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
KRG icon
1501
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$25.4M 0.02%
1,067,448
+101,827
+11% +$2.42M
UL icon
1502
Unilever
UL
$154B
$25.4M 0.02%
622,641
+4,262
+0.7% +$174K
MAT icon
1503
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$25.3M 0.02%
1,203,439
+307,377
+34% +$6.47M
NCMI icon
1504
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$25.3M 0.02%
188,627
+13,743
+8% +$1.84M
GNRC icon
1505
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.8B
$25.3M 0.02%
840,686
-2,931
-0.3% -$88.2K
UE icon
1506
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.66B
$25.3M 0.02%
1,170,957
+105,745
+10% +$2.28M
TAL
1507
DELISTED
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
TAL
$25.3M 0.02%
1,847,112
-26,642
-1% -$364K
AYI icon
1508
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
$25.2M 0.02%
143,787
+1,734
+1% +$304K
SAN icon
1509
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$25.2M 0.02%
5,030,112
-55,403
-1% -$278K
TISI icon
1510
Team
TISI
$81.8M
$25.2M 0.02%
78,435
+3,247
+4% +$1.04M
TIVO
1511
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$25.2M 0.02%
2,909,081
+896,920
+45% +$7.77M
AOS icon
1512
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$25.1M 0.02%
771,256
-46,832
-6% -$1.53M
CTBI icon
1513
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$25.1M 0.02%
707,699
+20,511
+3% +$728K
IRDM icon
1514
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.89B
$25.1M 0.02%
4,084,365
-1,200
-0% -$7.38K
EQIX icon
1515
Equinix
EQIX
$77.2B
$25.1M 0.02%
91,868
-3,068
-3% -$839K
OTTR icon
1516
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$25.1M 0.02%
963,736
+15,226
+2% +$397K
GSM icon
1517
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$773M
$25.1M 0.02%
2,068,345
+308,297
+18% +$3.74M
DISCK
1518
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$25M 0.02%
1,030,938
+451,164
+78% +$11M
POWI icon
1519
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.48B
$25M 0.02%
1,185,030
+4,944
+0.4% +$104K
DGII icon
1520
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$25M 0.02%
2,117,069
+28,365
+1% +$334K
MDR
1521
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$24.9M 0.02%
1,932,643
AFAM
1522
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$24.9M 0.02%
621,928
+91,658
+17% +$3.67M
RJET
1523
DELISTED
REPUBLIC AWYS HLDGS INC
RJET
$24.9M 0.02%
4,299,154
-3,636
-0.1% -$21K
MPWR icon
1524
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$39.9B
$24.8M 0.02%
485,182
-4,942
-1% -$253K
CVGW icon
1525
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$489M
$24.8M 0.02%
555,552
+71,172
+15% +$3.18M