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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AKAM icon
1526
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$25.8M 0.02%
362,523
-28,381
-7% -$2.02M
DBI icon
1527
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$25.7M 0.02%
698,122
-3,899
-0.6% -$144K
PIR
1528
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$25.7M 0.02%
92,033
+8,812
+11% +$2.46M
CIVI icon
1529
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$3.02B
$25.7M 0.02%
9,348
-141
-1% -$388K
RJF icon
1530
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.9B
$25.7M 0.02%
678,872
+3,875
+0.6% +$147K
SPWR
1531
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$25.6M 0.02%
1,250,644
-661,861
-35% -$13.6M
ODFL icon
1532
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$30.5B
$25.6M 0.02%
994,866
-149,637
-13% -$3.86M
FOR icon
1533
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$25.6M 0.02%
1,621,728
+109,024
+7% +$1.72M
HEI.A icon
1534
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$25.6M 0.02%
1,008,240
+10,244
+1% +$260K
NFLX icon
1535
Netflix
NFLX
$505B
$25.6M 0.02%
429,485
+5,278
+1% +$314K
MRCY icon
1536
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.33B
$25.6M 0.02%
1,644,140
+104,639
+7% +$1.63M
NVR icon
1537
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$25.5M 0.02%
19,212
+890
+5% +$1.18M
LKQ icon
1538
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
$25.5M 0.02%
998,310
+59,933
+6% +$1.53M
UL icon
1539
Unilever
UL
$154B
$25.5M 0.02%
611,450
+52,268
+9% +$2.18M
VLY icon
1540
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6.04B
$25.5M 0.02%
2,700,551
+648,702
+32% +$6.12M
FSTR icon
1541
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$25.5M 0.02%
536,044
+27,885
+5% +$1.32M
FHI icon
1542
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.16B
$25.4M 0.02%
750,929
+101,737
+16% +$3.45M
LO
1543
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$25.4M 0.02%
389,314
-531
-0.1% -$34.7K
PFC
1544
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$25.4M 0.02%
1,547,786
+10,862
+0.7% +$178K
IQNT
1545
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$25.3M 0.02%
1,605,846
+102,612
+7% +$1.62M
BLT
1546
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$25.2M 0.02%
1,956,259
+26,857
+1% +$346K
CFR icon
1547
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$25.2M 0.02%
364,585
+16,316
+5% +$1.13M
MCF
1548
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$25.2M 0.02%
1,144,458
+15,474
+1% +$340K
BWXT icon
1549
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.4B
$25.1M 0.02%
1,094,438
+268,702
+33% +$6.17M
NC icon
1550
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$25.1M 0.02%
2,074,619
+20,580
+1% +$249K