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
SWBI icon
1451
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$414M
$39.2M 0.02%
2,573,496
-6,593
-0.3% -$100K
KBAL
1452
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$39.2M 0.02%
2,374,353
-102,759
-4% -$1.7M
EBSB
1453
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$39.2M 0.02%
2,139,513
+164,243
+8% +$3.01M
GTT
1454
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$39.1M 0.02%
1,606,192
+16,070
+1% +$391K
EL icon
1455
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$39.1M 0.02%
461,168
+7,646
+2% +$648K
HLIT icon
1456
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$39.1M 0.02%
6,571,202
-31,261
-0.5% -$186K
ECOL
1457
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$39M 0.02%
832,442
+3,891
+0.5% +$182K
ALXN
1458
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
$39M 0.02%
321,459
+13,679
+4% +$1.66M
INGN icon
1459
Inogen
INGN
$231M
$39M 0.02%
502,412
+3,796
+0.8% +$294K
ECPG icon
1460
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$38.9M 0.02%
1,264,442
-11,744
-0.9% -$362K
DCI icon
1461
Donaldson
DCI
$9.42B
$38.9M 0.02%
855,564
+2,545
+0.3% +$116K
SSNC icon
1462
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.8B
$38.9M 0.02%
1,099,522
+121,948
+12% +$4.32M
KE icon
1463
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$38.9M 0.02%
2,295,943
+65,669
+3% +$1.11M
MODV
1464
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$38.9M 0.02%
874,864
+47,534
+6% +$2.11M
DIN icon
1465
Dine Brands
DIN
$368M
$38.8M 0.02%
712,520
-18,371
-3% -$1,000K
AKS
1466
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$38.8M 0.02%
5,389,630
+2,436,564
+83% +$17.5M
VOYA icon
1467
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.44B
$38.7M 0.02%
1,019,396
+59,580
+6% +$2.26M
DBD
1468
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$38.7M 0.02%
1,259,953
-158,768
-11% -$4.87M
CASH icon
1469
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.72B
$38.7M 0.02%
1,310,271
+49,278
+4% +$1.45M
ST icon
1470
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.55B
$38.6M 0.02%
883,974
+64,591
+8% +$2.82M
SCVL icon
1471
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$636M
$38.6M 0.02%
3,140,204
-81,106
-3% -$996K
JBHT icon
1472
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.4B
$38.6M 0.02%
420,266
+1,492
+0.4% +$137K
HRI icon
1473
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.2B
$38.5M 0.02%
787,022
+83,525
+12% +$4.08M
ACOR
1474
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$38.5M 0.02%
15,262
+2,699
+21% +$6.8M
STE icon
1475
Steris
STE
$24.6B
$38.4M 0.02%
553,127
+102,257
+23% +$7.1M