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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HTLD icon
1001
Heartland Express
HTLD
$656M
$42.6M 0.03%
1,793,319
+132,486
+8% +$3.15M
CCC
1002
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$42.6M 0.03%
2,021,973
+167,811
+9% +$3.54M
PIPR icon
1003
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.95B
$42.6M 0.03%
811,889
-2,541
-0.3% -$133K
ROCK icon
1004
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.79B
$42.6M 0.03%
2,595,357
+18,097
+0.7% +$297K
ENLC
1005
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$42.5M 0.03%
1,305,853
-239,695
-16% -$7.8M
VTRS icon
1006
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$42.5M 0.03%
715,326
+3,084
+0.4% +$183K
AAON icon
1007
Aaon
AAON
$6.93B
$42.4M 0.03%
2,594,627
+53,649
+2% +$877K
KKD
1008
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$42.4M 0.03%
2,119,177
+129,487
+7% +$2.59M
VFC icon
1009
VF Corp
VFC
$5.85B
$42.3M 0.03%
596,293
+5,464
+0.9% +$387K
CSGS icon
1010
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.82B
$42.2M 0.03%
1,389,214
+73,274
+6% +$2.23M
REX icon
1011
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$42.1M 0.03%
2,077,491
BGC icon
1012
BGC Group
BGC
$4.76B
$42.1M 0.03%
6,922,776
-103,568
-1% -$629K
CBL
1013
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$42.1M 0.03%
2,124,278
+45,663
+2% +$904K
MOV icon
1014
Movado Group
MOV
$426M
$42M 0.03%
1,473,966
+2,258
+0.2% +$64.4K
EPR icon
1015
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.19B
$42M 0.03%
699,803
+2,690
+0.4% +$161K
AMAT icon
1016
Applied Materials
AMAT
$130B
$41.9M 0.03%
1,856,503
-8,404
-0.5% -$190K
HF
1017
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$41.8M 0.03%
1,114,660
+88,245
+9% +$3.31M
GLPI icon
1018
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$41.8M 0.03%
1,133,385
+8,357
+0.7% +$308K
BID
1019
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$41.8M 0.03%
988,769
+255,802
+35% +$10.8M
LSCC icon
1020
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.06B
$41.7M 0.03%
6,579,164
+596,711
+10% +$3.78M
LYG icon
1021
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$66.4B
$41.7M 0.03%
8,928,264
+1,194,467
+15% +$5.58M
POLY
1022
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$41.5M 0.03%
784,708
+31,422
+4% +$1.66M
NWE icon
1023
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.47B
$41.5M 0.03%
771,497
+118,404
+18% +$6.37M
DLTR icon
1024
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.2B
$41.4M 0.03%
510,640
+29,392
+6% +$2.39M
SHEN icon
1025
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$728M
$41.4M 0.03%
2,659,394
+4,234
+0.2% +$66K