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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMED
1526
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$49.2M 0.01%
509,285
-4,881
-0.9% -$471K
ASC icon
1527
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$505M
$49.1M 0.01%
2,714,123
-35,343
-1% -$640K
FBMS
1528
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$49M 0.01%
1,523,605
+119,114
+8% +$3.83M
MPW icon
1529
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$3.08B
$48.9M 0.01%
8,364,433
-258,250
-3% -$1.51M
SITM icon
1530
SiTime
SITM
$6.76B
$48.9M 0.01%
285,009
+16,166
+6% +$2.77M
PBA icon
1531
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$48.9M 0.01%
1,185,189
-523,836
-31% -$21.6M
AAL icon
1532
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.52B
$48.8M 0.01%
4,336,953
+96,294
+2% +$1.08M
SBH icon
1533
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$48.7M 0.01%
3,589,760
+302,086
+9% +$4.1M
CRAI icon
1534
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$48.6M 0.01%
277,062
-40,565
-13% -$7.11M
MTUS icon
1535
Metallus
MTUS
$697M
$48.5M 0.01%
3,272,437
-211,965
-6% -$3.14M
STEL icon
1536
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
$1.61B
$48.5M 0.01%
1,874,284
+196,379
+12% +$5.08M
NGG icon
1537
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$48.4M 0.01%
726,101
+13,455
+2% +$896K
BNL icon
1538
Broadstone Net Lease
BNL
$3.55B
$48.3M 0.01%
2,550,794
-4,176
-0.2% -$79.1K
ASTE icon
1539
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.06B
$48M 0.01%
1,502,029
-36,655
-2% -$1.17M
PLPC icon
1540
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$979M
$47.7M 0.01%
372,287
+881
+0.2% +$113K
NCNO icon
1541
nCino
NCNO
$3.48B
$47.6M 0.01%
1,507,047
+138,807
+10% +$4.38M
ASIX icon
1542
AdvanSix
ASIX
$576M
$47.6M 0.01%
1,566,115
+1,806
+0.1% +$54.9K
AXL icon
1543
American Axle
AXL
$697M
$47.5M 0.01%
7,692,587
-576,064
-7% -$3.56M
BKD icon
1544
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$47.4M 0.01%
6,976,362
-1,165,362
-14% -$7.91M
PODD icon
1545
Insulet
PODD
$24.1B
$47.2M 0.01%
203,002
+56,256
+38% +$13.1M
CENX icon
1546
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.44B
$47.2M 0.01%
2,909,413
-38,179
-1% -$620K
CSGS icon
1547
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.86B
$47.2M 0.01%
969,996
-19,800
-2% -$963K
KOS icon
1548
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$799M
$46.9M 0.01%
11,649,549
+1,601,401
+16% +$6.45M
MRC icon
1549
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$46.7M 0.01%
3,662,460
-27,051
-0.7% -$345K
GLDD icon
1550
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$46.6M 0.01%
4,421,216
-16,556
-0.4% -$174K