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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MKC icon
1526
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$18.5B
$26.5M 0.02%
618,372
+20,256
+3% +$867K
NNBR icon
1527
NN Inc
NNBR
$117M
$26.5M 0.02%
1,659,380
+26,798
+2% +$427K
AFAM
1528
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$26.4M 0.02%
690,287
+68,359
+11% +$2.61M
HHH icon
1529
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.84B
$26.4M 0.02%
244,534
+19,449
+9% +$2.1M
CFR icon
1530
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$26.4M 0.02%
439,504
+21,982
+5% +$1.32M
BDBD
1531
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$26.4M 0.02%
2,400,907
-93,857
-4% -$1.03M
EXAM
1532
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$26.3M 0.02%
989,698
-14,293
-1% -$380K
HRB icon
1533
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$26.3M 0.02%
789,562
+30,556
+4% +$1.02M
ELLI
1534
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$26.3M 0.02%
436,425
-1,101
-0.3% -$66.3K
VIVO
1535
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$26.3M 0.02%
1,279,318
+75,432
+6% +$1.55M
TRST icon
1536
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$26.2M 0.02%
854,244
+44,827
+6% +$1.38M
GG
1537
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$26.2M 0.02%
2,264,527
+139,903
+7% +$1.62M
SIX
1538
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$26.1M 0.02%
475,517
+14,840
+3% +$815K
OTTR icon
1539
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$26.1M 0.02%
980,986
+17,250
+2% +$459K
CPK icon
1540
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$26.1M 0.02%
460,088
+10,817
+2% +$614K
LBY
1541
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$26.1M 0.02%
1,224,221
-13,019
-1% -$278K
PEB icon
1542
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$26.1M 0.02%
931,385
+8,249
+0.9% +$231K
MAR icon
1543
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.3B
$26.1M 0.02%
389,135
+14,188
+4% +$951K
LTM
1544
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$26.1M 0.02%
4,840,359
+235,626
+5% +$1.27M
GBLI icon
1545
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$26.1M 0.02%
898,627
+6,917
+0.8% +$201K
ERIE icon
1546
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$26.1M 0.02%
272,560
+24,129
+10% +$2.31M
KMT icon
1547
Kennametal
KMT
$1.58B
$26.1M 0.02%
1,356,982
+139,489
+11% +$2.68M
DKS icon
1548
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$19.9B
$26.1M 0.02%
736,967
+169,853
+30% +$6M
XRAY icon
1549
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.7B
$26M 0.02%
427,125
+15,808
+4% +$962K
LII icon
1550
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$26M 0.02%
207,861
+4,317
+2% +$539K