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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FFIC icon
1026
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$477M
$42.4M 0.03%
1,961,193
+59,487
+3% +$1.29M
WOOF
1027
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$42.4M 0.03%
771,035
-295,697
-28% -$16.3M
NSP icon
1028
Insperity
NSP
$2.04B
$42.4M 0.03%
1,760,512
+82,098
+5% +$1.98M
LOPE icon
1029
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.88B
$42.3M 0.03%
1,055,187
+34,527
+3% +$1.39M
BBWI icon
1030
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.75B
$42.3M 0.03%
545,811
+21,184
+4% +$1.64M
SAIA icon
1031
Saia
SAIA
$8.41B
$42.2M 0.03%
1,897,244
+17,803
+0.9% +$396K
VSI
1032
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$42.2M 0.03%
1,290,735
+12,241
+1% +$400K
EBF icon
1033
Ennis
EBF
$473M
$42.2M 0.03%
2,191,744
-1,787
-0.1% -$34.4K
BRCM
1034
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$42.1M 0.03%
728,786
-1,523
-0.2% -$88.1K
CACC icon
1035
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.9B
$42.1M 0.03%
196,688
-55,002
-22% -$11.8M
TREE icon
1036
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$42M 0.03%
470,145
+77,186
+20% +$6.89M
TILE icon
1037
Interface
TILE
$1.67B
$42M 0.03%
2,192,928
+43,476
+2% +$832K
SYY icon
1038
Sysco
SYY
$38.8B
$42M 0.03%
1,023,524
+39,658
+4% +$1.63M
CENTA icon
1039
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.09B
$42M 0.03%
3,856,758
+3,125
+0.1% +$34K
SUP
1040
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$41.9M 0.03%
2,273,915
-3,718
-0.2% -$68.5K
NPO icon
1041
Enpro
NPO
$4.77B
$41.9M 0.03%
954,591
-17,044
-2% -$747K
HOG icon
1042
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.73B
$41.8M 0.03%
921,815
+90,844
+11% +$4.12M
MJN
1043
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$41.7M 0.03%
528,398
+25,979
+5% +$2.05M
AMAT icon
1044
Applied Materials
AMAT
$136B
$41.7M 0.03%
2,231,152
+174,019
+8% +$3.25M
CATM
1045
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$41.6M 0.03%
1,236,844
+139,934
+13% +$4.71M
ESGR
1046
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$41.6M 0.03%
277,367
+10,669
+4% +$1.6M
PRKS icon
1047
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.76B
$41.6M 0.03%
2,113,523
+267,415
+14% +$5.27M
TTMI icon
1048
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$4.99B
$41.6M 0.03%
6,389,508
-35,159
-0.5% -$229K
HOUS icon
1049
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$763M
$41.6M 0.03%
1,134,018
+306,281
+37% +$11.2M
OME
1050
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$41.6M 0.03%
1,871,900
+26,213
+1% +$582K