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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CFR icon
1526
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$8.2B
$29.5M 0.02%
462,510
-830
-0.2% -$52.9K
HEI icon
1527
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$29.5M 0.02%
1,076,362
+44
+0% +$1.2K
VEDL
1528
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$29.4M 0.02%
3,741,047
-97,426
-3% -$766K
MPWR icon
1529
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$39.9B
$29.4M 0.02%
430,344
-52,332
-11% -$3.58M
ALGN icon
1530
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$29.3M 0.02%
363,325
-17,420
-5% -$1.4M
IRBT icon
1531
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$29.2M 0.02%
832,334
+181,053
+28% +$6.35M
RAX
1532
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$29.1M 0.02%
1,396,763
+723,781
+108% +$15.1M
MAR icon
1533
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.3B
$29.1M 0.02%
438,349
+39,795
+10% +$2.64M
LMNX
1534
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$29.1M 0.02%
1,437,400
+197,506
+16% +$4M
XXIA
1535
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
$29M 0.02%
2,956,980
+35,813
+1% +$352K
PSB
1536
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$29M 0.02%
273,708
+5,334
+2% +$566K
MYE icon
1537
Myers Industries
MYE
$587M
$29M 0.02%
2,015,523
-51,828
-3% -$746K
SIG icon
1538
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.73B
$29M 0.02%
351,924
-342
-0.1% -$28.2K
KBAL
1539
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$29M 0.02%
2,548,592
-53,030
-2% -$603K
CCRN icon
1540
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$411M
$29M 0.02%
2,081,876
-223,675
-10% -$3.11M
GTT
1541
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$28.9M 0.02%
1,562,617
+963,243
+161% +$17.8M
EHC icon
1542
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$28.8M 0.02%
932,592
-14,375
-2% -$444K
ELME
1543
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$28.8M 0.02%
915,262
+17,446
+2% +$549K
CYH icon
1544
Community Health Systems
CYH
$412M
$28.8M 0.02%
2,386,513
-1,457,191
-38% -$17.6M
CCP
1545
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
$28.7M 0.02%
1,096,884
+16,572
+2% +$434K
RGEN icon
1546
Repligen
RGEN
$6.39B
$28.6M 0.02%
1,046,474
-61,521
-6% -$1.68M
ROIC
1547
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$28.6M 0.02%
1,320,886
+28,818
+2% +$624K
CXP
1548
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$28.6M 0.02%
1,337,051
+44,794
+3% +$959K
ELRC
1549
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$28.6M 0.02%
1,856,789
+4,914
+0.3% +$75.7K
SPR icon
1550
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$28.5M 0.02%
663,830
+47,887
+8% +$2.06M