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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SATS icon
1501
EchoStar
SATS
$21.5B
$46.5M 0.02%
1,935,476
-40,269
-2% -$966K
HFWA icon
1502
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$46.3M 0.02%
1,640,089
-32,332
-2% -$913K
ATO icon
1503
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.7B
$46.2M 0.02%
467,536
-3,797
-0.8% -$375K
FFWM icon
1504
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$46.2M 0.02%
1,967,799
-62,924
-3% -$1.48M
APLE icon
1505
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$2.98B
$46.1M 0.02%
3,165,208
-56,248
-2% -$820K
HXL icon
1506
Hexcel
HXL
$4.93B
$45.9M 0.02%
819,564
-36,038
-4% -$2.02M
TPIC
1507
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$45.9M 0.02%
813,234
-28,371
-3% -$1.6M
FARO
1508
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$45.9M 0.02%
529,761
-79,345
-13% -$6.87M
CMTL icon
1509
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$69.1M
$45.8M 0.02%
1,845,129
-91,443
-5% -$2.27M
GABC icon
1510
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$45.8M 0.02%
991,131
-28,807
-3% -$1.33M
COWN
1511
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$45.8M 0.02%
1,300,053
-45,954
-3% -$1.62M
RUSHB icon
1512
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$45.7M 0.02%
1,522,242
-6,570
-0.4% -$197K
LNT icon
1513
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$45.7M 0.02%
844,222
-3,542
-0.4% -$192K
PRA icon
1514
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$45.7M 0.02%
1,706,442
-33,868
-2% -$906K
SEE icon
1515
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$45.6M 0.02%
995,387
-3,837
-0.4% -$176K
OUT icon
1516
Outfront Media
OUT
$3.16B
$45.6M 0.02%
2,120,212
-18,829
-0.9% -$405K
WB icon
1517
Weibo
WB
$3B
$45.5M 0.02%
902,804
+38,089
+4% +$1.92M
SRCL
1518
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$45.5M 0.02%
673,948
+2,352
+0.4% +$159K
MMI icon
1519
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.26B
$45.5M 0.02%
1,349,973
-23,647
-2% -$797K
TITN icon
1520
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$45.5M 0.02%
1,782,808
-29,267
-2% -$746K
PLOW icon
1521
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$45.4M 0.02%
983,940
-112,412
-10% -$5.19M
CCJ icon
1522
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$45.4M 0.02%
2,733,254
-6,542
-0.2% -$109K
CVA
1523
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$45.3M 0.02%
3,270,401
-77,008
-2% -$1.07M
BKH icon
1524
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.33B
$45.3M 0.02%
678,404
-16,159
-2% -$1.08M
EXAS icon
1525
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.2B
$45.2M 0.01%
342,493
+3,233
+1% +$427K