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
UVE icon
1351
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$718M
$23.6M 0.02%
1,627,075
+52,575
+3% +$761K
WGL
1352
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$23.5M 0.02%
587,739
+12,381
+2% +$496K
CBZ icon
1353
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.96B
$23.5M 0.02%
2,580,347
+154,178
+6% +$1.41M
APOL
1354
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$23.5M 0.02%
861,199
+269,532
+46% +$7.36M
CATO icon
1355
Cato Corp
CATO
$90.5M
$23.5M 0.02%
739,772
+44,046
+6% +$1.4M
HUBG icon
1356
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.25B
$23.5M 0.02%
1,178,478
+26,442
+2% +$527K
SFE
1357
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$23.5M 0.02%
1,168,491
+7,651
+0.7% +$154K
HIBB
1358
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$23.5M 0.02%
349,242
+10,450
+3% +$702K
RFMD
1359
DELISTED
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
$23.5M 0.02%
4,548,308
-176,293
-4% -$910K
LXP icon
1360
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.71B
$23.5M 0.02%
2,297,443
+198,246
+9% +$2.02M
SYNT
1361
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$23.5M 0.02%
515,760
-35,178
-6% -$1.6M
XLNX
1362
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$23.4M 0.02%
510,628
+12,780
+3% +$587K
AEP icon
1363
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.2B
$23.4M 0.02%
501,120
+26,790
+6% +$1.25M
RGC
1364
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$23.4M 0.02%
1,204,110
-4,487
-0.4% -$87.3K
NX icon
1365
Quanex
NX
$694M
$23.4M 0.02%
1,175,573
+130,627
+13% +$2.6M
TXT icon
1366
Textron
TXT
$14.6B
$23.4M 0.02%
636,776
-1,275
-0.2% -$46.9K
FLS icon
1367
Flowserve
FLS
$7.43B
$23.4M 0.02%
296,957
-2,390
-0.8% -$188K
VWTR
1368
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$23.4M 0.02%
1,012,421
+21,394
+2% +$494K
FTK icon
1369
Flotek Industries
FTK
$350M
$23.4M 0.02%
194,093
+19,552
+11% +$2.35M
NCMI icon
1370
National CineMedia
NCMI
$462M
$23.3M 0.02%
116,982
+10,105
+9% +$2.02M
IRDM icon
1371
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.93B
$23.3M 0.02%
3,728,970
+33,110
+0.9% +$207K
ACAT
1372
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$23.3M 0.02%
409,404
-6,715
-2% -$383K
MMSI icon
1373
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.95B
$23.3M 0.02%
1,480,470
+165,020
+13% +$2.6M
MYGN icon
1374
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$689M
$23.3M 0.02%
1,109,258
-10,672
-1% -$224K
GDOT icon
1375
Green Dot
GDOT
$761M
$23.3M 0.02%
924,622
+270,655
+41% +$6.81M