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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STMP
1226
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$50.9M 0.02%
326,960
+13,074
+4% +$2.03M
TVPT
1227
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
$50.8M 0.02%
3,253,357
+101,858
+3% +$1.59M
BURL icon
1228
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$50.8M 0.02%
312,303
+5,836
+2% +$949K
NFBK icon
1229
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$492M
$50.5M 0.02%
3,728,431
+97,482
+3% +$1.32M
USPH icon
1230
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$50.5M 0.02%
493,526
-671
-0.1% -$68.7K
TREE icon
1231
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$50.4M 0.02%
229,519
+8,774
+4% +$1.93M
FRC
1232
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$50.4M 0.02%
579,552
+20,290
+4% +$1.76M
EGP icon
1233
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.9B
$50.4M 0.02%
548,940
+13,551
+3% +$1.24M
EE
1234
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$50.3M 0.02%
1,003,780
+6,631
+0.7% +$332K
GNW icon
1235
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.61B
$50.2M 0.02%
10,779,677
-240,820
-2% -$1.12M
PSMT icon
1236
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.52B
$50.2M 0.02%
849,632
+123,795
+17% +$7.32M
BIG
1237
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$50.2M 0.02%
1,735,494
+46,712
+3% +$1.35M
TDG icon
1238
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.6B
$50.2M 0.02%
147,583
+6,694
+5% +$2.28M
MERC icon
1239
Mercer International
MERC
$206M
$50.2M 0.02%
4,806,112
+83,850
+2% +$875K
CLF icon
1240
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.78B
$50.2M 0.02%
6,523,885
+209,867
+3% +$1.61M
TNET icon
1241
TriNet
TNET
$3.35B
$50.1M 0.02%
1,194,387
+87,241
+8% +$3.66M
HHH icon
1242
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.84B
$50.1M 0.02%
538,009
+69,199
+15% +$6.44M
FE icon
1243
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.3B
$50M 0.02%
1,332,403
+148,050
+13% +$5.56M
GL icon
1244
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$50M 0.02%
670,350
-2,529
-0.4% -$188K
ITUB icon
1245
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75B
$49.9M 0.02%
7,284,243
-6,867,530
-49% -$47M
PRLB icon
1246
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$49.9M 0.02%
442,243
+10,667
+2% +$1.2M
LVS icon
1247
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.7B
$49.9M 0.02%
957,989
+15,346
+2% +$799K
NHI icon
1248
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$49.8M 0.02%
659,882
+14,805
+2% +$1.12M
CRVL icon
1249
CorVel
CRVL
$4.39B
$49.7M 0.02%
2,416,932
+29,001
+1% +$597K
COTY icon
1250
Coty
COTY
$3.57B
$49.7M 0.02%
7,578,515
+2,759,305
+57% +$18.1M