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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXR icon
601
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.9B
$50.7M 0.04%
1,203,369
+70,186
+6% +$2.96M
ORB
602
DELISTED
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
ORB
$50.6M 0.04%
2,170,776
+125,712
+6% +$2.93M
SXT icon
603
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.14B
$50.5M 0.04%
1,041,775
+41,294
+4% +$2M
TIVO
604
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$50.5M 0.04%
2,562,886
+213,247
+9% +$4.2M
ARE icon
605
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.4B
$50.4M 0.04%
792,159
+35,334
+5% +$2.25M
SITC icon
606
SITE Centers
SITC
$471M
$50.4M 0.04%
2,544,180
+220,732
+10% +$4.37M
CRZO
607
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$50.2M 0.04%
1,122,410
+116,601
+12% +$5.22M
SAN icon
608
Banco Santander
SAN
$148B
$50.2M 0.04%
6,094,873
+146,826
+2% +$1.21M
FNSR
609
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$50.2M 0.04%
2,098,980
+222,548
+12% +$5.32M
M icon
610
Macy's
M
$4.57B
$50.1M 0.04%
938,716
-12,094
-1% -$646K
NEWP
611
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$50.1M 0.04%
2,773,026
-28,151
-1% -$509K
GPRE icon
612
Green Plains
GPRE
$646M
$50M 0.04%
2,580,030
+18,381
+0.7% +$356K
NPO icon
613
Enpro
NPO
$4.6B
$49.9M 0.04%
865,793
+34,070
+4% +$1.96M
HNT
614
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$49.9M 0.04%
1,682,236
+261,265
+18% +$7.75M
CBU icon
615
Community Bank
CBU
$3.14B
$49.9M 0.04%
1,256,655
+34,113
+3% +$1.35M
FMER
616
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$49.9M 0.04%
2,242,841
-464,234
-17% -$10.3M
SF icon
617
Stifel
SF
$11.6B
$49.8M 0.04%
1,558,655
+104,151
+7% +$3.33M
RRGB icon
618
Red Robin
RRGB
$110M
$49.8M 0.04%
676,936
+10,279
+2% +$756K
MAA icon
619
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.8B
$49.7M 0.04%
818,338
+362,231
+79% +$22M
LFC
620
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$49.6M 0.04%
3,153,180
-23,409
-0.7% -$369K
MTZ icon
621
MasTec
MTZ
$14.8B
$49.6M 0.04%
1,516,091
+145,932
+11% +$4.77M
THS icon
622
Treehouse Foods
THS
$880M
$49.6M 0.04%
718,963
+60,523
+9% +$4.17M
CMTL icon
623
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$64.4M
$49.5M 0.04%
1,571,868
-3,682
-0.2% -$116K
EXXI
624
DELISTED
ENERGY XXI LTD COM SHS
EXXI
$49.4M 0.04%
1,826,891
+1,019,389
+126% +$27.6M
ISBC
625
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
$49.4M 0.04%
4,925,603
+827,196
+20% +$8.3M