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
PINC icon
1651
Premier
PINC
$2.2B
$33.2M 0.02%
888,445
+64,158
+8% +$2.4M
CLW icon
1652
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$344M
$33.1M 0.02%
1,359,634
+30,510
+2% +$744K
TOWR
1653
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$33.1M 0.02%
1,391,930
+57,247
+4% +$1.36M
ALRM icon
1654
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.78B
$33M 0.02%
636,431
+165,244
+35% +$8.57M
VIVO
1655
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$33M 0.02%
1,901,563
+14,871
+0.8% +$258K
RH icon
1656
RH
RH
$4.08B
$33M 0.01%
275,186
+3,266
+1% +$391K
MIK
1657
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$33M 0.01%
2,434,311
+448,448
+23% +$6.07M
TROX icon
1658
Tronox
TROX
$767M
$32.9M 0.01%
4,225,773
+51,847
+1% +$403K
ESRT icon
1659
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$32.9M 0.01%
2,310,214
-18,693
-0.8% -$266K
SNEX icon
1660
StoneX
SNEX
$5.04B
$32.8M 0.01%
2,018,167
+1,967
+0.1% +$32K
GTS
1661
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$32.8M 0.01%
1,982,789
-39,206
-2% -$649K
IART icon
1662
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.17B
$32.6M 0.01%
723,578
-36,168
-5% -$1.63M
FTNT icon
1663
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.1B
$32.6M 0.01%
2,313,350
+332,210
+17% +$4.68M
LNN icon
1664
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
$32.6M 0.01%
338,407
-2,917
-0.9% -$281K
MTUS icon
1665
Metallus
MTUS
$697M
$32.6M 0.01%
3,725,367
-20,216
-0.5% -$177K
HEI.A icon
1666
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$32.5M 0.01%
516,579
-70,931
-12% -$4.47M
IIIN icon
1667
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$32.5M 0.01%
1,338,441
+758
+0.1% +$18.4K
TUP
1668
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$32.5M 0.01%
1,029,303
+126,607
+14% +$4M
SRCL
1669
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$32.4M 0.01%
884,137
+92,481
+12% +$3.39M
ADNT icon
1670
Adient
ADNT
$1.95B
$32.4M 0.01%
2,152,486
+475,553
+28% +$7.16M
IMAX icon
1671
IMAX
IMAX
$1.74B
$32.3M 0.01%
1,719,609
+85,783
+5% +$1.61M
IMKTA icon
1672
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.32B
$32.3M 0.01%
1,187,426
-1,578
-0.1% -$43K
CIR
1673
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$32.3M 0.01%
1,517,042
+105,319
+7% +$2.24M
RBCAA icon
1674
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$32.3M 0.01%
833,682
+15,798
+2% +$612K
DNB
1675
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$32.3M 0.01%
225,995
+10,170
+5% +$1.45M