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
MTD icon
1601
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$25.9B
$26.8M 0.02%
73,321
+1,154
+2% +$421K
WEX icon
1602
WEX
WEX
$5.82B
$26.7M 0.02%
300,646
+8,959
+3% +$794K
TREE icon
1603
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$26.7M 0.02%
301,747
-136,460
-31% -$12.1M
SNY icon
1604
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$26.6M 0.02%
636,068
HTLF
1605
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$26.6M 0.02%
754,233
+59,430
+9% +$2.1M
ABCO
1606
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co/The
ABCO
$26.6M 0.02%
750,315
-38,399
-5% -$1.36M
HTO
1607
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$26.5M 0.02%
673,824
+1,753
+0.3% +$69K
AOSL icon
1608
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$26.5M 0.02%
1,903,817
+131,856
+7% +$1.84M
PRAA icon
1609
PRA Group
PRAA
$657M
$26.5M 0.02%
1,098,297
+31,166
+3% +$752K
HCKT icon
1610
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$26.5M 0.02%
1,911,296
-152,902
-7% -$2.12M
ICON
1611
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$26.4M 0.02%
391,093
-1,622
-0.4% -$110K
MTRX icon
1612
Matrix Service
MTRX
$353M
$26.4M 0.02%
1,598,652
+37,447
+2% +$617K
EXPD icon
1613
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.8B
$26.4M 0.02%
537,508
+27,809
+5% +$1.36M
ECHO
1614
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$26.4M 0.02%
1,175,310
+132,781
+13% +$2.98M
ITG
1615
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$26.3M 0.02%
1,575,411
+14,277
+0.9% +$239K
TE
1616
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$26.3M 0.02%
951,733
+577
+0.1% +$15.9K
OKSB
1617
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
$26.2M 0.02%
1,547,540
+64,494
+4% +$1.09M
CBPX
1618
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
$26.1M 0.02%
1,174,833
+146,440
+14% +$3.26M
SIX
1619
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$26.1M 0.02%
450,189
-33,178
-7% -$1.92M
EQT icon
1620
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.8B
$26.1M 0.02%
618,705
+32,752
+6% +$1.38M
PTVCB
1621
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$26.1M 0.02%
1,056,810
+3,268
+0.3% +$80.6K
MSM icon
1622
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$26M 0.02%
369,087
+2,545
+0.7% +$180K
PTR
1623
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$26M 0.02%
383,210
-11,700
-3% -$795K
ACHC icon
1624
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.01B
$26M 0.01%
468,627
+73,042
+18% +$4.05M
ABAX
1625
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$26M 0.01%
549,628
+59,872
+12% +$2.83M