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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVHI
1776
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$14.3M 0.01%
821,341
-218
-0% -$3.81K
SON icon
1777
Sonoco
SON
$4.67B
$14.3M 0.01%
368,221
+9,553
+3% +$372K
ALTR
1778
DELISTED
ALTERA CORP
ALTR
$14.3M 0.01%
385,384
+24,540
+7% +$912K
TTM
1779
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$14.3M 0.01%
537,183
+8,813
+2% +$235K
CHD icon
1780
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.4B
$14.3M 0.01%
476,238
+25,710
+6% +$772K
DELL
1781
DELISTED
DELL INC
DELL
$14.3M 0.01%
1,038,060
-583,406
-36% -$8.03M
TESS
1782
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
$14.3M 0.01%
423,837
+5,021
+1% +$169K
MLM icon
1783
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.8B
$14.2M 0.01%
144,312
+2,926
+2% +$287K
ISRG icon
1784
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$155B
$14.1M 0.01%
338,508
+999
+0.3% +$41.8K
APTV icon
1785
Aptiv
APTV
$18B
$14.1M 0.01%
241,831
+13,817
+6% +$807K
PNX
1786
DELISTED
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC. NEW
PNX
$14.1M 0.01%
364,479
-1,726
-0.5% -$66.7K
DEL
1787
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$14.1M 0.01%
216,219
-4,887
-2% -$318K
ATRI
1788
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$14.1M 0.01%
54,421
-395
-0.7% -$102K
FE icon
1789
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.1B
$14.1M 0.01%
386,068
+6,528
+2% +$238K
PSEM
1790
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$14.1M 0.01%
1,803,217
-1,027
-0.1% -$8.01K
SUI icon
1791
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.1B
$14M 0.01%
329,575
+40,360
+14% +$1.72M
ATR icon
1792
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.87B
$14M 0.01%
233,602
+12,345
+6% +$742K
DBI icon
1793
Designer Brands
DBI
$210M
$14M 0.01%
329,174
+5,288
+2% +$226K
PCTI
1794
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$14M 0.01%
1,584,415
-3,023
-0.2% -$26.8K
MCF
1795
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$14M 0.01%
381,402
+2,504
+0.7% +$92K
UL icon
1796
Unilever
UL
$153B
$14M 0.01%
363,205
+24,417
+7% +$942K
CUZ icon
1797
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.86B
$14M 0.01%
482,318
+115,259
+31% +$3.35M
ALR
1798
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$14M 0.01%
270,798
+9,229
+4% +$477K
TW
1799
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$14M 0.01%
130,846
+5,192
+4% +$555K
TITN icon
1800
Titan Machinery
TITN
$445M
$14M 0.01%
870,212
+64,521
+8% +$1.04M