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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXPE icon
1026
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27.4B
$57.4M 0.03%
455,086
+62,414
+16% +$7.88M
CCOI icon
1027
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$57.4M 0.03%
1,333,805
+97,938
+8% +$4.22M
SMTC icon
1028
Semtech
SMTC
$5.29B
$57.4M 0.03%
1,697,159
-15,168
-0.9% -$513K
NWE icon
1029
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
$57.3M 0.03%
976,532
+23,652
+2% +$1.39M
CVCO icon
1030
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.39B
$57.3M 0.03%
492,335
+8,851
+2% +$1.03M
FWRD icon
1031
Forward Air
FWRD
$920M
$57.3M 0.03%
1,204,402
+23,046
+2% +$1.1M
AZZ icon
1032
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.59B
$57.2M 0.03%
961,696
+20,519
+2% +$1.22M
CRL icon
1033
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.86B
$57.2M 0.03%
635,940
-5,360
-0.8% -$482K
FIX icon
1034
Comfort Systems
FIX
$27B
$57.2M 0.03%
1,560,589
-9,015
-0.6% -$330K
NWLI
1035
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$57.2M 0.03%
188,034
+5,280
+3% +$1.61M
TCO
1036
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$57.2M 0.03%
866,292
+10,024
+1% +$662K
UBNK
1037
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$57.2M 0.03%
3,361,445
+127,272
+4% +$2.16M
RMBS icon
1038
Rambus
RMBS
$9.53B
$57.2M 0.03%
4,349,719
+216,124
+5% +$2.84M
THRM icon
1039
Gentherm
THRM
$1.1B
$57.1M 0.03%
1,455,672
+89,183
+7% +$3.5M
PAY
1040
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$57.1M 0.03%
3,049,305
+1,041,365
+52% +$19.5M
AMED
1041
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$57.1M 0.03%
1,116,980
-271,023
-20% -$13.8M
ARII
1042
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$57.1M 0.03%
1,388,295
-2,999
-0.2% -$123K
MTUS icon
1043
Metallus
MTUS
$710M
$57M 0.03%
3,016,049
+699,127
+30% +$13.2M
MIC
1044
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$56.9M 0.03%
706,616
+161,604
+30% +$13M
FCB
1045
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
$56.8M 0.03%
1,146,055
+161,138
+16% +$7.98M
ING icon
1046
ING
ING
$73.9B
$56.7M 0.03%
3,760,207
+3,819
+0.1% +$57.6K
FHI icon
1047
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.2B
$56.7M 0.03%
2,152,187
+76,831
+4% +$2.02M
ARCB icon
1048
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.67B
$56.6M 0.03%
2,175,446
-813
-0% -$21.1K
TBI
1049
Trueblue
TBI
$176M
$56.6M 0.03%
2,067,907
-20,146
-1% -$551K
TUP
1050
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$56.5M 0.03%
900,801
+6,164
+0.7% +$387K