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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FBC
1351
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$26.2M 0.02%
1,450,183
+156,230
+12% +$2.83M
SRE icon
1352
Sempra
SRE
$53.5B
$26.2M 0.02%
501,394
+4,244
+0.9% +$222K
EGL
1353
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$26.2M 0.02%
685,672
+122,358
+22% +$4.68M
EQC
1354
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$26.2M 0.02%
996,122
EPIQ
1355
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
$26.1M 0.02%
1,860,803
+26,817
+1% +$377K
CENTA icon
1356
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$26.1M 0.02%
3,547,553
+60,679
+2% +$447K
CSGP icon
1357
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.6B
$26.1M 0.02%
1,649,740
-259,020
-14% -$4.1M
VG
1358
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$26.1M 0.02%
6,957,344
+974,424
+16% +$3.65M
MSI icon
1359
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$26.1M 0.02%
391,579
+31,414
+9% +$2.09M
CBZ icon
1360
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
$26.1M 0.02%
2,886,640
+162,591
+6% +$1.47M
JWN
1361
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$26.1M 0.02%
383,658
+121,237
+46% +$8.24M
CLC
1362
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$26M 0.02%
421,073
+112,201
+36% +$6.94M
JLL icon
1363
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.6B
$26M 0.02%
205,746
-310
-0.2% -$39.2K
PCAR icon
1364
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.8B
$26M 0.02%
620,381
+26,501
+4% +$1.11M
DXPE icon
1365
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.79B
$25.9M 0.02%
343,274
+2,716
+0.8% +$205K
ACHC icon
1366
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$1.94B
$25.9M 0.02%
569,598
+146,615
+35% +$6.67M
DNOW icon
1367
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.61B
$25.9M 0.02%
+715,454
New +$25.9M
TTM
1368
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$25.9M 0.02%
663,498
+53,956
+9% +$2.11M
AE
1369
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$25.9M 0.02%
331,295
+5,521
+2% +$431K
CAMP
1370
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$25.9M 0.02%
51,897
-6,481
-11% -$3.23M
UCB
1371
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$25.9M 0.02%
1,579,142
+125,899
+9% +$2.06M
AVY icon
1372
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
$25.8M 0.02%
503,753
+55,403
+12% +$2.84M
IDCC icon
1373
InterDigital
IDCC
$7.7B
$25.8M 0.02%
540,110
+212,338
+65% +$10.1M
CATM
1374
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$25.8M 0.02%
757,007
+95,079
+14% +$3.24M
BNS icon
1375
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.4B
$25.7M 0.02%
412,092
+8,940
+2% +$558K