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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HLI icon
1326
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.6B
$42.9M 0.02%
726,656
+14,349
+2% +$847K
SCS icon
1327
Steelcase
SCS
$1.95B
$42.8M 0.02%
4,232,728
-104,460
-2% -$1.06M
SNAP icon
1328
Snap
SNAP
$12.3B
$42.8M 0.02%
1,638,994
+25,655
+2% +$670K
COHR
1329
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$42.8M 0.02%
385,421
+5,134
+1% +$570K
EEFT icon
1330
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.62B
$42.7M 0.02%
468,434
-6,925
-1% -$631K
MXL icon
1331
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.4B
$42.6M 0.02%
1,833,487
-5,829
-0.3% -$135K
PRSP
1332
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$42.5M 0.02%
2,186,975
-57,478
-3% -$1.12M
FLIR
1333
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$42.5M 0.02%
1,184,375
+37,066
+3% +$1.33M
VICR icon
1334
Vicor
VICR
$2.29B
$42.4M 0.02%
545,700
+7,884
+1% +$613K
TROX icon
1335
Tronox
TROX
$793M
$42.4M 0.02%
5,385,208
-26,133
-0.5% -$206K
TTD icon
1336
Trade Desk
TTD
$22.1B
$42.4M 0.02%
816,880
-12,250
-1% -$635K
OTTR icon
1337
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.52B
$42.2M 0.02%
1,167,208
-19,137
-2% -$692K
GWB
1338
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$42.1M 0.02%
3,383,686
-233,046
-6% -$2.9M
PRDO icon
1339
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$42.1M 0.02%
3,440,572
-206,420
-6% -$2.53M
FE icon
1340
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.2B
$42M 0.02%
1,463,728
-12,488
-0.8% -$359K
JRVR icon
1341
James River Group
JRVR
$248M
$42M 0.02%
943,196
-115,418
-11% -$5.14M
COHU icon
1342
Cohu
COHU
$992M
$41.9M 0.02%
2,439,278
-50,965
-2% -$876K
EAT icon
1343
Brinker International
EAT
$7.07B
$41.9M 0.02%
980,227
-5,714
-0.6% -$244K
CFR icon
1344
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.23B
$41.8M 0.02%
653,258
+61,484
+10% +$3.93M
BRKR icon
1345
Bruker
BRKR
$4.87B
$41.7M 0.02%
1,049,064
+1,625
+0.2% +$64.6K
IART icon
1346
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.21B
$41.6M 0.02%
881,843
+4,083
+0.5% +$193K
DNKN
1347
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$41.6M 0.02%
508,183
-19,224
-4% -$1.57M
WDR
1348
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$41.6M 0.02%
2,800,600
-121,853
-4% -$1.81M
SONY icon
1349
Sony
SONY
$174B
$41.5M 0.02%
2,704,905
+2,050
+0.1% +$31.5K
BDC icon
1350
Belden
BDC
$5.29B
$41.5M 0.02%
1,333,177
-65,673
-5% -$2.04M