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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CSS
1601
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$21.2M 0.01%
802,832
-4,028
-0.5% -$106K
OFIX icon
1602
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$21.2M 0.01%
583,801
+113,869
+24% +$4.13M
CMCO icon
1603
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$21.2M 0.01%
782,121
+17,314
+2% +$468K
KNL
1604
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$21.1M 0.01%
1,220,134
+142,326
+13% +$2.47M
E icon
1605
ENI
E
$52.3B
$21.1M 0.01%
384,502
WRES
1606
DELISTED
WARREN RESOURCES INC
WRES
$21M 0.01%
3,393,699
+491,621
+17% +$3.05M
EGOV
1607
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$21M 0.01%
1,325,173
+103,163
+8% +$1.64M
ALKS icon
1608
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.45B
$21M 0.01%
416,422
-1,436
-0.3% -$72.3K
SMRT
1609
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$20.9M 0.01%
1,508,104
+23,357
+2% +$324K
VRE
1610
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$20.9M 0.01%
974,159
+2,595
+0.3% +$55.7K
PNY
1611
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$20.9M 0.01%
559,216
+135,331
+32% +$5.06M
UL icon
1612
Unilever
UL
$154B
$20.9M 0.01%
461,107
+53,106
+13% +$2.41M
CVEO icon
1613
Civeo
CVEO
$287M
$20.9M 0.01%
+69,461
New +$20.9M
PRK icon
1614
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.72B
$20.9M 0.01%
270,218
-1,701
-0.6% -$131K
SUI icon
1615
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.3B
$20.9M 0.01%
418,477
+47,677
+13% +$2.38M
TRST icon
1616
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$20.9M 0.01%
624,414
+44,724
+8% +$1.49M
LAYN
1617
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$20.8M 0.01%
1,567,389
+43,203
+3% +$575K
ON icon
1618
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
$20.8M 0.01%
2,276,747
+470,701
+26% +$4.3M
AREX
1619
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$20.8M 0.01%
915,317
+14,590
+2% +$332K
TSS
1620
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$20.7M 0.01%
660,173
+9,227
+1% +$290K
SLM icon
1621
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.86B
$20.7M 0.01%
2,494,572
-1,055,094
-30% -$8.77M
HEI.A icon
1622
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$20.7M 0.01%
994,408
+5,679
+0.6% +$118K
COHU icon
1623
Cohu
COHU
$964M
$20.7M 0.01%
1,930,685
+17,163
+0.9% +$184K
GEO icon
1624
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.12B
$20.7M 0.01%
867,132
-557,928
-39% -$13.3M
HSY icon
1625
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$20.6M 0.01%
211,978
+55,603
+36% +$5.41M