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
CCOI icon
1476
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$26.3M 0.02%
966,803
+39,283
+4% +$1.07M
FORM icon
1477
FormFactor
FORM
$2.32B
$26.2M 0.02%
3,870,657
+126,419
+3% +$857K
WFM
1478
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$26.2M 0.02%
826,958
+3,514
+0.4% +$111K
SNCR icon
1479
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$66.9M
$26.2M 0.02%
88,639
+1,661
+2% +$490K
DTE icon
1480
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
$26.1M 0.02%
382,022
+6,693
+2% +$458K
WLY icon
1481
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.19B
$26M 0.02%
520,287
+69,234
+15% +$3.46M
CVC
1482
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$26M 0.02%
800,347
+5,870
+0.7% +$191K
NHI icon
1483
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$26M 0.02%
451,939
+59,413
+15% +$3.42M
BC icon
1484
Brunswick
BC
$4.26B
$26M 0.02%
542,504
+387
+0.1% +$18.5K
BSET icon
1485
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$26M 0.02%
932,232
TYPE
1486
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$25.9M 0.02%
1,187,044
+1,088
+0.1% +$23.7K
CUZ icon
1487
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.94B
$25.9M 0.02%
993,689
+70,023
+8% +$1.82M
SWN
1488
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$25.8M 0.02%
2,036,748
-111,713
-5% -$1.42M
FCFS icon
1489
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.49B
$25.8M 0.02%
644,679
+35,591
+6% +$1.43M
CDP icon
1490
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.46B
$25.8M 0.02%
1,226,926
+53,231
+5% +$1.12M
SNDA icon
1491
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$500M
$25.8M 0.02%
85,739
-4,822
-5% -$1.45M
WBMD
1492
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$25.8M 0.02%
646,418
+104,016
+19% +$4.14M
GLDD icon
1493
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$25.7M 0.02%
5,106,822
+16,334
+0.3% +$82.3K
SBAC icon
1494
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.5B
$25.7M 0.02%
245,655
-6,200
-2% -$649K
TE
1495
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$25.7M 0.02%
978,947
+20,040
+2% +$526K
MAR icon
1496
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.3B
$25.6M 0.02%
374,947
+1,428
+0.4% +$97.4K
RJF icon
1497
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.9B
$25.6M 0.02%
772,505
+26,166
+4% +$866K
LLTC
1498
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$25.5M 0.02%
630,924
+53,842
+9% +$2.17M
NEOG icon
1499
Neogen
NEOG
$1.19B
$25.5M 0.02%
1,508,485
+251,741
+20% +$4.25M
KBAL
1500
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$25.4M 0.02%
2,690,227
+144,324
+6% +$1.37M