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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WEX icon
1501
WEX
WEX
$5.82B
$35.5M 0.02%
317,777
+10,920
+4% +$1.22M
IPGP icon
1502
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.38B
$35.5M 0.02%
359,240
-7,878
-2% -$778K
WAB icon
1503
Wabtec
WAB
$32.3B
$35.5M 0.02%
427,087
-2,942
-0.7% -$244K
DST
1504
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$35.4M 0.02%
660,514
+10,926
+2% +$585K
GBLI icon
1505
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$35.4M 0.02%
925,275
+365
+0% +$13.9K
ORBC
1506
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$35.3M 0.02%
4,267,917
-119,760
-3% -$990K
NGS icon
1507
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$35.1M 0.02%
1,092,461
+2,220
+0.2% +$71.4K
RGR icon
1508
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$600M
$35.1M 0.02%
666,421
+2,065
+0.3% +$109K
GLOG
1509
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$35.1M 0.02%
2,179,043
-5,040
-0.2% -$81.1K
STRA icon
1510
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.98B
$35.1M 0.02%
435,060
+16,980
+4% +$1.37M
AJRD
1511
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$35M 0.02%
1,951,942
+103,725
+6% +$1.86M
VRE
1512
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$35M 0.02%
1,206,494
-22
-0% -$638
EGL
1513
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$34.9M 0.02%
1,035,552
+60,693
+6% +$2.05M
RATE
1514
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$34.9M 0.02%
3,154,149
+220,853
+8% +$2.44M
USCR
1515
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
$34.8M 0.02%
531,789
-25,264
-5% -$1.65M
SC
1516
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$34.8M 0.02%
2,577,669
+816,761
+46% +$11M
CBB
1517
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
$34.7M 0.02%
1,554,475
+1,267
+0.1% +$28.3K
EL icon
1518
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$34.7M 0.02%
453,522
+5,720
+1% +$438K
COR
1519
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$34.5M 0.02%
434,510
+22,427
+5% +$1.78M
CPK icon
1520
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$34.4M 0.02%
513,566
+11,867
+2% +$794K
TROX icon
1521
Tronox
TROX
$767M
$34.3M 0.02%
3,328,599
+626,317
+23% +$6.46M
ESRT icon
1522
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$34.3M 0.02%
1,699,374
+263,336
+18% +$5.32M
VRTU
1523
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$34.3M 0.02%
1,365,189
+66,636
+5% +$1.67M
TCBK icon
1524
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.48B
$34.3M 0.02%
1,002,978
+33,280
+3% +$1.14M
NVR icon
1525
NVR
NVR
$23.3B
$34.2M 0.02%
20,481
+375
+2% +$626K