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
FOR icon
1401
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.4B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,321,567
+97,916
+8% +$1.87M
ADVS
1402
DELISTED
ADVENT SOFTWARE INC
ADVS
$25.2M 0.02%
774,469
+35,987
+5% +$1.17M
FAST icon
1403
Fastenal
FAST
$54.3B
$25.2M 0.02%
2,038,440
+522,924
+35% +$6.47M
AGYS icon
1404
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.03B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,789,106
-29
-0% -$408
TLK icon
1405
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,209,376
+15,750
+1% +$328K
DOX icon
1406
Amdocs
DOX
$9.39B
$25.1M 0.02%
542,358
-280
-0.1% -$13K
PIR
1407
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$25.1M 0.02%
81,468
+2,470
+3% +$761K
SFE
1408
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$25.1M 0.02%
1,206,967
+43,049
+4% +$895K
SHLO
1409
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
$25.1M 0.02%
1,359,182
+25,123
+2% +$464K
BANF icon
1410
BancFirst
BANF
$4.46B
$25.1M 0.02%
810,282
+5,052
+0.6% +$156K
CPB icon
1411
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
$25M 0.02%
546,193
+194,775
+55% +$8.92M
HLIO icon
1412
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.82B
$25M 0.02%
615,214
+25,664
+4% +$1.04M
CHE icon
1413
Chemed
CHE
$6.67B
$25M 0.02%
266,489
+354
+0.1% +$33.2K
RFP
1414
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$25M 0.02%
1,488,296
+244,121
+20% +$4.1M
IEX icon
1415
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$25M 0.02%
309,115
-402
-0.1% -$32.5K
MLKN icon
1416
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.44B
$24.9M 0.02%
825,031
+76,919
+10% +$2.33M
GNCMA
1417
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
$24.9M 0.02%
2,248,725
+138,041
+7% +$1.53M
FEIC
1418
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
$24.9M 0.02%
273,983
-33,858
-11% -$3.07M
SMA
1419
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$24.8M 0.02%
2,799,564
+71,405
+3% +$633K
BLT
1420
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$24.8M 0.02%
1,757,032
+96,384
+6% +$1.36M
BMO icon
1421
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$90.5B
$24.8M 0.02%
336,841
+121,230
+56% +$8.92M
FORR icon
1422
Forrester Research
FORR
$188M
$24.8M 0.02%
654,366
+18,227
+3% +$690K
WPP
1423
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$24.8M 0.02%
2,289,861
+58,100
+3% +$629K
FARO
1424
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$24.8M 0.02%
503,865
+33,384
+7% +$1.64M
SBAC icon
1425
SBA Communications
SBAC
$20.8B
$24.7M 0.02%
241,586
+81,992
+51% +$8.39M