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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NTCT icon
1076
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.81B
$29.6M 0.02%
1,000,493
+22,979
+2% +$680K
HCBK
1077
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$29.6M 0.02%
3,138,044
-72,217
-2% -$681K
NBTB icon
1078
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.28B
$29.6M 0.02%
1,142,240
+42,376
+4% +$1.1M
KWR icon
1079
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.44B
$29.6M 0.02%
383,734
+3,015
+0.8% +$232K
GPX
1080
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$29.6M 0.02%
991,979
-3,199
-0.3% -$95.3K
CHT icon
1081
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.7B
$29.5M 0.02%
954,340
+3,787
+0.4% +$117K
AVAV icon
1082
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.2B
$29.5M 0.02%
1,013,277
+43,846
+5% +$1.28M
EGOV
1083
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$29.4M 0.02%
1,183,884
+89,465
+8% +$2.22M
WCG
1084
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$29.4M 0.02%
417,638
+4,556
+1% +$321K
PPG icon
1085
PPG Industries
PPG
$25B
$29.4M 0.02%
310,038
+5,288
+2% +$501K
EPIQ
1086
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
$29.4M 0.02%
1,813,588
+61,070
+3% +$990K
CSV icon
1087
Carriage Services
CSV
$672M
$29.4M 0.02%
1,504,021
-29,848
-2% -$583K
NNBR icon
1088
NN Inc
NNBR
$116M
$29.3M 0.02%
1,452,566
+26,571
+2% +$536K
CSH
1089
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$29.3M 0.02%
1,686,080
+344,159
+26% +$5.98M
HMA
1090
DELISTED
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
$29.3M 0.02%
2,234,762
-7,203
-0.3% -$94.4K
SIG icon
1091
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.73B
$29.3M 0.02%
371,817
+22,252
+6% +$1.75M
CPWR
1092
DELISTED
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
$29.2M 0.02%
2,712,603
-33,168
-1% -$357K
MIG
1093
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$29.2M 0.02%
4,194,635
-18,884
-0.4% -$131K
TNC icon
1094
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.51B
$29.2M 0.02%
430,260
+10,330
+2% +$700K
DIOD icon
1095
Diodes
DIOD
$2.46B
$29.2M 0.02%
1,237,972
+118,139
+11% +$2.78M
ITRI icon
1096
Itron
ITRI
$5.48B
$29.2M 0.02%
703,622
+80,850
+13% +$3.35M
BEN icon
1097
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$29.1M 0.02%
504,643
+1,381
+0.3% +$79.7K
PB icon
1098
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$29.1M 0.02%
459,432
-76,524
-14% -$4.85M
NC icon
1099
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$29M 0.02%
2,044,002
+8,798
+0.4% +$125K
GL icon
1100
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$29M 0.02%
556,581
-2,477
-0.4% -$129K