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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JEF icon
1426
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.7B
$46.7M 0.02%
2,294,541
+58,047
+3% +$1.18M
PLAY icon
1427
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$817M
$46.6M 0.02%
1,116,718
+74,161
+7% +$3.1M
PEG icon
1428
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$41.3B
$46.5M 0.02%
925,922
-1,200
-0.1% -$60.3K
ENLC
1429
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$46.5M 0.02%
3,173,164
+378,910
+14% +$5.55M
LITE icon
1430
Lumentum
LITE
$11.4B
$46.4M 0.02%
727,722
+84,905
+13% +$5.42M
ANIK icon
1431
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$46.3M 0.02%
930,771
+29,467
+3% +$1.47M
SSYS icon
1432
Stratasys
SSYS
$835M
$46.3M 0.02%
2,292,337
+306,763
+15% +$6.19M
VSAT icon
1433
Viasat
VSAT
$4.1B
$46.2M 0.02%
703,640
-55,788
-7% -$3.67M
WSO icon
1434
Watsco
WSO
$15.5B
$46.2M 0.02%
255,524
+3,579
+1% +$648K
CORE
1435
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$46.2M 0.02%
2,174,430
+153,074
+8% +$3.25M
NEOG icon
1436
Neogen
NEOG
$1.19B
$46.2M 0.02%
1,379,966
-53,309
-4% -$1.79M
SJI
1437
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$46.2M 0.02%
1,638,859
+14,906
+0.9% +$420K
BUFF
1438
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
$46.1M 0.02%
1,158,786
+29,058
+3% +$1.16M
BDN
1439
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$789M
$46.1M 0.02%
2,902,667
+86,964
+3% +$1.38M
FINL
1440
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$46.1M 0.02%
3,402,813
+23,219
+0.7% +$314K
LEG icon
1441
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$45.9M 0.02%
1,034,888
+307,448
+42% +$13.6M
GLOG
1442
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$45.9M 0.02%
2,790,102
+518,231
+23% +$8.52M
ES icon
1443
Eversource Energy
ES
$24.4B
$45.9M 0.02%
778,927
+6,605
+0.9% +$389K
XEC
1444
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$45.9M 0.02%
490,609
+69,292
+16% +$6.48M
DISCK
1445
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$45.9M 0.02%
2,349,153
+133,630
+6% +$2.61M
JOUT icon
1446
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$45.7M 0.02%
737,040
-3,778
-0.5% -$234K
BANC icon
1447
Banc of California
BANC
$2.62B
$45.7M 0.02%
2,366,271
-3,397
-0.1% -$65.6K
NVRI icon
1448
Enviri
NVRI
$983M
$45.6M 0.02%
2,210,002
+30,801
+1% +$636K
KG
1449
Kestrel Group, Ltd.
KG
$211M
$45.6M 0.02%
350,782
+6,627
+2% +$862K
IEX icon
1450
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$45.6M 0.02%
319,749
-11,356
-3% -$1.62M