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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RMBS icon
1226
Rambus
RMBS
$9.53B
$60.8M 0.02%
5,576,058
+570,825
+11% +$6.23M
LHO
1227
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$60.8M 0.02%
1,757,197
-25,425
-1% -$879K
RDUS
1228
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$60.8M 0.02%
2,246,890
-15,506
-0.7% -$419K
SYNT
1229
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$60.8M 0.02%
1,483,074
+106,560
+8% +$4.37M
SATS icon
1230
EchoStar
SATS
$22.2B
$60.7M 0.02%
1,616,470
-10,868
-0.7% -$408K
BBL
1231
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$60.7M 0.02%
1,379,427
-29,850
-2% -$1.31M
COHU icon
1232
Cohu
COHU
$992M
$60.7M 0.02%
2,416,781
+11,920
+0.5% +$299K
VRTS icon
1233
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.36B
$60.6M 0.02%
532,880
+9,703
+2% +$1.1M
PATK icon
1234
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.79B
$60.6M 0.02%
1,534,869
+5,707
+0.4% +$225K
APOG icon
1235
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$941M
$60.6M 0.02%
1,465,999
-3,725
-0.3% -$154K
SPTN icon
1236
SpartanNash
SPTN
$898M
$60.6M 0.02%
3,019,692
+31,265
+1% +$627K
COTY icon
1237
Coty
COTY
$3.6B
$60.5M 0.02%
4,819,210
+1,092,615
+29% +$13.7M
STX icon
1238
Seagate
STX
$41.9B
$60.5M 0.02%
1,277,542
-11,004
-0.9% -$521K
ABG icon
1239
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.97B
$60.4M 0.02%
879,135
+14,915
+2% +$1.03M
VVV icon
1240
Valvoline
VVV
$5.15B
$60.4M 0.02%
2,808,337
+150,345
+6% +$3.23M
BMI icon
1241
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.34B
$60.4M 0.02%
1,140,117
+3,011
+0.3% +$159K
VRTX icon
1242
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$60.4M 0.02%
313,237
-8,109
-3% -$1.56M
FBNC icon
1243
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$60.3M 0.02%
1,488,250
+70,394
+5% +$2.85M
DO
1244
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$60.2M 0.02%
3,012,233
-16,609
-0.5% -$332K
GPRE icon
1245
Green Plains
GPRE
$641M
$60.2M 0.02%
3,501,626
+65,365
+2% +$1.12M
AMSF icon
1246
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$862M
$60.2M 0.02%
971,690
-9,503
-1% -$589K
MCHB
1247
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$3.07B
$60.2M 0.02%
2,271,407
+20,458
+0.9% +$542K
JBHT icon
1248
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.7B
$60.2M 0.02%
505,837
+13,748
+3% +$1.64M
DCI icon
1249
Donaldson
DCI
$9.51B
$60.2M 0.02%
1,032,453
+28,198
+3% +$1.64M
UBS icon
1250
UBS Group
UBS
$130B
$60.1M 0.02%
3,817,562
+357,898
+10% +$5.63M