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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVO icon
1776
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$21.7M 0.01%
791,208
LII icon
1777
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$21.6M 0.01%
200,937
+9,359
+5% +$1.01M
HSY icon
1778
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$21.6M 0.01%
243,600
+29,234
+14% +$2.6M
GAS
1779
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
$21.6M 0.01%
464,311
+69,340
+18% +$3.23M
IFF icon
1780
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.8B
$21.6M 0.01%
197,776
+29,181
+17% +$3.19M
SLCA
1781
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$21.6M 0.01%
736,083
-18,383
-2% -$540K
ELME
1782
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$21.6M 0.01%
830,613
+4,757
+0.6% +$123K
DMND
1783
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$21.5M 0.01%
686,101
+143,977
+27% +$4.52M
DRII
1784
DELISTED
DIAMOND RESORTS INTL, INC
DRII
$21.5M 0.01%
681,148
+258,646
+61% +$8.16M
ALGN icon
1785
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$21.5M 0.01%
342,175
+58,923
+21% +$3.69M
NGS icon
1786
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$21.4M 0.01%
938,977
+15,982
+2% +$365K
WAT icon
1787
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.6B
$21.4M 0.01%
166,676
+28,309
+20% +$3.63M
EQY
1788
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$21.4M 0.01%
916,782
+20,984
+2% +$490K
EOCC
1789
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$21.4M 0.01%
745,707
+65,785
+10% +$1.89M
FLS icon
1790
Flowserve
FLS
$7.36B
$21.4M 0.01%
405,879
+53,906
+15% +$2.84M
DTSI
1791
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$21.4M 0.01%
700,378
+25,003
+4% +$762K
EC icon
1792
Ecopetrol
EC
$18.8B
$21.3M 0.01%
1,607,314
+309,152
+24% +$4.1M
HLT icon
1793
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.6B
$21.3M 0.01%
257,489
+208,346
+424% +$17.2M
PHG icon
1794
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$21.2M 0.01%
1,124,311
+16,478
+1% +$311K
WAB icon
1795
Wabtec
WAB
$32.3B
$21.2M 0.01%
225,300
-1,749
-0.8% -$165K
HAYN
1796
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$21.2M 0.01%
430,396
+21,997
+5% +$1.08M
AFAM
1797
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$21.2M 0.01%
530,270
+89,856
+20% +$3.59M
MTUS icon
1798
Metallus
MTUS
$697M
$21.1M 0.01%
783,316
+139,472
+22% +$3.76M
CTRN icon
1799
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$21.1M 0.01%
873,434
+75,663
+9% +$1.83M
HRB icon
1800
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$21.1M 0.01%
712,738
+77,290
+12% +$2.29M