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
FLS icon
1451
Flowserve
FLS
$7.36B
$49.3M 0.02%
991,071
+10,377
+1% +$516K
AVD icon
1452
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$49.3M 0.02%
2,531,317
-7,036
-0.3% -$137K
GEN icon
1453
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.9B
$49.3M 0.02%
1,930,317
+230,503
+14% +$5.88M
HFWA icon
1454
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$49.2M 0.02%
1,738,614
+3,762
+0.2% +$106K
ANET icon
1455
Arista Networks
ANET
$175B
$49.2M 0.02%
3,870,256
+945,904
+32% +$12M
GPRE icon
1456
Green Plains
GPRE
$631M
$49.1M 0.02%
3,182,925
-51,684
-2% -$797K
RAVN
1457
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$49.1M 0.02%
1,425,093
-29,278
-2% -$1.01M
WH icon
1458
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$6.55B
$49.1M 0.02%
781,479
-15,976
-2% -$1M
NX icon
1459
Quanex
NX
$661M
$49.1M 0.02%
2,872,596
-29,119
-1% -$497K
MMI icon
1460
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.26B
$49M 0.02%
1,315,882
-6,093
-0.5% -$227K
DB icon
1461
Deutsche Bank
DB
$71.6B
$49M 0.02%
6,299,939
+27,520
+0.4% +$214K
NAV
1462
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$49M 0.02%
1,691,951
-9,744
-0.6% -$282K
LGND icon
1463
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$49M 0.02%
752,395
+122,187
+19% +$7.95M
EAT icon
1464
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$48.9M 0.02%
1,164,783
-94,846
-8% -$3.98M
TPC
1465
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.37B
$48.8M 0.02%
3,798,084
-383,537
-9% -$4.93M
UVE icon
1466
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$719M
$48.8M 0.02%
1,743,380
-35,480
-2% -$993K
TMP icon
1467
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$48.8M 0.02%
533,252
-25,750
-5% -$2.36M
DCO icon
1468
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$48.7M 0.02%
963,583
+6,068
+0.6% +$307K
HY icon
1469
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$634M
$48.7M 0.02%
825,497
-25,105
-3% -$1.48M
GOLF icon
1470
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$4.38B
$48.6M 0.02%
1,495,971
+65,959
+5% +$2.14M
WMS icon
1471
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11B
$48.5M 0.02%
1,249,781
-46,175
-4% -$1.79M
UNVR
1472
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$48.5M 0.02%
2,000,366
-55,697
-3% -$1.35M
CFR icon
1473
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$48.5M 0.02%
495,814
-5,913
-1% -$578K
NRC icon
1474
National Research Corp
NRC
$369M
$48.4M 0.02%
734,643
-5,071
-0.7% -$334K
MAC icon
1475
Macerich
MAC
$4.58B
$48.4M 0.02%
1,798,717
-33,235
-2% -$895K