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
ODFL icon
1126
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$30.5B
$38.6M 0.02%
1,957,953
+457,329
+30% +$9M
ADTN icon
1127
Adtran
ADTN
$813M
$38.5M 0.02%
2,236,295
+193,165
+9% +$3.33M
BTI icon
1128
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$38.5M 0.02%
696,488
+26,852
+4% +$1.48M
SBNY
1129
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$38.5M 0.02%
250,735
-1,251
-0.5% -$192K
HF
1130
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$38.5M 0.02%
1,237,549
+24,697
+2% +$767K
CIR
1131
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$38.4M 0.02%
911,088
+29,661
+3% +$1.25M
SIVB
1132
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$38.3M 0.02%
322,226
-29,796
-8% -$3.54M
ABCO
1133
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co/The
ABCO
$38.3M 0.02%
772,187
+93,479
+14% +$4.64M
CHS
1134
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$38.2M 0.02%
3,576,903
-466,818
-12% -$4.98M
BEN icon
1135
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$38.1M 0.02%
1,034,908
+37,672
+4% +$1.39M
CRAY
1136
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$38.1M 0.02%
1,174,033
+22,084
+2% +$717K
CONN
1137
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$38.1M 0.02%
1,621,682
-9,230
-0.6% -$217K
EDE
1138
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$38M 0.02%
1,355,014
+40,838
+3% +$1.15M
ECPG icon
1139
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$38M 0.02%
1,306,594
+30,395
+2% +$884K
VFC icon
1140
VF Corp
VFC
$5.88B
$38M 0.02%
648,144
+38,361
+6% +$2.25M
CSRA
1141
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$37.9M 0.02%
+1,264,423
New +$37.9M
PRAA icon
1142
PRA Group
PRAA
$664M
$37.9M 0.02%
1,092,834
-41,408
-4% -$1.44M
PRIM icon
1143
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.61B
$37.8M 0.02%
1,716,522
+104,378
+6% +$2.3M
CEB
1144
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$37.8M 0.02%
615,774
-113
-0% -$6.94K
RMBS icon
1145
Rambus
RMBS
$9.37B
$37.7M 0.02%
3,255,706
+17,717
+0.5% +$205K
IPG icon
1146
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.68B
$37.7M 0.02%
1,617,813
+55,594
+4% +$1.29M
ISCA
1147
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$37.7M 0.02%
1,116,751
-20,872
-2% -$704K
HR
1148
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$37.6M 0.02%
1,326,754
+30,573
+2% +$866K
CNSL
1149
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$37.6M 0.02%
1,792,935
+105,187
+6% +$2.2M
SATS icon
1150
EchoStar
SATS
$21.7B
$37.5M 0.02%
1,184,409
+77,362
+7% +$2.45M