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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DGII icon
1251
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$25.8M 0.02%
2,131,086
+20,204
+1% +$245K
ALE icon
1252
Allete
ALE
$3.67B
$25.8M 0.02%
516,934
+23,070
+5% +$1.15M
APD icon
1253
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.2B
$25.8M 0.02%
249,297
+788
+0.3% +$81.5K
FCFS icon
1254
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.49B
$25.8M 0.02%
416,861
+6,688
+2% +$414K
BDN
1255
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$789M
$25.8M 0.02%
1,828,599
+54,192
+3% +$764K
ZEUS icon
1256
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$25.8M 0.02%
888,640
+9,447
+1% +$274K
AES icon
1257
AES
AES
$9.17B
$25.7M 0.02%
1,774,244
+18,546
+1% +$269K
KAR icon
1258
Openlane
KAR
$3.07B
$25.7M 0.02%
2,296,313
+238,454
+12% +$2.67M
BEAV
1259
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$25.7M 0.02%
407,261
-6,070
-1% -$383K
HMY icon
1260
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$25.7M 0.02%
10,139,590
-320,522
-3% -$811K
WCC icon
1261
WESCO International
WCC
$10.4B
$25.6M 0.02%
281,614
+5,516
+2% +$502K
OUTR
1262
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$25.6M 0.02%
381,129
-4,620
-1% -$311K
AWR icon
1263
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$25.6M 0.02%
891,138
+14,308
+2% +$411K
WCN icon
1264
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$25.6M 0.02%
879,338
+92,169
+12% +$2.68M
DAN icon
1265
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.76B
$25.5M 0.02%
1,302,082
-187,550
-13% -$3.68M
LFCR icon
1266
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$25.5M 0.02%
2,107,387
-33,084
-2% -$401K
ADVS
1267
DELISTED
ADVENT SOFTWARE INC
ADVS
$25.5M 0.02%
729,757
+51,259
+8% +$1.79M
SLAB icon
1268
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$4.39B
$25.5M 0.02%
589,455
+47,219
+9% +$2.05M
POR icon
1269
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.66B
$25.5M 0.02%
843,715
-25,897
-3% -$782K
RBBN icon
1270
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$676M
$25.5M 0.02%
1,617,651
+59,139
+4% +$931K
GFA
1271
DELISTED
Gafisa S.A.
GFA
$25.5M 0.02%
603,470
-31,830
-5% -$1.34M
BSMX
1272
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$25.5M 0.02%
1,866,851
+1,446,966
+345% +$19.7M
IPHS
1273
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$25.4M 0.02%
523,529
+16,032
+3% +$779K
CCRN icon
1274
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$411M
$25.4M 0.02%
2,549,182
+68,727
+3% +$686K
TUC
1275
DELISTED
MAC-GRAY CORP
TUC
$25.4M 0.02%
1,196,508
+2,498
+0.2% +$53K