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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KWR icon
826
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.48B
$66M 0.03%
515,880
+2,580
+0.5% +$330K
ZD icon
827
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.55B
$65.9M 0.03%
926,546
-15,336
-2% -$1.09M
AMN icon
828
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$724M
$65.8M 0.03%
1,711,808
+5,193
+0.3% +$200K
QEP
829
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$65.8M 0.03%
3,574,124
-2,444,937
-41% -$45M
EXPR
830
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$65.6M 0.03%
305,058
+57,196
+23% +$12.3M
MAR icon
831
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.8B
$65.6M 0.03%
793,197
-30,021
-4% -$2.48M
MSFG
832
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$65.5M 0.03%
1,903,553
+32,139
+2% +$1.11M
AIN icon
833
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
$65.3M 0.03%
1,411,206
+63,411
+5% +$2.94M
PMC
834
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$65.3M 0.03%
2,597,642
-12,332
-0.5% -$310K
SPGI icon
835
S&P Global
SPGI
$168B
$65.3M 0.03%
606,769
+22,687
+4% +$2.44M
PLAB icon
836
Photronics
PLAB
$1.33B
$65.1M 0.03%
5,759,355
+8,027
+0.1% +$90.7K
CSGS icon
837
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.88B
$65.1M 0.03%
1,344,008
-15,672
-1% -$759K
FINL
838
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$64.7M 0.03%
3,441,733
-113,211
-3% -$2.13M
UTHR icon
839
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.2B
$64.7M 0.03%
451,211
+153,165
+51% +$22M
AXL icon
840
American Axle
AXL
$711M
$64.7M 0.03%
3,352,448
+314,266
+10% +$6.07M
VECO icon
841
Veeco
VECO
$1.55B
$64.7M 0.03%
2,218,748
+204,940
+10% +$5.97M
STNG icon
842
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.93B
$64.7M 0.03%
1,427,355
-4,405
-0.3% -$200K
WLY icon
843
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.22B
$64.6M 0.03%
1,185,988
+14,401
+1% +$785K
OMC icon
844
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15B
$64.6M 0.03%
758,982
-6,581
-0.9% -$560K
ITGR icon
845
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.64B
$64.6M 0.03%
2,192,865
+54,941
+3% +$1.62M
CMP icon
846
Compass Minerals
CMP
$770M
$64.6M 0.03%
823,987
+14,908
+2% +$1.17M
ABCB icon
847
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.09B
$64.5M 0.03%
1,478,681
+72,117
+5% +$3.14M
GDOT icon
848
Green Dot
GDOT
$743M
$64.4M 0.03%
2,734,655
+109,852
+4% +$2.59M
WMK icon
849
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.74B
$64.4M 0.03%
962,874
+45,647
+5% +$3.05M
HAFC icon
850
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$756M
$64.3M 0.03%
1,842,584
+93,400
+5% +$3.26M