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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CPK icon
1501
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$39.3M 0.02%
524,985
+2,969
+0.6% +$223K
IMKTA icon
1502
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.32B
$39.3M 0.02%
1,180,768
-3,374
-0.3% -$112K
WAB icon
1503
Wabtec
WAB
$32.3B
$39.3M 0.02%
429,002
-14,961
-3% -$1.37M
AKRX
1504
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$39.2M 0.02%
1,169,587
+27,520
+2% +$923K
FARO
1505
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$39.2M 0.02%
1,036,966
+59,018
+6% +$2.23M
PEG icon
1506
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$41.3B
$39.2M 0.02%
911,146
+14,037
+2% +$604K
COMM icon
1507
CommScope
COMM
$3.61B
$39.2M 0.02%
1,029,560
+52,081
+5% +$1.98M
AORT icon
1508
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$39.1M 0.02%
1,960,221
+110,973
+6% +$2.21M
ACET
1509
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$39.1M 0.02%
2,530,011
+133,773
+6% +$2.07M
WRLD icon
1510
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
$39.1M 0.02%
521,631
+116,986
+29% +$8.76M
UBS icon
1511
UBS Group
UBS
$129B
$39M 0.02%
2,296,595
+229,878
+11% +$3.9M
AOS icon
1512
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
$39M 0.02%
692,161
+4,008
+0.6% +$226K
IT icon
1513
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$39M 0.02%
315,351
+116,983
+59% +$14.4M
EBSB
1514
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$38.9M 0.02%
2,303,904
+164,391
+8% +$2.78M
SFBS icon
1515
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.57B
$38.9M 0.02%
1,054,707
+113,855
+12% +$4.2M
CASH icon
1516
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.72B
$38.9M 0.02%
1,309,593
-678
-0.1% -$20.1K
SNCR icon
1517
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$66.9M
$38.8M 0.02%
261,952
+60,020
+30% +$8.89M
DO
1518
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$38.8M 0.02%
3,580,387
-223,981
-6% -$2.43M
KATE
1519
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$38.7M 0.02%
2,094,658
MKTX icon
1520
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.91B
$38.7M 0.02%
192,502
-21,256
-10% -$4.27M
DISCA
1521
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$38.7M 0.02%
1,498,449
+353,193
+31% +$9.12M
FBNC icon
1522
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$38.6M 0.02%
1,235,275
+70,174
+6% +$2.19M
KNL
1523
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$38.6M 0.02%
1,924,043
+14,427
+0.8% +$289K
KEM
1524
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$38.5M 0.02%
3,008,032
+179,841
+6% +$2.3M
SEE icon
1525
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$38.4M 0.02%
858,823
+20,144
+2% +$902K