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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RPXC
1476
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$27.3M 0.02%
1,895,034
+242,479
+15% +$3.49M
DCOM
1477
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$27.3M 0.02%
1,693,363
+118,045
+7% +$1.9M
IPCM
1478
DELISTED
IPC HEALTHCARE INC COM DTD
IPCM
$27.2M 0.02%
583,984
+95,389
+20% +$4.45M
NWG icon
1479
NatWest
NWG
$58.2B
$27.2M 0.02%
2,504,251
+146,006
+6% +$1.59M
GL icon
1480
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$27.2M 0.02%
494,687
+24,414
+5% +$1.34M
KE icon
1481
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$27.1M 0.02%
1,919,673
-5,601
-0.3% -$79.2K
DFT
1482
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$27.1M 0.02%
830,347
-4,350
-0.5% -$142K
ILMN icon
1483
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$27.1M 0.02%
150,211
+19,356
+15% +$3.5M
HIBB
1484
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$27M 0.02%
551,144
+104,661
+23% +$5.13M
CCOI icon
1485
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$27M 0.02%
763,209
+99,074
+15% +$3.5M
AVAV icon
1486
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.1B
$27M 0.02%
1,017,078
-3,098
-0.3% -$82.1K
CHCO icon
1487
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$26.9M 0.02%
572,542
+22,929
+4% +$1.08M
TTC icon
1488
Toro Company
TTC
$7.76B
$26.9M 0.02%
766,614
+1,762
+0.2% +$61.8K
SLCA
1489
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$26.9M 0.02%
754,466
-18,644
-2% -$664K
LVS icon
1490
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.7B
$26.9M 0.02%
488,090
+3,395
+0.7% +$187K
LEG icon
1491
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$26.8M 0.02%
582,116
+4,204
+0.7% +$194K
CHD icon
1492
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.6B
$26.8M 0.02%
628,024
+5,710
+0.9% +$244K
COWN
1493
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$26.8M 0.02%
1,288,276
-9,225
-0.7% -$192K
FBIN icon
1494
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.12B
$26.7M 0.02%
659,120
-1,084
-0.2% -$44K
BSET icon
1495
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$26.7M 0.02%
935,531
-388
-0% -$11.1K
BANF icon
1496
BancFirst
BANF
$4.45B
$26.6M 0.02%
873,330
+16,810
+2% +$513K
KBAL
1497
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$26.6M 0.02%
2,539,773
-46,324
-2% -$485K
HRL icon
1498
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$26.6M 0.02%
935,766
-10,268
-1% -$292K
CTCT
1499
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$26.6M 0.02%
695,533
-1,000
-0.1% -$38.2K
FBP icon
1500
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.49B
$26.6M 0.02%
4,285,643
+718,335
+20% +$4.45M