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
ING icon
1701
ING
ING
$74.7B
$30.9M 0.01%
2,899,930
-42,103
-1% -$449K
LOCO icon
1702
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$304M
$30.9M 0.01%
2,036,011
+92,703
+5% +$1.41M
SPXC icon
1703
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.21B
$30.8M 0.01%
1,101,174
+80,267
+8% +$2.25M
CVE icon
1704
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$30.4B
$30.8M 0.01%
4,386,160
LAZ icon
1705
Lazard
LAZ
$5.25B
$30.8M 0.01%
834,684
+8,381
+1% +$309K
EBIX
1706
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$30.8M 0.01%
723,593
+121,500
+20% +$5.17M
KBAL
1707
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$30.8M 0.01%
2,167,918
+13,105
+0.6% +$186K
POLY
1708
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$30.7M 0.01%
928,874
+59,013
+7% +$1.95M
ADC icon
1709
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.09B
$30.6M 0.01%
517,960
+48,045
+10% +$2.84M
CPF icon
1710
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$826M
$30.6M 0.01%
1,255,614
-15,916
-1% -$388K
HVT icon
1711
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$371M
$30.5M 0.01%
1,625,532
-2,326
-0.1% -$43.7K
CIVI icon
1712
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$3.02B
$30.5M 0.01%
1,476,187
+159,783
+12% +$3.3M
IBP icon
1713
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.27B
$30.5M 0.01%
905,324
+6,758
+0.8% +$228K
SKT icon
1714
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$30.5M 0.01%
1,505,851
-18,758
-1% -$379K
EXP icon
1715
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.57B
$30.4M 0.01%
498,229
+31,233
+7% +$1.91M
GEN icon
1716
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.9B
$30.4M 0.01%
1,607,248
+53,755
+3% +$1.02M
VEDL
1717
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$30.3M 0.01%
2,629,207
-112,952
-4% -$1.3M
GRA
1718
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$30.3M 0.01%
467,386
+73,522
+19% +$4.77M
VRTV
1719
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$30.3M 0.01%
1,213,433
+125,213
+12% +$3.13M
HLIT icon
1720
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$30.2M 0.01%
6,402,107
-21,884
-0.3% -$103K
SYBT icon
1721
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
$30.2M 0.01%
920,952
+11,699
+1% +$384K
TECH icon
1722
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$30.2M 0.01%
834,804
-12,840
-2% -$465K
BWXT icon
1723
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.4B
$30.2M 0.01%
790,015
+37,699
+5% +$1.44M
BRKR icon
1724
Bruker
BRKR
$4.69B
$30.2M 0.01%
1,013,763
+46,244
+5% +$1.38M
HQY icon
1725
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.97B
$30.2M 0.01%
505,825
+8,813
+2% +$526K