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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LNCO
1501
DELISTED
LINNCO LLC COM SHS REPSTG LTD LIABILITY
LNCO
$21M 0.02%
+681,252
New +$21M
PERY
1502
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$21M 0.02%
1,329,078
+2,682
+0.2% +$42.3K
LXU icon
1503
LSB Industries
LXU
$599M
$21M 0.02%
664,768
+17,010
+3% +$537K
MHFI
1504
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$20.9M 0.02%
267,768
+6,484
+2% +$507K
NSP icon
1505
Insperity
NSP
$1.96B
$20.9M 0.02%
1,158,736
+33,618
+3% +$607K
VIAS
1506
DELISTED
VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
VIAS
$20.9M 0.02%
1,526,971
+1,827
+0.1% +$25K
TLK icon
1507
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19.8B
$20.9M 0.02%
1,164,010
+112,376
+11% +$2.01M
WAB icon
1508
Wabtec
WAB
$32.2B
$20.9M 0.02%
280,773
-1,841
-0.7% -$137K
ARG
1509
DELISTED
AIRGAS INC
ARG
$20.8M 0.02%
186,274
-841
-0.4% -$94.1K
IPG icon
1510
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.63B
$20.8M 0.02%
1,174,276
-11,993
-1% -$212K
TISI icon
1511
Team
TISI
$82.7M
$20.8M 0.02%
49,033
+1,427
+3% +$604K
CHE icon
1512
Chemed
CHE
$6.44B
$20.8M 0.02%
270,930
-2,964
-1% -$227K
RVBD
1513
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$20.7M 0.02%
1,146,940
+425,999
+59% +$7.7M
MASI icon
1514
Masimo
MASI
$7.92B
$20.7M 0.02%
709,039
+60,283
+9% +$1.76M
SYY icon
1515
Sysco
SYY
$38.2B
$20.7M 0.02%
573,181
-3,546
-0.6% -$128K
TSS
1516
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$20.6M 0.02%
620,052
+3,400
+0.6% +$113K
RAI
1517
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$20.6M 0.02%
825,234
+10,022
+1% +$250K
HSIC icon
1518
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.34B
$20.6M 0.02%
460,242
+1,517
+0.3% +$68K
CMCO icon
1519
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$425M
$20.5M 0.02%
756,878
+21,399
+3% +$581K
MT icon
1520
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.6B
$20.5M 0.02%
503,128
+158,480
+46% +$6.46M
P
1521
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$20.5M 0.02%
770,678
+5,433
+0.7% +$145K
COHU icon
1522
Cohu
COHU
$988M
$20.5M 0.02%
1,948,451
+8,167
+0.4% +$85.8K
HITT
1523
DELISTED
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP
HITT
$20.4M 0.02%
330,835
+71,290
+27% +$4.4M
AMTD
1524
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$20.4M 0.02%
666,481
-4,331
-0.6% -$133K
BNS icon
1525
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.5B
$20.4M 0.02%
351,254
+128,858
+58% +$7.49M