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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALB icon
1501
Albemarle
ALB
$8.83B
$23.3M 0.02%
326,039
+81,113
+33% +$5.8M
APTV icon
1502
Aptiv
APTV
$18.2B
$23.3M 0.02%
338,944
+80,578
+31% +$5.54M
MCGC
1503
DELISTED
MCG CAP CORP
MCGC
$23.3M 0.02%
5,939,714
-201,533
-3% -$790K
DST
1504
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$23.3M 0.02%
504,698
+69,146
+16% +$3.19M
PPL icon
1505
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$23.2M 0.02%
701,599
+1,033
+0.1% +$34.2K
PATK icon
1506
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.68B
$23.2M 0.02%
1,679,012
-39,943
-2% -$551K
PERY
1507
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$23.2M 0.02%
1,328,622
+7,172
+0.5% +$125K
LGND icon
1508
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.2B
$23.1M 0.02%
595,415
+241,203
+68% +$9.37M
DCOM
1509
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$23.1M 0.02%
1,464,651
+89,249
+6% +$1.41M
LABL
1510
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$23.1M 0.02%
577,110
-13,948
-2% -$558K
WPC icon
1511
W.P. Carey
WPC
$15B
$23.1M 0.02%
366,045
+129,442
+55% +$8.16M
PKG icon
1512
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.4B
$23.1M 0.02%
322,809
+1,535
+0.5% +$110K
EQT icon
1513
EQT Corp
EQT
$32B
$23.1M 0.02%
396,516
+4,463
+1% +$260K
EPAY
1514
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$23.1M 0.02%
770,605
-1,640
-0.2% -$49.1K
APH icon
1515
Amphenol
APH
$144B
$23M 0.02%
1,913,952
+103,696
+6% +$1.25M
CUB
1516
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$23M 0.02%
517,823
+52,845
+11% +$2.35M
ABCO
1517
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co/The
ABCO
$23M 0.02%
444,395
+14,512
+3% +$752K
FTI icon
1518
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.4B
$23M 0.02%
506,419
+90,826
+22% +$4.13M
AMTD
1519
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$23M 0.02%
733,048
+56,644
+8% +$1.78M
CHCO icon
1520
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$23M 0.02%
508,642
+30,670
+6% +$1.38M
CKEC
1521
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$22.9M 0.02%
653,191
+12,312
+2% +$433K
OUTR
1522
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$22.9M 0.02%
386,076
+5,402
+1% +$321K
GBLI icon
1523
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$421M
$22.9M 0.02%
880,440
+3,384
+0.4% +$88K
WAB icon
1524
Wabtec
WAB
$32.5B
$22.9M 0.02%
276,961
-3,756
-1% -$310K
COL
1525
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$22.9M 0.02%
292,431
+100,780
+53% +$7.87M