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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WEX icon
1376
WEX
WEX
$5.81B
$49.7M 0.02%
244,423
+1,396
+0.6% +$284K
LPG icon
1377
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.35B
$49.6M 0.02%
4,071,402
-90,429
-2% -$1.1M
HHH icon
1378
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.68B
$49.6M 0.02%
659,285
+160,022
+32% +$12M
NHC icon
1379
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.76B
$49.6M 0.02%
746,457
-572
-0.1% -$38K
MTSC
1380
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$49.5M 0.02%
850,755
+14,881
+2% +$865K
FOE
1381
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$49.4M 0.02%
3,374,943
-200,588
-6% -$2.93M
BKD icon
1382
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.81B
$49.3M 0.02%
11,139,526
-455,788
-4% -$2.02M
BTI icon
1383
British American Tobacco
BTI
$125B
$49.3M 0.02%
1,315,933
-13,168
-1% -$494K
LIVN icon
1384
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.13B
$49.3M 0.02%
744,209
+1,941
+0.3% +$129K
USPH icon
1385
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.23B
$49.2M 0.02%
409,014
-30,093
-7% -$3.62M
CALM icon
1386
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.38B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,309,608
-26,573
-2% -$998K
CSW
1387
CSW Industrials, Inc.
CSW
$4.24B
$49.1M 0.02%
438,685
-2,507
-0.6% -$281K
LKFN icon
1388
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.68B
$49.1M 0.02%
915,692
-54,949
-6% -$2.94M
LYV icon
1389
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$39.6B
$49M 0.02%
667,262
-139,667
-17% -$10.3M
WYNN icon
1390
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.8B
$49M 0.02%
434,231
-75,974
-15% -$8.57M
OTTR icon
1391
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$49M 0.02%
1,149,852
-17,356
-1% -$740K
SXI icon
1392
Standex International
SXI
$2.44B
$49M 0.02%
631,855
-6,871
-1% -$533K
HLI icon
1393
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.1B
$49M 0.02%
728,314
+1,658
+0.2% +$111K
MC icon
1394
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.44B
$48.9M 0.02%
1,046,396
-35,244
-3% -$1.65M
CHU
1395
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$48.8M 0.02%
8,589,983
-315,927
-4% -$1.79M
SUPN icon
1396
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.59B
$48.7M 0.02%
1,934,863
-29,972
-2% -$754K
TCBK icon
1397
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.48B
$48.6M 0.02%
1,377,037
-40,662
-3% -$1.43M
TYL icon
1398
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$24B
$48.5M 0.02%
111,143
+3,070
+3% +$1.34M
NSP icon
1399
Insperity
NSP
$1.93B
$48.5M 0.02%
595,446
+623
+0.1% +$50.7K
CARS icon
1400
Cars.com
CARS
$815M
$48.4M 0.02%
4,284,707
-304,857
-7% -$3.44M