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
EBF icon
1376
Ennis
EBF
$466M
$36.8M 0.02%
2,183,950
-7,477
-0.3% -$126K
ECOL
1377
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$36.8M 0.02%
819,930
-12,583
-2% -$564K
EPIQ
1378
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
$36.7M 0.02%
2,226,010
-33,108
-1% -$546K
EGBN icon
1379
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$613M
$36.6M 0.02%
742,802
+47,967
+7% +$2.37M
CFR icon
1380
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.16B
$36.6M 0.02%
509,404
+46,894
+10% +$3.37M
CDP icon
1381
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.44B
$36.6M 0.02%
1,290,662
-16,975
-1% -$481K
GMED icon
1382
Globus Medical
GMED
$7.93B
$36.5M 0.02%
1,618,090
+14,854
+0.9% +$335K
BR icon
1383
Broadridge
BR
$29.4B
$36.5M 0.02%
538,207
-8,581
-2% -$582K
SNPS icon
1384
Synopsys
SNPS
$78.1B
$36.5M 0.02%
614,446
+89,558
+17% +$5.32M
UE icon
1385
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.61B
$36.5M 0.02%
1,295,447
+11,893
+0.9% +$335K
UTEK
1386
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$36.4M 0.02%
1,578,248
+34,667
+2% +$800K
HSNI
1387
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$36.4M 0.02%
914,741
+17,004
+2% +$677K
FAST icon
1388
Fastenal
FAST
$54.6B
$36.4M 0.02%
3,485,204
+179,896
+5% +$1.88M
NWLI
1389
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$36.4M 0.02%
177,202
+874
+0.5% +$179K
MTOR
1390
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$36.3M 0.02%
3,262,669
-23,115
-0.7% -$257K
RLJ icon
1391
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$36.3M 0.02%
1,725,956
+10,691
+0.6% +$225K
ES icon
1392
Eversource Energy
ES
$24.4B
$36.2M 0.02%
668,871
+15,666
+2% +$849K
HMY icon
1393
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.37B
$36.2M 0.02%
10,374,730
+1,476,837
+17% +$5.16M
SIVB
1394
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$36.2M 0.02%
327,661
+17,638
+6% +$1.95M
BMI icon
1395
Badger Meter
BMI
$5.29B
$36.2M 0.02%
1,079,208
+13,800
+1% +$462K
GPT
1396
DELISTED
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
$36.1M 0.02%
1,249,884
+177,257
+17% +$5.13M
KATE
1397
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$36.1M 0.02%
2,107,409
+256,849
+14% +$4.4M
BOBE
1398
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$36.1M 0.02%
942,251
-7,917
-0.8% -$303K
EQY
1399
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$36M 0.02%
1,177,649
+34,104
+3% +$1.04M
NCLH icon
1400
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.7B
$36M 0.02%
955,807
+152,976
+19% +$5.77M