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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GLRE icon
1051
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$424M
$34.5M 0.02%
1,048,698
+94,812
+10% +$3.12M
TXNM
1052
TXNM Energy, Inc.
TXNM
$6B
$34.5M 0.02%
1,177,826
+99,636
+9% +$2.92M
OSIS icon
1053
OSI Systems
OSIS
$4.02B
$34.5M 0.02%
516,273
+43,052
+9% +$2.87M
NJR icon
1054
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.7B
$34.4M 0.02%
1,204,748
+112,992
+10% +$3.23M
ENDP
1055
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$34.4M 0.02%
491,596
+7,475
+2% +$523K
BBY icon
1056
Best Buy
BBY
$16.3B
$34.4M 0.02%
1,109,688
-17,261
-2% -$535K
CIEN icon
1057
Ciena
CIEN
$18.7B
$34.4M 0.02%
1,588,401
+131,581
+9% +$2.85M
EPC icon
1058
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.01B
$34.3M 0.02%
379,730
-17,078
-4% -$1.54M
POLY
1059
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$34.3M 0.02%
714,336
+34,403
+5% +$1.65M
SASR
1060
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$34.2M 0.02%
1,374,148
-3,710
-0.3% -$92.4K
MSA icon
1061
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.67B
$34.2M 0.02%
595,410
+37,878
+7% +$2.18M
IRDM icon
1062
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.87B
$34.2M 0.02%
4,044,337
+4,956
+0.1% +$41.9K
SFL icon
1063
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
$34.2M 0.02%
1,840,333
+113,061
+7% +$2.1M
RMBS icon
1064
Rambus
RMBS
$8.74B
$34.2M 0.02%
2,392,046
+344,486
+17% +$4.93M
GAP
1065
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.96B
$34.1M 0.02%
819,894
+108,029
+15% +$4.49M
MHO icon
1066
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.04B
$34.1M 0.02%
1,403,158
+125,062
+10% +$3.04M
NEWS
1067
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$33.9M 0.02%
2,414,126
-10,940
-0.5% -$154K
LNCE
1068
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$33.9M 0.02%
1,281,031
+84,017
+7% +$2.22M
BYI
1069
DELISTED
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
$33.9M 0.02%
515,158
+47,324
+10% +$3.11M
MCY icon
1070
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.31B
$33.8M 0.02%
719,015
+40,388
+6% +$1.9M
TI
1071
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$33.8M 0.02%
2,678,907
SCVL icon
1072
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$657M
$33.8M 0.02%
3,271,680
-30,932
-0.9% -$319K
EBF icon
1073
Ennis
EBF
$463M
$33.8M 0.02%
2,212,634
+8,220
+0.4% +$125K
COR icon
1074
Cencora
COR
$57.4B
$33.7M 0.02%
464,320
+24,030
+5% +$1.75M
HI icon
1075
Hillenbrand
HI
$1.78B
$33.7M 0.02%
1,033,961
+106,573
+11% +$3.48M