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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARG
1426
DELISTED
AIRGAS INC
ARG
$19.8M 0.02%
187,115
+4,769
+3% +$506K
VRE
1427
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.45B
$19.8M 0.02%
901,753
+4,707
+0.5% +$103K
INCY icon
1428
Incyte
INCY
$16.6B
$19.8M 0.02%
518,145
-57,984
-10% -$2.21M
EDE
1429
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$19.8M 0.02%
911,889
+65,878
+8% +$1.43M
JOUT icon
1430
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$429M
$19.7M 0.02%
736,071
-1,364
-0.2% -$36.6K
AVA icon
1431
Avista
AVA
$2.92B
$19.7M 0.02%
747,356
+9,804
+1% +$259K
ZUMZ icon
1432
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$359M
$19.7M 0.02%
716,482
+48,638
+7% +$1.34M
CWT icon
1433
California Water Service
CWT
$2.69B
$19.7M 0.02%
968,606
+32,798
+4% +$666K
NX icon
1434
Quanex
NX
$668M
$19.7M 0.02%
1,044,946
+5,894
+0.6% +$111K
PPO
1435
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$19.7M 0.02%
479,722
+2,994
+0.6% +$123K
ADTN icon
1436
Adtran
ADTN
$744M
$19.6M 0.02%
737,479
+206,885
+39% +$5.51M
HWC icon
1437
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.4B
$19.6M 0.02%
625,181
+95,881
+18% +$3.01M
SNBR icon
1438
Sleep Number
SNBR
$202M
$19.6M 0.02%
804,441
+152,801
+23% +$3.72M
CHE icon
1439
Chemed
CHE
$6.7B
$19.6M 0.02%
273,894
-5,510
-2% -$394K
CEC
1440
DELISTED
CEC ENTERTAINMENT INC
CEC
$19.5M 0.02%
426,084
+19,501
+5% +$894K
LH icon
1441
Labcorp
LH
$23B
$19.5M 0.02%
229,427
+28,485
+14% +$2.43M
SMRT
1442
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$19.5M 0.02%
1,423,050
-7,976
-0.6% -$109K
TPLM
1443
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$19.5M 0.02%
1,988,189
+300,236
+18% +$2.95M
KMX icon
1444
CarMax
KMX
$8.98B
$19.5M 0.02%
402,732
+12,419
+3% +$602K
AMCC
1445
DELISTED
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation New
AMCC
$19.5M 0.02%
1,510,548
-176,054
-10% -$2.27M
CATO icon
1446
Cato Corp
CATO
$90.5M
$19.5M 0.02%
695,726
+9,374
+1% +$262K
CENTA icon
1447
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.04B
$19.5M 0.02%
3,551,116
-9,739
-0.3% -$53.4K
CSS
1448
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$19.5M 0.02%
810,258
-2,053
-0.3% -$49.3K
FR icon
1449
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.89B
$19.4M 0.02%
1,192,693
+87,563
+8% +$1.42M
MTRX icon
1450
Matrix Service
MTRX
$372M
$19.4M 0.02%
988,693
+17,821
+2% +$350K