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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ORIT
1326
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$38.5M 0.02%
2,449,722
+37,292
+2% +$586K
VEDL
1327
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$38.4M 0.02%
3,704,616
-36,431
-1% -$377K
RGR icon
1328
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$611M
$38.4M 0.02%
664,356
+17,206
+3% +$994K
COL
1329
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$38.4M 0.02%
454,930
+11,804
+3% +$996K
DST
1330
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$38.3M 0.02%
649,588
+10,444
+2% +$616K
ELNK
1331
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$38.3M 0.02%
6,176,504
-399,647
-6% -$2.48M
OTTR icon
1332
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.5B
$38.3M 0.02%
1,106,999
+13,195
+1% +$456K
PRAA icon
1333
PRA Group
PRAA
$651M
$38.2M 0.02%
1,106,951
+8,654
+0.8% +$299K
DISCK
1334
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$38.2M 0.02%
1,452,525
+113,616
+8% +$2.99M
EPC icon
1335
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$984M
$38.2M 0.02%
480,521
+24,218
+5% +$1.93M
DCOM
1336
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$38.2M 0.02%
2,276,986
+105,211
+5% +$1.76M
IPHS
1337
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$38.1M 0.02%
975,658
+25,380
+3% +$991K
HCA icon
1338
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$94.3B
$38.1M 0.02%
503,180
+14,692
+3% +$1.11M
CNA icon
1339
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.6B
$38M 0.02%
1,104,384
-24,647
-2% -$848K
SXC icon
1340
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$669M
$38M 0.02%
4,732,729
+427,430
+10% +$3.43M
WU icon
1341
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$37.9M 0.02%
1,822,262
+61,553
+3% +$1.28M
RES icon
1342
RPC Inc
RES
$988M
$37.9M 0.02%
2,257,763
-716,444
-24% -$12M
VFC icon
1343
VF Corp
VFC
$5.75B
$37.9M 0.02%
717,623
+36,343
+5% +$1.92M
TTI icon
1344
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$652M
$37.8M 0.02%
6,194,708
-605,774
-9% -$3.7M
IPXL
1345
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$37.8M 0.02%
1,597,008
-40,934
-2% -$970K
SMG icon
1346
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.49B
$37.8M 0.02%
454,512
+53,454
+13% +$4.45M
ENSG icon
1347
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.59B
$37.8M 0.02%
2,007,104
+9,723
+0.5% +$183K
MCO icon
1348
Moody's
MCO
$91.3B
$37.8M 0.02%
349,023
+12,955
+4% +$1.4M
FCE.A
1349
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$37.8M 0.02%
1,633,812
+658,017
+67% +$15.2M
OFG icon
1350
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.94B
$37.7M 0.02%
3,732,171
+57,314
+2% +$579K