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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GLDD icon
1501
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$832M
$46.3M 0.02%
5,200,255
-28,477
-0.5% -$254K
CPS icon
1502
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$689M
$46.3M 0.02%
985,834
+72,341
+8% +$3.4M
AIMC
1503
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
$46.3M 0.02%
1,490,498
+6,542
+0.4% +$203K
GMED icon
1504
Globus Medical
GMED
$7.87B
$46.2M 0.02%
935,291
-30,366
-3% -$1.5M
CDP icon
1505
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.44B
$46.2M 0.02%
1,691,444
+34,283
+2% +$936K
JRVR icon
1506
James River Group
JRVR
$242M
$46.1M 0.02%
1,150,562
+16,993
+1% +$681K
SXC icon
1507
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$669M
$46M 0.02%
5,422,281
-23,799
-0.4% -$202K
WABC icon
1508
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.23B
$45.9M 0.02%
742,351
-73
-0% -$4.51K
BDN
1509
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$796M
$45.8M 0.02%
2,890,528
+29,923
+1% +$475K
CNOB icon
1510
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$45.8M 0.02%
2,326,090
+150,365
+7% +$2.96M
SXI icon
1511
Standex International
SXI
$2.52B
$45.8M 0.02%
624,267
+13,376
+2% +$982K
PEGI
1512
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$45.7M 0.02%
2,078,116
+52,021
+3% +$1.14M
WIFI
1513
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$45.6M 0.02%
1,958,029
-13,943
-0.7% -$325K
EBF icon
1514
Ennis
EBF
$465M
$45.6M 0.02%
2,195,203
-20,344
-0.9% -$422K
SFBS icon
1515
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.58B
$45.5M 0.02%
1,348,674
+18,650
+1% +$630K
LNG icon
1516
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.2B
$45.5M 0.02%
666,140
-4,527
-0.7% -$309K
TRST icon
1517
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$738M
$45.3M 0.02%
1,168,410
-2,469
-0.2% -$95.8K
IBP icon
1518
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.07B
$45.3M 0.02%
934,106
+28,782
+3% +$1.4M
JBSS icon
1519
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$737M
$45.3M 0.02%
630,282
-4,855
-0.8% -$349K
TMX
1520
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$45.3M 0.02%
969,083
-46,670
-5% -$2.18M
EHTH icon
1521
eHealth
EHTH
$120M
$45M 0.02%
722,459
-4,835
-0.7% -$301K
PIPR icon
1522
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$6.19B
$45M 0.02%
618,359
+8,954
+1% +$652K
LBAI
1523
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$44.9M 0.02%
3,010,416
+110,174
+4% +$1.64M
SCVL icon
1524
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$645M
$44.9M 0.02%
2,638,802
-86,012
-3% -$1.46M
MSM icon
1525
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.11B
$44.8M 0.02%
542,205
+12,210
+2% +$1.01M