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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HUB.B
1576
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$23.5M 0.02%
277,161
+35,470
+15% +$3.01M
VRTX icon
1577
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$23.5M 0.02%
225,605
-113
-0.1% -$11.8K
TW
1578
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$23.4M 0.02%
199,374
+126
+0.1% +$14.8K
FDS icon
1579
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$23.4M 0.02%
146,479
-55
-0% -$8.79K
TMP icon
1580
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$23.4M 0.02%
437,904
+8,815
+2% +$470K
ANIK icon
1581
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$23.4M 0.02%
733,870
+14,809
+2% +$471K
GBLI icon
1582
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$23.3M 0.02%
891,710
+7,304
+0.8% +$191K
PRFT
1583
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$23.3M 0.02%
1,509,625
+49,416
+3% +$762K
HMHC
1584
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$23.3M 0.02%
1,146,700
+442,781
+63% +$8.99M
IPGP icon
1585
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.38B
$23.2M 0.02%
305,594
+25,374
+9% +$1.93M
ANSS
1586
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$23.2M 0.02%
263,334
+9,840
+4% +$867K
CBOE icon
1587
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$23.2M 0.02%
345,408
+6,576
+2% +$441K
NHC icon
1588
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$23.2M 0.02%
380,290
+6,970
+2% +$424K
MAS icon
1589
Masco
MAS
$15.4B
$23.1M 0.02%
918,246
-168,535
-16% -$4.24M
RPM icon
1590
RPM International
RPM
$16.2B
$23.1M 0.02%
551,680
+93,533
+20% +$3.92M
BNS icon
1591
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.7B
$23.1M 0.02%
542,167
+12,924
+2% +$550K
VTOL icon
1592
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$23.1M 0.02%
770,910
+6,218
+0.8% +$186K
CPF icon
1593
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$826M
$23.1M 0.02%
1,100,416
+4,443
+0.4% +$93.2K
LII icon
1594
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$23.1M 0.02%
203,544
+2,607
+1% +$295K
NGG icon
1595
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$23M 0.02%
337,290
+7,696
+2% +$524K
CVCO icon
1596
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.32B
$23M 0.02%
337,277
+19,390
+6% +$1.32M
KE icon
1597
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$23M 0.02%
1,925,001
+13,556
+0.7% +$162K
FWONA icon
1598
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
$22.9M 0.02%
954,969
+12,798
+1% +$307K
DYN
1599
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$22.9M 0.02%
1,109,617
+56,374
+5% +$1.17M
HIBB
1600
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$22.9M 0.02%
654,912
-1,161
-0.2% -$40.6K