0.02%
1,036,155
-25,790
-2% -$1.31M
POR icon
1371
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.66B
$52.7M 0.02%
945,183
-44,096
-4% -$2.46M
HE icon
1372
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$52.6M 0.02%
1,122,609
-59,516
-5% -$2.79M
EXP icon
1373
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.59B
$52.6M 0.02%
580,107
-36,527
-6% -$3.31M
PRAH
1374
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$52.6M 0.02%
473,017
-2,440
-0.5% -$271K
CPK icon
1375
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.93B
$52.6M 0.02%
548,531
-4,476
-0.8% -$429K