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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GPRE icon
1251
Green Plains
GPRE
$641M
$57.4M 0.02%
3,440,384
-25,851
-0.7% -$431K
CSGS icon
1252
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.87B
$57.4M 0.02%
1,356,012
-3,820
-0.3% -$162K
ADEA icon
1253
Adeia
ADEA
$1.69B
$57.3M 0.02%
9,263,291
+396,371
+4% +$2.45M
FIVE icon
1254
Five Below
FIVE
$7.97B
$57.2M 0.02%
460,532
-300,057
-39% -$37.3M
SEIC icon
1255
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.8B
$57.2M 0.02%
1,094,641
+228,163
+26% +$11.9M
CTLT
1256
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$57.2M 0.02%
1,408,284
+82,054
+6% +$3.33M
CAR icon
1257
Avis
CAR
$5.47B
$57.1M 0.02%
1,639,163
-9,722
-0.6% -$339K
ADUS icon
1258
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.06B
$57.1M 0.02%
898,441
-7,573
-0.8% -$482K
CMD
1259
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$57.1M 0.02%
853,093
+11,259
+1% +$753K
BID
1260
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$56.9M 0.02%
1,507,647
+25,181
+2% +$951K
UNFI icon
1261
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.77B
$56.9M 0.02%
4,304,747
+101,400
+2% +$1.34M
HTLF
1262
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$56.9M 0.02%
1,333,146
+81,313
+6% +$3.47M
EMCI
1263
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$56.7M 0.02%
1,778,440
-26,910
-1% -$858K
NUS icon
1264
Nu Skin
NUS
$584M
$56.6M 0.02%
1,182,814
+50,496
+4% +$2.42M
FDC
1265
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
$56.6M 0.02%
2,153,573
+167,605
+8% +$4.4M
SJI
1266
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$56.4M 0.02%
1,759,990
+2,757
+0.2% +$88.4K
RDN icon
1267
Radian Group
RDN
$4.81B
$56.4M 0.02%
2,719,269
+17,818
+0.7% +$370K
ATRI
1268
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$56.2M 0.02%
63,988
+251
+0.4% +$221K
COHR
1269
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$56.2M 0.02%
396,664
+97,303
+33% +$13.8M
CVGW icon
1270
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$490M
$56.2M 0.02%
669,800
+2,604
+0.4% +$218K
ELLI
1271
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$56.1M 0.02%
568,918
-63,618
-10% -$6.28M
RAVN
1272
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$56.1M 0.02%
1,462,047
-7,838
-0.5% -$301K
APLE icon
1273
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$2.98B
$56.1M 0.02%
3,438,723
+44,144
+1% +$720K
AMSF icon
1274
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$859M
$56.1M 0.02%
943,631
-21,595
-2% -$1.28M
POR icon
1275
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.63B
$56M 0.02%
1,080,597
-48,105
-4% -$2.49M