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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CEB
1026
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$28M 0.02%
385,745
+6,426
+2% +$467K
UTIW
1027
DELISTED
UTI WORLDWIDE INC
UTIW
$28M 0.02%
1,853,649
+118,842
+7% +$1.8M
SPXC icon
1028
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.29B
$28M 0.02%
1,312,697
+106,188
+9% +$2.26M
ICUI icon
1029
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.3B
$27.9M 0.02%
411,194
+26,438
+7% +$1.8M
BCPC
1030
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.05B
$27.9M 0.02%
538,757
-5,604
-1% -$290K
AZZ icon
1031
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.46B
$27.9M 0.02%
666,014
-9,808
-1% -$411K
ANGO icon
1032
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$445M
$27.9M 0.02%
2,111,609
+8,317
+0.4% +$110K
CSWC icon
1033
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.26B
$27.9M 0.02%
2,218,219
+19,897
+0.9% +$250K
JRN
1034
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
$27.8M 0.02%
3,256,592
+2,511
+0.1% +$21.5K
KWR icon
1035
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.42B
$27.8M 0.02%
380,719
-6,895
-2% -$504K
NXST icon
1036
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.98B
$27.8M 0.02%
624,006
+74,431
+14% +$3.31M
TCBI icon
1037
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$27.7M 0.02%
603,544
+53,091
+10% +$2.44M
ASTX
1038
DELISTED
ASTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC COM
ASTX
$27.7M 0.02%
3,271,711
+302,430
+10% +$2.56M
ICFI icon
1039
ICF International
ICFI
$1.77B
$27.7M 0.02%
782,187
+25,942
+3% +$919K
ACGL icon
1040
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.8B
$27.6M 0.02%
1,532,409
+47,235
+3% +$852K
SSD icon
1041
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.97B
$27.6M 0.02%
847,288
+41,350
+5% +$1.35M
ILG
1042
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$27.6M 0.02%
1,166,848
+38,111
+3% +$901K
CSH
1043
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$27.6M 0.02%
1,341,921
+94,411
+8% +$1.94M
MPWR icon
1044
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$41B
$27.6M 0.02%
910,243
+2,269
+0.2% +$68.7K
TTMI icon
1045
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$5.11B
$27.5M 0.02%
2,823,040
+150,654
+6% +$1.47M
IDA icon
1046
Idacorp
IDA
$6.76B
$27.5M 0.02%
568,448
+52,437
+10% +$2.54M
GFA
1047
DELISTED
Gafisa S.A.
GFA
$27.5M 0.02%
635,300
+5,508
+0.9% +$238K
MEAS
1048
DELISTED
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC
MEAS
$27.5M 0.02%
506,332
+4,464
+0.9% +$242K
DIOD icon
1049
Diodes
DIOD
$2.44B
$27.4M 0.02%
1,119,833
+93,078
+9% +$2.28M
MIG
1050
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$27.4M 0.02%
4,213,519
-29,041
-0.7% -$189K