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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SONY icon
1426
Sony
SONY
$175B
$41.3M 0.01%
2,528,000
+27,615
+1% +$452K
LGF.A
1427
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$41.2M 0.01%
4,426,721
+453,270
+11% +$4.22M
EBF icon
1428
Ennis
EBF
$463M
$41.2M 0.01%
2,035,377
+29,637
+1% +$600K
IDA icon
1429
Idacorp
IDA
$6.77B
$41.2M 0.01%
388,622
+11,910
+3% +$1.26M
CHCO icon
1430
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$41.1M 0.01%
514,162
-1,746
-0.3% -$139K
APAM icon
1431
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.27B
$41M 0.01%
1,153,628
+27,288
+2% +$971K
KRO icon
1432
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$694M
$41M 0.01%
2,227,470
+63,807
+3% +$1.17M
JELD icon
1433
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$537M
$41M 0.01%
2,808,097
+289,287
+11% +$4.22M
KTOS icon
1434
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$41M 0.01%
2,951,668
+234,045
+9% +$3.25M
LPG icon
1435
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.35B
$41M 0.01%
2,694,819
+188,271
+8% +$2.86M
HLIT icon
1436
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$41M 0.01%
4,723,863
-44,731
-0.9% -$388K
USNA icon
1437
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$557M
$41M 0.01%
565,966
-454
-0.1% -$32.9K
REX icon
1438
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$40.8M 0.01%
1,444,575
+9,231
+0.6% +$261K
NBR icon
1439
Nabors Industries
NBR
$617M
$40.8M 0.01%
304,643
+15,101
+5% +$2.02M
USPH icon
1440
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$40.7M 0.01%
372,895
-3,818
-1% -$417K
HWKN icon
1441
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$40.7M 0.01%
1,129,795
+11,516
+1% +$415K
SLCA
1442
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$40.7M 0.01%
3,560,061
+297,423
+9% +$3.4M
NTUS
1443
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$40.7M 0.01%
1,240,500
-158,192
-11% -$5.18M
BFH icon
1444
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.95B
$40.6M 0.01%
1,095,645
+209,604
+24% +$7.77M
RAMP icon
1445
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.73B
$40.6M 0.01%
1,571,604
+283,709
+22% +$7.32M
CCL icon
1446
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.7B
$40.6M 0.01%
4,688,743
-45,487
-1% -$393K
SATS icon
1447
EchoStar
SATS
$21.5B
$40.5M 0.01%
2,099,816
+411,155
+24% +$7.94M
RBCAA icon
1448
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$40.5M 0.01%
838,798
+11,752
+1% +$567K
MNDT
1449
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$40.5M 0.01%
1,854,288
-129,741
-7% -$2.83M
HTO
1450
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$40.5M 0.01%
648,291
+7,400
+1% +$462K