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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CVI icon
1601
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.13B
$35.3M 0.02%
1,023,697
+11,483
+1% +$396K
THR icon
1602
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$35.3M 0.02%
1,740,397
+567
+0% +$11.5K
IDA icon
1603
Idacorp
IDA
$6.77B
$35.3M 0.02%
378,863
+7,007
+2% +$652K
SP
1604
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$35.2M 0.02%
1,192,387
+7,262
+0.6% +$215K
CDP icon
1605
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.46B
$34.9M 0.02%
1,657,161
+25,455
+2% +$535K
NVO icon
1606
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$34.8M 0.02%
1,510,896
-102
-0% -$2.35K
FORR icon
1607
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$34.8M 0.02%
777,645
+2,723
+0.4% +$122K
WASH icon
1608
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$34.8M 0.02%
731,147
+6,739
+0.9% +$320K
RDY icon
1609
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$34.8M 0.02%
4,608,440
+16,360
+0.4% +$123K
DCO icon
1610
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$34.7M 0.02%
956,755
-1,183
-0.1% -$43K
CDK
1611
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$34.7M 0.02%
724,154
+177,009
+32% +$8.47M
WST icon
1612
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.2B
$34.7M 0.02%
353,571
+4,225
+1% +$414K
GLDD icon
1613
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$34.6M 0.02%
5,228,732
-5,625
-0.1% -$37.2K
NATI
1614
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$34.6M 0.02%
762,742
+23,237
+3% +$1.05M
CNA icon
1615
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.9B
$34.6M 0.02%
783,738
-150,133
-16% -$6.63M
BSAC icon
1616
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$34.6M 0.02%
1,156,973
-1,912
-0.2% -$57.2K
KE icon
1617
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$34.5M 0.02%
2,230,330
-9,349
-0.4% -$145K
CADE
1618
DELISTED
Cadence Bancorporation
CADE
$34.5M 0.02%
2,053,294
+1,477,605
+257% +$24.8M
LC icon
1619
LendingClub
LC
$1.91B
$34.4M 0.02%
2,617,639
+35,439
+1% +$466K
FISI icon
1620
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$34.4M 0.02%
1,338,252
+31,067
+2% +$798K
HLIO icon
1621
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.8B
$34.4M 0.02%
1,035,053
+30,673
+3% +$1.02M
TRMB icon
1622
Trimble
TRMB
$19.2B
$34.2M 0.02%
1,040,597
+215,556
+26% +$7.09M
EGL
1623
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$34.1M 0.02%
1,199,161
-624
-0.1% -$17.8K
FLWS icon
1624
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$34.1M 0.02%
2,789,774
-34,474
-1% -$422K
TRU icon
1625
TransUnion
TRU
$17.9B
$34.1M 0.02%
600,681
+44,677
+8% +$2.54M