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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KFRC icon
1376
Kforce
KFRC
$568M
$50.8M 0.02%
1,343,568
-57,270
-4% -$2.17M
HBI icon
1377
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.23B
$50.7M 0.02%
3,309,271
+262,241
+9% +$4.02M
EHTH icon
1378
eHealth
EHTH
$122M
$50.7M 0.02%
758,866
+5,702
+0.8% +$381K
CDP icon
1379
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.44B
$50.6M 0.02%
1,698,440
-2,574
-0.2% -$76.7K
MTSC
1380
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$50.6M 0.02%
915,202
+317
+0% +$17.5K
MTN icon
1381
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.41B
$50.5M 0.02%
221,822
+6,567
+3% +$1.49M
NEOG icon
1382
Neogen
NEOG
$1.22B
$50.4M 0.02%
1,480,034
+44,874
+3% +$1.53M
AXON icon
1383
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$60.1B
$50.3M 0.02%
886,033
-19,282
-2% -$1.09M
NP
1384
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$50.1M 0.02%
770,048
+1,888
+0.2% +$123K
ERIE icon
1385
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$50.1M 0.02%
269,954
-12,779
-5% -$2.37M
GGB icon
1386
Gerdau
GGB
$6.19B
$50M 0.02%
20,015,835
-613,564
-3% -$1.53M
SHO icon
1387
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.87B
$49.9M 0.02%
3,635,204
+18,938
+0.5% +$260K
TRNO icon
1388
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.06B
$49.9M 0.02%
977,100
+70,354
+8% +$3.59M
AOS icon
1389
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$49.9M 0.02%
1,046,277
+30,685
+3% +$1.46M
MMSI icon
1390
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.22B
$49.9M 0.02%
1,638,777
+282,952
+21% +$8.62M
LECO icon
1391
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.3B
$49.8M 0.02%
573,969
-4,316
-0.7% -$374K
UEIC icon
1392
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$63.2M
$49.6M 0.02%
973,986
+4,611
+0.5% +$235K
ATRI
1393
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$49.5M 0.02%
63,495
-414
-0.6% -$323K
NTUS
1394
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$49.4M 0.02%
1,551,637
-6,527
-0.4% -$208K
PZZA icon
1395
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.62B
$49.3M 0.02%
942,258
+53,384
+6% +$2.79M
PLAY icon
1396
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$791M
$49.3M 0.02%
1,265,285
-14,327
-1% -$558K
SLM icon
1397
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.97B
$49.2M 0.02%
5,575,954
+221,487
+4% +$1.95M
CRMT icon
1398
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$287M
$49M 0.02%
534,812
-6,083
-1% -$558K
SRCL
1399
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$49M 0.02%
961,624
+111,438
+13% +$5.67M
BHC icon
1400
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.66B
$49M 0.02%
2,240,476
-278,980
-11% -$6.1M