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
AGM icon
1401
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.16B
$51.2M 0.02%
613,478
-44,179
-7% -$3.69M
NWS icon
1402
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$51.2M 0.02%
3,526,513
+160,587
+5% +$2.33M
LPL icon
1403
LG Display
LPL
$4.45B
$51.1M 0.02%
7,369,035
-348,820
-5% -$2.42M
EVTC icon
1404
Evertec
EVTC
$2.15B
$51.1M 0.02%
1,501,051
-14,109
-0.9% -$480K
CENX icon
1405
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.41B
$51M 0.02%
6,790,796
-568,416
-8% -$4.27M
FTNT icon
1406
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.4B
$51M 0.02%
2,389,500
+12,375
+0.5% +$264K
EFSC icon
1407
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.24B
$51M 0.02%
1,058,063
+150
+0% +$7.23K
PPC icon
1408
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.3B
$51M 0.02%
1,558,753
-43,498
-3% -$1.42M
PFC
1409
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$50.9M 0.02%
1,617,763
-33,752
-2% -$1.06M
CDP icon
1410
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.46B
$50.9M 0.02%
1,733,086
+34,646
+2% +$1.02M
WABC icon
1411
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.24B
$50.9M 0.02%
750,732
+1,584
+0.2% +$107K
APOG icon
1412
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$909M
$50.9M 0.02%
1,564,818
-12,438
-0.8% -$404K
SBCF icon
1413
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.72B
$50.8M 0.02%
1,663,293
-6,308
-0.4% -$193K
TSE icon
1414
Trinseo
TSE
$87M
$50.7M 0.02%
1,362,078
-56,062
-4% -$2.09M
ATO icon
1415
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.7B
$50.6M 0.02%
452,458
-84
-0% -$9.4K
IT icon
1416
Gartner
IT
$18.6B
$50.6M 0.02%
328,313
-164
-0% -$25.3K
UEIC icon
1417
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.6M
$50.5M 0.02%
966,497
-7,489
-0.8% -$391K
USNA icon
1418
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$559M
$50.5M 0.02%
642,974
+2,759
+0.4% +$217K
MTW icon
1419
Manitowoc
MTW
$360M
$50.5M 0.02%
2,884,776
-18,357
-0.6% -$321K
NTUS
1420
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$50.5M 0.02%
1,530,095
-21,542
-1% -$711K
KFRC icon
1421
Kforce
KFRC
$565M
$50.5M 0.02%
1,271,191
-72,377
-5% -$2.87M
TBBK icon
1422
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.51B
$50.4M 0.02%
3,888,141
-215
-0% -$2.79K
NTGR icon
1423
NETGEAR
NTGR
$831M
$50.4M 0.02%
2,057,226
-4,764
-0.2% -$117K
LKFN icon
1424
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.67B
$50.4M 0.02%
1,030,144
-9,648
-0.9% -$472K
WLL
1425
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$50.4M 0.02%
91,515
+5,827
+7% +$3.21M