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
THC icon
1601
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$24.1M 0.02%
487,440
+7,047
+1% +$349K
LECO icon
1602
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$24.1M 0.02%
369,043
+5,519
+2% +$361K
OKSB
1603
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
$24.1M 0.02%
1,354,986
+30,409
+2% +$541K
AEM icon
1604
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$77B
$24.1M 0.02%
862,182
-78,458
-8% -$2.19M
ISRG icon
1605
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$161B
$24.1M 0.02%
429,156
+46,755
+12% +$2.62M
CSS
1606
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$24.1M 0.02%
798,339
-1,571
-0.2% -$47.4K
FANG icon
1607
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$39.6B
$24.1M 0.02%
313,118
+82,967
+36% +$6.38M
RAVN
1608
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$24M 0.02%
1,174,719
+19,041
+2% +$390K
WLY icon
1609
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.19B
$24M 0.02%
392,856
+35,281
+10% +$2.16M
BAH icon
1610
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.9B
$24M 0.02%
829,475
+96,745
+13% +$2.8M
PLOW icon
1611
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$23.9M 0.02%
1,048,335
+51,190
+5% +$1.17M
EQY
1612
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$23.9M 0.02%
895,798
+16,525
+2% +$441K
LBRDK icon
1613
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$8.69B
$23.9M 0.02%
422,559
+134,697
+47% +$7.62M
SWFT
1614
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$23.9M 0.02%
918,228
-354,442
-28% -$9.22M
GMCR
1615
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$23.9M 0.02%
213,463
+3,337
+2% +$373K
LKFN icon
1616
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.66B
$23.8M 0.02%
881,310
+46,303
+6% +$1.25M
EGL
1617
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$23.8M 0.02%
793,500
+60,620
+8% +$1.82M
UAA icon
1618
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$23.8M 0.02%
594,345
+26,537
+5% +$1.06M
WSM icon
1619
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24B
$23.8M 0.02%
597,792
-13,204
-2% -$526K
DCO icon
1620
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$23.8M 0.02%
918,799
-84
-0% -$2.18K
MTG icon
1621
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.55B
$23.8M 0.02%
2,470,941
-26,214
-1% -$252K
PRIM icon
1622
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.59B
$23.8M 0.02%
1,382,831
+48,296
+4% +$830K
LNN icon
1623
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
$23.7M 0.02%
311,321
-390
-0.1% -$29.7K
NEU icon
1624
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$23.7M 0.02%
49,623
-525
-1% -$251K
KRG icon
1625
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$23.7M 0.02%
841,263
+164,883
+24% +$4.64M