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
ITT icon
1126
ITT
ITT
$13.6B
$25.4M 0.02%
707,115
-17,788
-2% -$639K
MTSC
1127
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$25.4M 0.02%
394,390
-11,838
-3% -$762K
AMSF icon
1128
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$857M
$25.4M 0.02%
714,488
+13,148
+2% +$467K
SNTS
1129
DELISTED
SANTARUS INC
SNTS
$25.3M 0.02%
1,122,406
+106,034
+10% +$2.39M
TRW
1130
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$25.3M 0.02%
354,721
-15,242
-4% -$1.09M
EGOV
1131
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$25.3M 0.02%
1,094,419
-16,251
-1% -$376K
FLG
1132
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.24B
$25.3M 0.02%
557,879
+23,725
+4% +$1.08M
NBTB icon
1133
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.26B
$25.3M 0.02%
1,099,864
+24,449
+2% +$562K
AGM icon
1134
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.15B
$25.3M 0.02%
756,640
+1,072
+0.1% +$35.8K
EWBC icon
1135
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$14.9B
$25.2M 0.02%
790,235
+28,346
+4% +$906K
METR
1136
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$25.2M 0.02%
1,201,240
+996
+0.1% +$20.9K
LSI
1137
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$25.2M 0.02%
500,142
+30,007
+6% +$1.51M
SEAC
1138
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
$25.2M 0.02%
109,990
+493
+0.5% +$113K
TTWO icon
1139
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,389,360
-111,429
-7% -$2.02M
HW
1140
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$25.2M 0.02%
2,803,230
-356,279
-11% -$3.2M
CODE
1141
DELISTED
SPANSION INC, CLASS A COMMON STOCK
CODE
$25.2M 0.02%
2,492,989
+109,827
+5% +$1.11M
STBA icon
1142
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.49B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,038,472
+5,622
+0.5% +$136K
CIVI icon
1143
Civitas Resources
CIVI
$3.13B
$25.1M 0.02%
4,667
+1,465
+46% +$7.89M
IMKTA icon
1144
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.29B
$25.1M 0.02%
872,810
+28,680
+3% +$824K
SIG icon
1145
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.75B
$25M 0.02%
349,565
+6,663
+2% +$477K
SR icon
1146
Spire
SR
$4.5B
$25M 0.02%
556,523
+52,781
+10% +$2.38M
LCC
1147
DELISTED
US AIRWAYS GROUP INC.
LCC
$25M 0.02%
1,320,475
-586,266
-31% -$11.1M
EXC icon
1148
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$25M 0.02%
1,182,639
+19,847
+2% +$420K
ESGR
1149
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$25M 0.02%
183,024
+2,647
+1% +$362K
NTCT icon
1150
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.8B
$25M 0.02%
977,514
+20,307
+2% +$519K