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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
THR icon
1576
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$44.9M 0.02%
1,739,830
+22,683
+1% +$585K
TTC icon
1577
Toro Company
TTC
$7.76B
$44.8M 0.02%
747,351
+87,531
+13% +$5.25M
S
1578
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$44.8M 0.02%
6,845,568
-80,898
-1% -$529K
EMCI
1579
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$44.7M 0.02%
1,808,082
+16,804
+0.9% +$415K
MMS icon
1580
Maximus
MMS
$5.05B
$44.6M 0.02%
686,202
+27,762
+4% +$1.81M
OSUR icon
1581
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$242M
$44.6M 0.02%
2,886,966
+58,307
+2% +$901K
GSBC icon
1582
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$710M
$44.6M 0.02%
805,659
+26,308
+3% +$1.46M
WLH
1583
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$44.5M 0.02%
2,802,485
+16,462
+0.6% +$262K
OVV icon
1584
Ovintiv
OVV
$10.8B
$44.5M 0.02%
679,028
-82,397
-11% -$5.4M
RPAI
1585
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$44.5M 0.02%
3,650,932
-33,687
-0.9% -$411K
LFUS icon
1586
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.54B
$44.5M 0.02%
224,855
-560
-0.2% -$111K
FDS icon
1587
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$44.5M 0.02%
198,775
+19,825
+11% +$4.44M
MSM icon
1588
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$44.4M 0.02%
504,431
+43,426
+9% +$3.83M
MDU icon
1589
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$44.4M 0.02%
4,546,574
+1,035,741
+30% +$10.1M
SBH icon
1590
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$44.4M 0.02%
2,412,531
+2,396
+0.1% +$44.1K
HEI.A icon
1591
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$44.4M 0.02%
587,510
-29,064
-5% -$2.19M
AYI icon
1592
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
$44.3M 0.02%
282,107
+55,273
+24% +$8.69M
ROCC
1593
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
$44.3M 0.02%
549,598
+33,127
+6% +$2.67M
EBF icon
1594
Ennis
EBF
$463M
$44.1M 0.02%
2,158,406
+31,431
+1% +$643K
RRGB icon
1595
Red Robin
RRGB
$121M
$44M 0.02%
1,096,526
+7,358
+0.7% +$295K
FE icon
1596
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.3B
$44M 0.02%
1,184,353
+166,559
+16% +$6.19M
KE icon
1597
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$44M 0.02%
2,239,679
+12,290
+0.6% +$241K
CVE icon
1598
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$30.4B
$44M 0.02%
4,386,160
-186,690
-4% -$1.87M
COMM icon
1599
CommScope
COMM
$3.61B
$44M 0.02%
1,430,126
+65,761
+5% +$2.02M
PPL icon
1600
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$44M 0.02%
1,502,776
+290,237
+24% +$8.49M