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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHD icon
1451
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.6B
$37.4M 0.02%
845,647
+4,682
+0.6% +$207K
SNPS icon
1452
Synopsys
SNPS
$79B
$37.3M 0.02%
634,276
+19,830
+3% +$1.17M
EBSB
1453
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$37.3M 0.02%
1,975,270
+98,928
+5% +$1.87M
GLRE icon
1454
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$37.3M 0.02%
1,635,474
+105,305
+7% +$2.4M
HOFT icon
1455
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$37.1M 0.02%
978,752
+3,798
+0.4% +$144K
BJRI icon
1456
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$684M
$37.1M 0.02%
944,888
-8,275
-0.9% -$325K
WP
1457
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$37.1M 0.02%
622,590
-4,064
-0.6% -$242K
ATR icon
1458
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.91B
$37.1M 0.02%
505,144
+6,977
+1% +$512K
KTOS icon
1459
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$37M 0.02%
5,005,546
+274,833
+6% +$2.03M
NHI icon
1460
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$37M 0.02%
498,955
+22,689
+5% +$1.68M
DYN
1461
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$36.9M 0.02%
4,365,550
-617,874
-12% -$5.23M
CACC icon
1462
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.33B
$36.9M 0.02%
169,781
-3,279
-2% -$713K
TWI icon
1463
Titan International
TWI
$552M
$36.8M 0.02%
3,281,067
+527,385
+19% +$5.91M
SEE icon
1464
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$36.8M 0.02%
810,922
-5,303
-0.6% -$240K
MAT icon
1465
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$36.8M 0.02%
1,334,445
-4,663
-0.3% -$128K
MGA icon
1466
Magna International
MGA
$13.1B
$36.6M 0.02%
843,758
+274,985
+48% +$11.9M
VFC icon
1467
VF Corp
VFC
$5.8B
$36.6M 0.02%
728,704
+11,081
+2% +$557K
ECPG icon
1468
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$36.6M 0.02%
1,276,186
-14,333
-1% -$411K
EQY
1469
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$36.5M 0.02%
1,190,180
+12,531
+1% +$385K
VRNT icon
1470
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$36.5M 0.02%
2,033,758
+369,584
+22% +$6.64M
YDKN
1471
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$36.5M 0.02%
1,064,464
-10,272
-1% -$352K
MTD icon
1472
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$25.9B
$36.5M 0.02%
87,081
+1,250
+1% +$523K
HEES
1473
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$36.4M 0.02%
1,566,481
-168,323
-10% -$3.91M
LSCC icon
1474
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$8.82B
$36.3M 0.02%
4,933,997
-298,866
-6% -$2.2M
NHC icon
1475
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$36.2M 0.02%
478,279
+25,592
+6% +$1.94M