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
ATW
1601
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$24.7M 0.02%
2,417,664
-4,530
-0.2% -$46.3K
PERY
1602
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$24.7M 0.02%
1,338,292
+13,143
+1% +$242K
EGBN icon
1603
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$613M
$24.6M 0.02%
488,178
+140,651
+40% +$7.1M
PSO icon
1604
Pearson
PSO
$9.08B
$24.6M 0.02%
2,283,401
+16,292
+0.7% +$176K
PRK icon
1605
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.68B
$24.6M 0.02%
271,860
FDS icon
1606
Factset
FDS
$13.4B
$24.5M 0.02%
150,953
+4,474
+3% +$727K
WAT icon
1607
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.8B
$24.5M 0.02%
182,300
+10,779
+6% +$1.45M
EPC icon
1608
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$997M
$24.5M 0.02%
312,218
+14,160
+5% +$1.11M
DGII icon
1609
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$24.5M 0.02%
2,148,655
+31,586
+1% +$359K
WBC
1610
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$24.4M 0.02%
238,143
+6,057
+3% +$619K
FET icon
1611
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$318M
$24.3M 0.02%
97,698
+8,444
+9% +$2.1M
NI icon
1612
NiSource
NI
$19.1B
$24.3M 0.02%
1,247,040
+19,209
+2% +$375K
NHC icon
1613
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.86B
$24.3M 0.02%
394,161
+13,871
+4% +$856K
HLIO icon
1614
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.81B
$24.3M 0.02%
765,260
-4,579
-0.6% -$145K
RPM icon
1615
RPM International
RPM
$16.1B
$24.3M 0.02%
550,941
-739
-0.1% -$32.6K
CPF icon
1616
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$821M
$24.2M 0.02%
1,099,685
-731
-0.1% -$16.1K
SAN icon
1617
Banco Santander
SAN
$150B
$24.2M 0.02%
5,174,944
+144,832
+3% +$676K
CVLG icon
1618
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$586M
$24.1M 0.02%
2,555,072
-88,502
-3% -$836K
EBIX
1619
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$24M 0.02%
733,098
-19,128
-3% -$627K
BUD icon
1620
AB InBev
BUD
$114B
$24M 0.02%
192,268
+1,492
+0.8% +$187K
CHRW icon
1621
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.8B
$24M 0.02%
387,028
+26,270
+7% +$1.63M
WASH icon
1622
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$563M
$24M 0.01%
606,868
+20,462
+3% +$809K
OFG icon
1623
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.94B
$24M 0.01%
3,273,730
-208,396
-6% -$1.53M
SRCL
1624
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$23.9M 0.01%
198,221
+21,056
+12% +$2.54M
ELME
1625
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.5B
$23.9M 0.01%
882,134
+5,554
+0.6% +$150K