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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALOG
951
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$42.6M 0.03%
519,172
+20,063
+4% +$1.65M
BJRI icon
952
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$716M
$42.6M 0.03%
989,803
-106,293
-10% -$4.57M
SUP
953
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$42.5M 0.03%
2,277,633
-1,119
-0% -$20.9K
VG
954
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$42.5M 0.03%
7,234,296
-13,392
-0.2% -$78.7K
SONC
955
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$42.5M 0.03%
1,851,748
-1,513
-0.1% -$34.7K
TNL icon
956
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.11B
$42.5M 0.03%
1,309,112
-15,057
-1% -$489K
SUI icon
957
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.4B
$42.3M 0.03%
624,807
+31,325
+5% +$2.12M
LSI
958
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$42.3M 0.03%
672,932
+22,050
+3% +$1.39M
RLJ icon
959
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.16B
$42.3M 0.03%
1,673,618
+75,582
+5% +$1.91M
MHFI
960
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$42.3M 0.03%
488,805
+18,388
+4% +$1.59M
FCNCA icon
961
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.4B
$42.3M 0.03%
187,018
+3,544
+2% +$801K
ASTE icon
962
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.09B
$42.2M 0.03%
1,259,897
+113,191
+10% +$3.79M
HAWK
963
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$42.2M 0.03%
994,393
+267,619
+37% +$11.3M
IDCC icon
964
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.38B
$42.1M 0.03%
832,238
+39,595
+5% +$2M
TSS
965
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$42.1M 0.03%
926,654
+4,373
+0.5% +$199K
CEB
966
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$42.1M 0.03%
615,887
+9,022
+1% +$617K
NEWP
967
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$42.1M 0.03%
3,060,437
+26,350
+0.9% +$362K
WDFC icon
968
WD-40
WDFC
$2.88B
$42M 0.03%
471,686
+10,691
+2% +$952K
RPAI
969
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$41.9M 0.03%
2,971,515
+242,863
+9% +$3.42M
FNSR
970
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$41.8M 0.03%
3,755,888
+882,564
+31% +$9.82M
VSI
971
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$41.7M 0.03%
1,278,494
+84,697
+7% +$2.76M
EW icon
972
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$45.8B
$41.7M 0.03%
1,760,220
-56,298
-3% -$1.33M
TYC
973
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$41.7M 0.03%
1,188,779
+226,879
+24% +$7.95M
AMWD icon
974
American Woodmark
AMWD
$997M
$41.6M 0.03%
641,856
+29,797
+5% +$1.93M
CY
975
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$41.6M 0.03%
4,886,610
-2,496,703
-34% -$21.3M