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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACTA
1451
DELISTED
Actua Corporation
ACTA
$26.8M 0.02%
2,282,821
-71,957
-3% -$846K
WAIR
1452
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$26.8M 0.02%
2,199,613
+313,907
+17% +$3.83M
FAST icon
1453
Fastenal
FAST
$54.5B
$26.8M 0.02%
2,928,532
+215,856
+8% +$1.98M
VRSK icon
1454
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$36.6B
$26.8M 0.02%
362,645
+12,288
+4% +$908K
KCG
1455
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$26.8M 0.02%
2,441,158
+367,330
+18% +$4.03M
SXC icon
1456
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$654M
$26.8M 0.02%
3,440,999
+25,790
+0.8% +$201K
CGI
1457
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$26.7M 0.02%
1,669,386
+85,858
+5% +$1.38M
LFCR icon
1458
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$26.7M 0.02%
2,289,928
+17,280
+0.8% +$202K
CNK icon
1459
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$26.7M 0.02%
821,906
+45,893
+6% +$1.49M
STNR
1460
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$26.7M 0.02%
422,319
-434
-0.1% -$27.4K
WPG
1461
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$26.6M 0.02%
253,720
+10,756
+4% +$1.13M
WP
1462
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$26.6M 0.02%
592,631
-17,126
-3% -$769K
GG
1463
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$26.6M 0.02%
2,124,624
+1,130,945
+114% +$14.2M
CHT icon
1464
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.8B
$26.6M 0.02%
879,663
-57,914
-6% -$1.75M
DMND
1465
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$26.6M 0.02%
860,918
+174,817
+25% +$5.4M
WTM icon
1466
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.54B
$26.6M 0.02%
35,545
+3,288
+10% +$2.46M
QEP
1467
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$26.6M 0.02%
2,119,753
-328,078
-13% -$4.11M
CFR icon
1468
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$26.5M 0.02%
417,522
+40,427
+11% +$2.57M
AKR icon
1469
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$26.5M 0.02%
882,346
+41,292
+5% +$1.24M
FN icon
1470
Fabrinet
FN
$12.8B
$26.5M 0.02%
1,445,432
+231,098
+19% +$4.24M
ISRG icon
1471
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$161B
$26.4M 0.02%
517,212
+7,587
+1% +$387K
BRC icon
1472
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.74B
$26.4M 0.02%
1,342,149
+74
+0% +$1.46K
SSI
1473
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$26.3M 0.02%
2,677,722
-20,784
-0.8% -$205K
LECO icon
1474
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$26.3M 0.02%
502,097
+107,881
+27% +$5.66M
JAH
1475
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$26.3M 0.02%
537,534
-56,911
-10% -$2.78M