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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNK icon
1351
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$53.3M 0.02%
1,519,569
+63,140
+4% +$2.22M
ECPG icon
1352
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$53.2M 0.02%
1,454,193
+129,942
+10% +$4.76M
LBAI
1353
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$53.1M 0.02%
2,674,225
+135,869
+5% +$2.7M
UBS icon
1354
UBS Group
UBS
$129B
$53.1M 0.02%
3,459,664
+678,491
+24% +$10.4M
VGR
1355
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$52.9M 0.02%
4,312,402
+3,318
+0.1% +$40.7K
XCRA
1356
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$52.9M 0.02%
3,788,717
+582,673
+18% +$8.14M
JBGS
1357
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.45B
$52.9M 0.02%
1,450,526
+51,623
+4% +$1.88M
ANET icon
1358
Arista Networks
ANET
$175B
$52.7M 0.02%
3,275,728
+28,464
+0.9% +$458K
IRBT icon
1359
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$52.7M 0.02%
695,319
-1,259
-0.2% -$95.4K
FFIV icon
1360
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$52.7M 0.02%
305,438
+10,099
+3% +$1.74M
NX icon
1361
Quanex
NX
$661M
$52.6M 0.02%
2,932,186
-16,249
-0.6% -$292K
ZAYO
1362
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$52.6M 0.02%
1,442,587
+274,604
+24% +$10M
MCS icon
1363
Marcus Corp
MCS
$504M
$52.6M 0.02%
1,618,983
-217
-0% -$7.05K
HSII icon
1364
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$52.6M 0.02%
1,502,402
-33,358
-2% -$1.17M
CTLT
1365
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$52.6M 0.02%
1,255,284
+20,872
+2% +$874K
SFBS icon
1366
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.57B
$52.6M 0.02%
1,259,699
+376
+0% +$15.7K
COTY icon
1367
Coty
COTY
$3.57B
$52.5M 0.02%
3,726,595
+135,658
+4% +$1.91M
XRAY icon
1368
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.7B
$52.5M 0.02%
1,200,248
+1,424
+0.1% +$62.3K
DISCA
1369
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$52.4M 0.02%
1,906,282
+11,081
+0.6% +$305K
ADUS icon
1370
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.03B
$52.3M 0.02%
913,787
+15,487
+2% +$887K
CWST icon
1371
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.79B
$52.2M 0.02%
2,039,841
-5,476
-0.3% -$140K
CAR icon
1372
Avis
CAR
$5.47B
$52.1M 0.02%
1,604,504
+14,568
+0.9% +$473K
TD icon
1373
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$131B
$52.1M 0.02%
900,726
+18,592
+2% +$1.08M
AFSI
1374
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$52.1M 0.02%
3,573,880
-26,676
-0.7% -$389K
XEC
1375
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$52M 0.02%
511,187
+20,578
+4% +$2.09M