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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STBA icon
1226
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.5B
$54.9M 0.02%
1,999,914
+198,390
+11% +$5.44M
IMO icon
1227
Imperial Oil
IMO
$46.3B
$54.8M 0.02%
1,163,658
-25,980
-2% -$1.22M
MHO icon
1228
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.07B
$54.6M 0.02%
1,377,905
-18,546
-1% -$736K
WDFC icon
1229
WD-40
WDFC
$2.86B
$54.5M 0.02%
270,748
-1,964
-0.7% -$395K
SLG icon
1230
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.66B
$54.5M 0.02%
1,181,016
-13,546
-1% -$625K
DISH
1231
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$54.5M 0.02%
3,037,806
+187,772
+7% +$3.37M
TSE icon
1232
Trinseo
TSE
$87.7M
$54.4M 0.02%
1,415,204
+11,856
+0.8% +$456K
PUMP icon
1233
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$484M
$54.4M 0.02%
5,440,629
+437,773
+9% +$4.38M
UFCS icon
1234
United Fire Group
UFCS
$807M
$54.3M 0.02%
1,587,651
+67,918
+4% +$2.32M
WTRG icon
1235
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$54.3M 0.02%
1,183,959
-2,383
-0.2% -$109K
DOC
1236
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$54.1M 0.02%
3,099,207
-18,895
-0.6% -$330K
STRA icon
1237
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.98B
$54.1M 0.02%
766,231
+106,671
+16% +$7.53M
UVSP icon
1238
Univest Financial
UVSP
$886M
$54M 0.02%
2,122,563
+75,487
+4% +$1.92M
LGF.B
1239
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$53.9M 0.02%
6,107,371
+795,205
+15% +$7.02M
SKY icon
1240
Champion Homes, Inc.
SKY
$4.22B
$53.9M 0.02%
1,135,934
-1,356
-0.1% -$64.3K
NVEE
1241
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$53.8M 0.02%
1,841,852
+5,992
+0.3% +$175K
DOOR
1242
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$53.5M 0.02%
696,953
+40,874
+6% +$3.14M
TBBK icon
1243
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.5B
$53.5M 0.02%
2,743,019
-178,248
-6% -$3.48M
AVD icon
1244
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$53.4M 0.02%
2,390,585
+77,899
+3% +$1.74M
TFX icon
1245
Teleflex
TFX
$5.76B
$53.4M 0.02%
217,248
-1,379
-0.6% -$339K
NWE icon
1246
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
$53.4M 0.02%
905,337
+14,632
+2% +$862K
ATNI icon
1247
ATN International
ATNI
$238M
$53.2M 0.02%
1,133,342
+2,900
+0.3% +$136K
SGEN
1248
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$53.1M 0.02%
299,967
+1,256
+0.4% +$222K
NFG icon
1249
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$53M 0.02%
803,035
+5,308
+0.7% +$351K
RELX icon
1250
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$52.9M 0.02%
1,963,173
+103,528
+6% +$2.79M