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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KDP icon
1401
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$37.2B
$20.3M 0.02%
453,516
+71,438
+19% +$3.2M
SRE icon
1402
Sempra
SRE
$53.8B
$20.3M 0.02%
474,132
+30,530
+7% +$1.31M
ONXX
1403
DELISTED
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONXX
$20.3M 0.02%
162,552
-359
-0.2% -$44.8K
ACCL
1404
DELISTED
ACCELRYS INC
ACCL
$20.3M 0.02%
2,054,487
-9,853
-0.5% -$97.1K
WRB icon
1405
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.5B
$20.2M 0.02%
1,594,161
+46,254
+3% +$587K
KMT icon
1406
Kennametal
KMT
$1.62B
$20.2M 0.02%
442,092
+18,787
+4% +$857K
NCMI icon
1407
National CineMedia
NCMI
$450M
$20.2M 0.02%
106,877
+4,656
+5% +$878K
DGICA icon
1408
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$710M
$20.1M 0.02%
1,440,179
-1,035
-0.1% -$14.5K
MSI icon
1409
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79B
$20.1M 0.02%
338,798
-2,286
-0.7% -$136K
MATW icon
1410
Matthews International
MATW
$798M
$20.1M 0.02%
528,307
+15,660
+3% +$596K
BDX icon
1411
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$54.1B
$20.1M 0.02%
206,060
+10,818
+6% +$1.06M
JOSB
1412
DELISTED
JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC
JOSB
$20.1M 0.02%
457,367
+70,367
+18% +$3.09M
QDEL icon
1413
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$2.01B
$20.1M 0.02%
706,941
+17,298
+3% +$491K
PRFT
1414
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$20M 0.02%
1,091,805
+70,634
+7% +$1.3M
OTTR icon
1415
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.52B
$20M 0.02%
726,219
+8,008
+1% +$221K
RNWK
1416
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$20M 0.02%
2,337,870
-7,074
-0.3% -$60.6K
DLTR icon
1417
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$19.9B
$20M 0.02%
349,737
+20,343
+6% +$1.16M
CHCO icon
1418
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.84B
$20M 0.02%
462,260
-384
-0.1% -$16.6K
MCO icon
1419
Moody's
MCO
$88.8B
$20M 0.02%
284,206
+13,720
+5% +$965K
DRIV
1420
DELISTED
DIGITAL RIVER INC.
DRIV
$20M 0.02%
1,118,272
+171,523
+18% +$3.07M
TLAB
1421
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
$19.9M 0.02%
8,782,674
+669,672
+8% +$1.52M
WTI icon
1422
W&T Offshore
WTI
$270M
$19.9M 0.02%
1,124,407
+80,192
+8% +$1.42M
LVS icon
1423
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.5B
$19.9M 0.02%
299,824
+6,454
+2% +$429K
CMG icon
1424
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$53.8B
$19.9M 0.02%
2,322,150
+125,850
+6% +$1.08M
RAI
1425
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$19.9M 0.02%
815,212
+14,752
+2% +$360K