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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WST icon
1601
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.2B
$31.5M 0.02%
371,661
-31,903
-8% -$2.71M
MSI icon
1602
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$31.5M 0.02%
380,169
+8,940
+2% +$741K
REGI
1603
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$31.5M 0.02%
3,248,725
-215,846
-6% -$2.09M
BMTC
1604
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$31.5M 0.02%
746,881
+47,712
+7% +$2.01M
MODV
1605
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$31.5M 0.02%
827,330
+11,166
+1% +$425K
VAL
1606
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$31.5M 0.02%
303,637
-10,192
-3% -$1.06M
REV
1607
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$31.4M 0.02%
1,077,134
-40,867
-4% -$1.19M
COHU icon
1608
Cohu
COHU
$964M
$31.4M 0.02%
2,257,241
+6,733
+0.3% +$93.6K
MBWM icon
1609
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$31.4M 0.02%
832,237
+36,540
+5% +$1.38M
BFAM icon
1610
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$31.3M 0.02%
447,399
-21,066
-4% -$1.48M
GSM icon
1611
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$773M
$31.3M 0.02%
2,892,401
+438,379
+18% +$4.75M
ELME
1612
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$31.3M 0.02%
957,909
+32,406
+4% +$1.06M
DRH icon
1613
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$31.3M 0.02%
2,713,531
-49,878
-2% -$575K
HE icon
1614
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$31.3M 0.02%
945,046
-7,661
-0.8% -$253K
DOC
1615
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$31.2M 0.02%
1,646,932
+212,199
+15% +$4.02M
SCLN
1616
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$31.2M 0.02%
2,888,743
+11,751
+0.4% +$127K
NUAN
1617
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$31.2M 0.02%
2,417,263
-11,417
-0.5% -$147K
WCN icon
1618
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$31.2M 0.02%
594,639
-1,800,690
-75% -$94.4M
HSNI
1619
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$31.2M 0.02%
908,396
-6,345
-0.7% -$218K
NCMI icon
1620
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$31.1M 0.02%
211,425
+5,015
+2% +$739K
CBI
1621
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$31.1M 0.02%
979,874
-274,719
-22% -$8.72M
ATW
1622
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$31.1M 0.02%
2,367,955
-2,484
-0.1% -$32.6K
BBWI icon
1623
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.61B
$30.9M 0.02%
580,772
+12,535
+2% +$667K
ITG
1624
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$30.9M 0.02%
1,565,949
-8,327
-0.5% -$164K
HAS icon
1625
Hasbro
HAS
$11B
$30.9M 0.02%
397,001
+4,399
+1% +$342K