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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ABCB icon
1476
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.11B
$19M 0.02%
1,032,222
+15,660
+2% +$288K
IO
1477
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$19M 0.02%
243,134
-3,193
-1% -$249K
MYRG icon
1478
MYR Group
MYRG
$2.77B
$19M 0.02%
780,375
-8,458
-1% -$206K
AVY icon
1479
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.9B
$19M 0.02%
435,719
+8,548
+2% +$372K
CTAS icon
1480
Cintas
CTAS
$80.4B
$18.9M 0.02%
1,480,280
+37,512
+3% +$480K
CFNL
1481
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$18.9M 0.02%
1,146,037
+2,817
+0.2% +$46.6K
ABB
1482
DELISTED
ABB Ltd.
ABB
$18.9M 0.02%
802,847
+3,100
+0.4% +$73.1K
TISI icon
1483
Team
TISI
$78.7M
$18.9M 0.02%
47,606
-218
-0.5% -$86.7K
FLIR
1484
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$18.9M 0.02%
601,702
+13,427
+2% +$422K
HEI icon
1485
HEICO
HEI
$44B
$18.9M 0.02%
850,137
+845
+0.1% +$18.8K
GWW icon
1486
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.8B
$18.9M 0.02%
72,037
+1,662
+2% +$435K
LRN icon
1487
Stride
LRN
$6.08B
$18.8M 0.02%
609,222
+5,757
+1% +$178K
CBSH icon
1488
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.88B
$18.8M 0.02%
771,046
+76,197
+11% +$1.86M
CLP
1489
DELISTED
COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
CLP
$18.8M 0.02%
835,985
-12,476
-1% -$281K
SGA icon
1490
Saga Communications
SGA
$78.8M
$18.8M 0.02%
423,619
-7,094
-2% -$315K
HGG
1491
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
$18.8M 0.02%
1,048,973
-3,313
-0.3% -$59.3K
ININ
1492
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$18.8M 0.02%
295,631
-3,368
-1% -$214K
BCO icon
1493
Brink's
BCO
$4.81B
$18.7M 0.02%
662,373
+41,970
+7% +$1.19M
PKG icon
1494
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.1B
$18.7M 0.02%
327,909
+8,038
+3% +$459K
TESO
1495
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$18.7M 0.02%
1,128,292
+206,100
+22% +$3.42M
KFRC icon
1496
Kforce
KFRC
$558M
$18.7M 0.02%
1,056,473
-6,856
-0.6% -$121K
AKAM icon
1497
Akamai
AKAM
$10.9B
$18.7M 0.02%
361,368
+24,206
+7% +$1.25M
FLS icon
1498
Flowserve
FLS
$7.45B
$18.7M 0.02%
299,347
-6,563
-2% -$409K
HSIC icon
1499
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.17B
$18.7M 0.02%
458,725
+36,843
+9% +$1.5M
KOF icon
1500
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$17.7B
$18.6M 0.02%
147,882
-15,884
-10% -$2M