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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GRC icon
1401
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$50.9M 0.02%
1,420,982
-14,523
-1% -$520K
ZM icon
1402
Zoom
ZM
$25.1B
$50.8M 0.02%
194,332
+36,767
+23% +$9.61M
FIZZ icon
1403
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$50.7M 0.02%
965,650
+27,655
+3% +$1.45M
MSM icon
1404
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$50.5M 0.02%
630,246
-143,578
-19% -$11.5M
HLF icon
1405
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$50.5M 0.02%
1,191,530
+256,821
+27% +$10.9M
MAT icon
1406
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$50.5M 0.02%
2,718,857
+86,436
+3% +$1.6M
WRLD icon
1407
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
$50.3M 0.02%
265,395
-1,800
-0.7% -$341K
FFWM icon
1408
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$50.2M 0.02%
1,908,302
-10,053
-0.5% -$264K
RM icon
1409
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$50M 0.02%
860,002
-1,182
-0.1% -$68.8K
KFRC icon
1410
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
$50M 0.02%
838,691
-3,273
-0.4% -$195K
APLE icon
1411
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$2.98B
$49.9M 0.02%
3,172,659
+71,534
+2% +$1.13M
DGII icon
1412
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$49.8M 0.02%
2,369,238
+22,848
+1% +$480K
AMRC icon
1413
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$49.8M 0.02%
852,107
-19,287
-2% -$1.13M
EFSC icon
1414
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.24B
$49.7M 0.02%
1,098,532
+92,060
+9% +$4.17M
NWE icon
1415
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
$49.7M 0.02%
866,698
+41,972
+5% +$2.41M
ENV
1416
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$49.6M 0.02%
618,457
+31,074
+5% +$2.49M
JACK icon
1417
Jack in the Box
JACK
$350M
$49.6M 0.02%
509,677
-6,939
-1% -$675K
W icon
1418
Wayfair
W
$11.4B
$49.5M 0.02%
193,599
+698
+0.4% +$178K
EBS icon
1419
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$434M
$49.4M 0.02%
986,560
+10,722
+1% +$537K
AVA icon
1420
Avista
AVA
$2.95B
$49.3M 0.02%
1,261,095
+35,520
+3% +$1.39M
CNNE icon
1421
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$1.11B
$49.2M 0.02%
1,581,357
+71,340
+5% +$2.22M
AMED
1422
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$49.1M 0.02%
329,376
+75,805
+30% +$11.3M
WNC icon
1423
Wabash National
WNC
$457M
$49.1M 0.02%
3,244,778
+24,986
+0.8% +$378K
DFIN icon
1424
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.5B
$49M 0.02%
1,416,317
-69,524
-5% -$2.41M
MSEX icon
1425
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$49M 0.02%
476,719
-2,835
-0.6% -$291K