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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EBF icon
1426
Ennis
EBF
$473M
$37.6M 0.02%
2,154,832
-19,832
-0.9% -$346K
NWN icon
1427
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$37.6M 0.02%
827,542
-26,627
-3% -$1.21M
OSUR icon
1428
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$243M
$37.5M 0.02%
3,084,046
-294,468
-9% -$3.58M
BCO icon
1429
Brink's
BCO
$4.9B
$37.5M 0.02%
912,222
-33,701
-4% -$1.38M
CTS icon
1430
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.26B
$37.5M 0.02%
1,701,038
-12,055
-0.7% -$266K
BWXT icon
1431
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
$37.5M 0.02%
665,020
-14,800
-2% -$833K
ALE icon
1432
Allete
ALE
$3.68B
$37.4M 0.02%
723,495
-27,104
-4% -$1.4M
VGR
1433
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$37.4M 0.02%
5,444,608
-169,674
-3% -$1.17M
SCVL icon
1434
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$651M
$37.4M 0.02%
2,228,156
-140,080
-6% -$2.35M
BHF icon
1435
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.79B
$37.4M 0.02%
1,389,179
+51,275
+4% +$1.38M
ARCH
1436
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
$37.3M 0.02%
878,190
-26,999
-3% -$1.15M
FIT
1437
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$37.3M 0.02%
5,352,275
-43,138
-0.8% -$300K
UFCS icon
1438
United Fire Group
UFCS
$818M
$37.2M 0.02%
1,832,605
-27,828
-1% -$565K
MOMO
1439
Hello Group
MOMO
$1.2B
$37.2M 0.02%
2,701,670
+141,965
+6% +$1.95M
NVRI icon
1440
Enviri
NVRI
$987M
$37.2M 0.02%
2,671,427
+28,741
+1% +$400K
AIMC
1441
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
$37.1M 0.02%
1,004,071
+55,183
+6% +$2.04M
CARS icon
1442
Cars.com
CARS
$847M
$37.1M 0.02%
4,589,564
-397,260
-8% -$3.21M
INCY icon
1443
Incyte
INCY
$16.8B
$37M 0.02%
412,442
+18,783
+5% +$1.69M
ATRI
1444
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$37M 0.02%
59,053
-3,497
-6% -$2.19M
FLS icon
1445
Flowserve
FLS
$7.41B
$36.9M 0.02%
1,352,304
+65,547
+5% +$1.79M
EXAS icon
1446
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.6B
$36.9M 0.02%
361,593
+47,454
+15% +$4.84M
BBT
1447
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.2B
$36.8M 0.02%
3,638,605
-193,129
-5% -$1.95M
CMD
1448
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$36.7M 0.02%
835,858
+37,840
+5% +$1.66M
LGF.B
1449
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$36.7M 0.02%
4,207,809
+111,898
+3% +$976K
AEGN
1450
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$36.7M 0.02%
2,594,962
-19,893
-0.8% -$281K