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
BBSI icon
1626
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$20.6M 0.01%
1,755,628
-56,188
-3% -$660K
GMED icon
1627
Globus Medical
GMED
$7.93B
$20.6M 0.01%
861,519
+398,816
+86% +$9.54M
HAYN
1628
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$20.6M 0.01%
363,987
+13,463
+4% +$762K
FCE.A
1629
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$20.5M 0.01%
1,032,549
-22,017
-2% -$438K
VAL
1630
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$20.4M 0.01%
268,039
+937
+0.4% +$71.4K
MNI
1631
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$20.4M 0.01%
367,491
-5,138
-1% -$285K
CNL
1632
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$20.3M 0.01%
345,202
+7,947
+2% +$468K
GIFI icon
1633
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
$122M
$20.3M 0.01%
944,617
+5,282
+0.6% +$114K
CHH icon
1634
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.22B
$20.3M 0.01%
431,289
+58,231
+16% +$2.74M
FIZZ icon
1635
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$20.3M 0.01%
2,144,430
+11,498
+0.5% +$109K
EXPE icon
1636
Expedia Group
EXPE
$27.5B
$20.3M 0.01%
257,247
+2,051
+0.8% +$162K
LEG icon
1637
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$20.2M 0.01%
590,570
+19,705
+3% +$675K
ENOC
1638
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$20.2M 0.01%
1,066,737
+176,406
+20% +$3.34M
BALL icon
1639
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$20.2M 0.01%
644,398
+145,310
+29% +$4.55M
RGP icon
1640
Resources Connection
RGP
$172M
$20.2M 0.01%
1,540,566
+77,375
+5% +$1.01M
IQNT
1641
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$20.2M 0.01%
1,454,499
+105,713
+8% +$1.47M
CAS
1642
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$20.2M 0.01%
1,825,292
+20,341
+1% +$225K
SSYS icon
1643
Stratasys
SSYS
$835M
$20.1M 0.01%
177,267
-2,488
-1% -$283K
ORBC
1644
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$20.1M 0.01%
3,054,161
+69,196
+2% +$456K
WMAR
1645
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$20.1M 0.01%
1,960,985
+8,648
+0.4% +$88.7K
K icon
1646
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
$20.1M 0.01%
326,057
+61,795
+23% +$3.81M
SPR icon
1647
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$20.1M 0.01%
596,740
-85,873
-13% -$2.89M
EXPR
1648
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$20.1M 0.01%
58,975
+4,998
+9% +$1.7M
TREX icon
1649
Trex
TREX
$6.48B
$20.1M 0.01%
2,783,788
+442,124
+19% +$3.19M
CYNO
1650
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$20M 0.01%
942,517
+47,280
+5% +$1M