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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HUBB icon
1401
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.2B
$40.8M 0.02%
339,710
+4,548
+1% +$546K
COMM icon
1402
CommScope
COMM
$3.61B
$40.8M 0.02%
977,479
+20,248
+2% +$845K
MTW icon
1403
Manitowoc
MTW
$362M
$40.7M 0.02%
1,787,010
+442,972
+33% +$10.1M
TRST icon
1404
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$40.7M 0.02%
1,038,051
+44,238
+4% +$1.74M
VSI
1405
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$40.7M 0.02%
2,020,687
-4,132
-0.2% -$83.3K
UEIC icon
1406
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.3M
$40.6M 0.02%
593,372
-43,472
-7% -$2.98M
HF
1407
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$40.6M 0.02%
1,467,916
+41,929
+3% +$1.16M
EDR
1408
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$40.6M 0.02%
993,945
+58,599
+6% +$2.39M
ALGN icon
1409
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$40.6M 0.02%
353,958
-1,035
-0.3% -$119K
AVAV icon
1410
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.1B
$40.5M 0.02%
1,445,679
+107,063
+8% +$3M
WP
1411
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$40.3M 0.02%
628,825
+6,235
+1% +$400K
PRDO icon
1412
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$40.3M 0.02%
4,633,871
+411,878
+10% +$3.58M
FRED
1413
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
$40.3M 0.02%
3,077,302
-12,072
-0.4% -$158K
WFT
1414
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$40.3M 0.02%
6,055,732
-635,860
-10% -$4.23M
SMG icon
1415
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$40.2M 0.02%
430,830
-21,364
-5% -$2M
DST
1416
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$40.2M 0.02%
655,844
-4,670
-0.7% -$286K
EPC icon
1417
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.01B
$40.2M 0.02%
549,133
+33,535
+7% +$2.45M
PGRE
1418
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.57B
$40.1M 0.02%
2,473,703
+461,027
+23% +$7.47M
MKTX icon
1419
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.91B
$40.1M 0.02%
213,758
-179,087
-46% -$33.6M
PLOW icon
1420
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$40.1M 0.02%
1,307,022
-32,656
-2% -$1M
PEBO icon
1421
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
$40.1M 0.02%
1,265,231
+49,458
+4% +$1.57M
USNA icon
1422
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$557M
$40M 0.02%
695,170
+9,293
+1% +$535K
NUAN
1423
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$40M 0.02%
2,670,593
+253,330
+10% +$3.8M
MCO icon
1424
Moody's
MCO
$91.9B
$40M 0.02%
356,971
+9,536
+3% +$1.07M
HEES
1425
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$40M 0.02%
1,630,577
+64,096
+4% +$1.57M