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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AGM icon
1576
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.15B
$25.3M 0.02%
802,536
+3,115
+0.4% +$98.3K
CBB
1577
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
$25.3M 0.02%
1,406,907
+30,666
+2% +$552K
ANSS
1578
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$25.3M 0.02%
273,577
+10,243
+4% +$948K
PTVCB
1579
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$25.3M 0.02%
1,052,242
+11,245
+1% +$270K
WPG
1580
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$25.3M 0.02%
264,671
+10,951
+4% +$1.05M
ILG
1581
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$25.3M 0.02%
1,618,859
-56,104
-3% -$876K
WSO icon
1582
Watsco
WSO
$15.5B
$25.3M 0.02%
215,741
+44,813
+26% +$5.25M
DHX icon
1583
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$25.3M 0.02%
2,754,467
+39,615
+1% +$363K
CVC
1584
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$25.2M 0.02%
791,399
-8,948
-1% -$285K
IXYS
1585
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$25.2M 0.02%
1,998,284
+146,856
+8% +$1.85M
TW
1586
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$25.2M 0.02%
196,402
-2,972
-1% -$382K
IPHS
1587
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$25.2M 0.02%
870,500
+12,003
+1% +$348K
AMH icon
1588
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.7B
$25.2M 0.02%
1,512,845
+439,285
+41% +$7.32M
BLDR icon
1589
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.8B
$25.2M 0.02%
2,274,634
+530,249
+30% +$5.87M
UTEK
1590
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$25.2M 0.02%
1,271,145
+71,931
+6% +$1.43M
VAL
1591
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$25.2M 0.02%
303,496
+12,381
+4% +$1.03M
ALGN icon
1592
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$25.2M 0.02%
382,245
+17,998
+5% +$1.19M
HEES
1593
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$25.2M 0.02%
1,439,999
+85,357
+6% +$1.49M
GNRC icon
1594
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.8B
$25.1M 0.02%
841,886
+1,200
+0.1% +$35.7K
DPZ icon
1595
Domino's
DPZ
$15.3B
$25M 0.02%
225,005
-27,784
-11% -$3.09M
PLOW icon
1596
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$25M 0.02%
1,187,632
+71,605
+6% +$1.51M
KEYS icon
1597
Keysight
KEYS
$29.3B
$24.9M 0.02%
878,690
+97,992
+13% +$2.78M
WPP icon
1598
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$24.9M 0.02%
216,932
+1,315
+0.6% +$151K
OKSB
1599
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
$24.9M 0.02%
1,423,156
+37,896
+3% +$662K
NTCT icon
1600
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.8B
$24.8M 0.02%
807,471
-86,652
-10% -$2.66M