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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCE.A
1576
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$19.6M 0.02%
1,026,286
+48,123
+5% +$919K
LO
1577
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$19.6M 0.02%
386,769
+908
+0.2% +$46K
ININ
1578
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$19.6M 0.02%
290,621
-5,010
-2% -$337K
THRM icon
1579
Gentherm
THRM
$1.08B
$19.6M 0.02%
729,948
+19,886
+3% +$533K
THC icon
1580
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$16.1B
$19.6M 0.02%
464,470
-92,215
-17% -$3.88M
SMRT
1581
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$19.5M 0.02%
1,452,065
+29,015
+2% +$390K
TKR icon
1582
Timken Company
TKR
$5.42B
$19.5M 0.02%
494,986
+53,820
+12% +$2.12M
RMBS icon
1583
Rambus
RMBS
$10.4B
$19.5M 0.02%
2,058,439
+190,108
+10% +$1.8M
DLTR icon
1584
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$19.5B
$19.5M 0.02%
344,993
-4,744
-1% -$268K
EE
1585
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$19.4M 0.02%
553,680
+18,264
+3% +$641K
PPL icon
1586
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.3B
$19.4M 0.02%
693,403
+8,037
+1% +$225K
COHR icon
1587
Coherent
COHR
$16.1B
$19.4M 0.02%
1,103,852
+203,417
+23% +$3.58M
LECO icon
1588
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$12.9B
$19.4M 0.02%
272,078
-6,203
-2% -$443K
PFC
1589
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$19.4M 0.02%
1,494,154
+15,330
+1% +$199K
KOF icon
1590
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18.1B
$19.4M 0.02%
159,301
+11,419
+8% +$1.39M
IIIN icon
1591
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$741M
$19.4M 0.02%
853,454
+1,136
+0.1% +$25.8K
PHG icon
1592
Philips
PHG
$26.7B
$19.4M 0.02%
729,443
+5,844
+0.8% +$155K
RPM icon
1593
RPM International
RPM
$16B
$19.4M 0.02%
466,400
+8,485
+2% +$352K
DST
1594
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$19.3M 0.02%
426,228
+1,650
+0.4% +$74.9K
PIKE
1595
DELISTED
PIKE CORPORATION COM STK (NC)
PIKE
$19.3M 0.02%
1,827,285
+27,305
+2% +$289K
DISCA
1596
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$19.3M 0.02%
417,837
-6,008
-1% -$278K
CENTA icon
1597
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.02B
$19.3M 0.02%
3,571,376
+20,260
+0.6% +$109K
WASH icon
1598
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$554M
$19.3M 0.02%
517,602
+8,359
+2% +$311K
APH icon
1599
Amphenol
APH
$146B
$19.2M 0.02%
1,726,600
-360
-0% -$4.01K
BID
1600
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$19.2M 0.02%
361,413
+10,001
+3% +$532K