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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FSTR icon
1376
Foster
FSTR
$284M
$25.7M 0.02%
474,617
+3,822
+0.8% +$207K
NX icon
1377
Quanex
NX
$697M
$25.7M 0.02%
1,437,186
+191,508
+15% +$3.42M
BEE
1378
DELISTED
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC
BEE
$25.7M 0.02%
2,192,370
+265,885
+14% +$3.11M
HIBB
1379
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$25.7M 0.02%
473,671
+57,026
+14% +$3.09M
LNW icon
1380
Light & Wonder
LNW
$7.42B
$25.6M 0.02%
2,306,546
-41,491
-2% -$461K
OPEN
1381
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
$25.6M 0.02%
247,077
+22,070
+10% +$2.29M
GTIV
1382
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
$25.6M 0.02%
1,699,607
-112,668
-6% -$1.7M
SSNC icon
1383
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$25.6M 0.02%
1,156,568
-142,254
-11% -$3.15M
RATE
1384
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$25.5M 0.02%
1,452,609
+9,748
+0.7% +$171K
EE
1385
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$25.5M 0.02%
633,366
+51,070
+9% +$2.05M
ATW
1386
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$25.4M 0.02%
484,966
+5,428
+1% +$285K
TXT icon
1387
Textron
TXT
$14.4B
$25.4M 0.02%
664,536
+2,023
+0.3% +$77.5K
BDX icon
1388
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54B
$25.4M 0.02%
220,425
+3,303
+2% +$381K
EXLS icon
1389
EXL Service
EXLS
$6.9B
$25.4M 0.02%
4,317,530
+560,380
+15% +$3.3M
MAR icon
1390
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.2B
$25.4M 0.02%
396,502
+6,213
+2% +$398K
GPC icon
1391
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.4B
$25.4M 0.02%
289,421
+15,596
+6% +$1.37M
CFR icon
1392
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.11B
$25.4M 0.02%
319,834
-2,509
-0.8% -$199K
RAD
1393
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$25.4M 0.02%
176,836
-5,970
-3% -$856K
CHRD icon
1394
Chord Energy
CHRD
$6.1B
$25.3M 0.02%
453,577
+74,456
+20% +$4.16M
GPX
1395
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$25.3M 0.02%
979,345
+6,030
+0.6% +$156K
TROW icon
1396
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.4B
$25.3M 0.02%
300,197
+22,326
+8% +$1.88M
FR icon
1397
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.77B
$25.3M 0.02%
1,341,634
+40,026
+3% +$754K
AZO icon
1398
AutoZone
AZO
$71.1B
$25.3M 0.02%
47,129
+53
+0.1% +$28.4K
SON icon
1399
Sonoco
SON
$4.66B
$25.3M 0.02%
574,845
+124,184
+28% +$5.46M
MMSI icon
1400
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.34B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,671,637
+97,119
+6% +$1.47M