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
EIX icon
1551
Edison International
EIX
$21.6B
$25.1M 0.02%
401,983
+5,116
+1% +$320K
NCMI icon
1552
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$25.1M 0.02%
165,962
+11,177
+7% +$1.69M
WAIR
1553
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$25M 0.02%
1,632,262
+354,770
+28% +$5.44M
FLO icon
1554
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$25M 0.02%
1,098,169
+232,343
+27% +$5.28M
NWL icon
1555
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.48B
$25M 0.02%
639,143
+9,074
+1% +$355K
CXT icon
1556
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$25M 0.02%
1,151,675
+348,270
+43% +$7.55M
HAWK
1557
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$24.9M 0.02%
700,955
+89,648
+15% +$3.19M
CBR
1558
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
$24.9M 0.02%
6,040,926
-141,309
-2% -$582K
OME
1559
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$24.8M 0.02%
1,814,811
+25,672
+1% +$351K
LLTC
1560
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$24.8M 0.02%
530,589
+7,955
+2% +$372K
OFIX icon
1561
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$24.8M 0.02%
691,648
+13,448
+2% +$483K
FOSL icon
1562
Fossil Group
FOSL
$168M
$24.8M 0.02%
301,008
+37,098
+14% +$3.06M
WWAV
1563
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$24.8M 0.02%
559,520
-28,435
-5% -$1.26M
JOUT icon
1564
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$24.7M 0.02%
746,915
+1,136
+0.2% +$37.6K
AJRD
1565
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$24.7M 0.02%
1,066,333
+184,505
+21% +$4.28M
NHI icon
1566
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$24.7M 0.02%
347,964
+52,699
+18% +$3.74M
FAST icon
1567
Fastenal
FAST
$54.5B
$24.7M 0.02%
2,384,420
+94,020
+4% +$974K
HR icon
1568
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.45B
$24.7M 0.02%
886,575
+217,422
+32% +$6.06M
TRST icon
1569
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$24.7M 0.02%
717,407
+37,927
+6% +$1.3M
RL icon
1570
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19.1B
$24.7M 0.02%
187,573
+11,929
+7% +$1.57M
BALL icon
1571
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$24.7M 0.02%
698,098
+2,410
+0.3% +$85.1K
TPLM
1572
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$24.6M 0.02%
4,898,394
-27,529
-0.6% -$138K
WRLD icon
1573
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
$24.6M 0.02%
337,502
-1,385
-0.4% -$101K
FLIR
1574
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$24.6M 0.02%
785,847
+169,829
+28% +$5.31M
ELLI
1575
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$24.6M 0.02%
444,336