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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RUSHB icon
1626
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$23.7M 0.02%
2,156,864
-598
-0% -$6.57K
TESO
1627
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$23.7M 0.02%
2,083,836
-15,421
-0.7% -$175K
SIAL
1628
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$23.7M 0.01%
171,161
-300
-0.2% -$41.5K
CMCO icon
1629
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$23.7M 0.01%
878,195
+45,818
+6% +$1.23M
RVBD
1630
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$23.6M 0.01%
1,130,944
-527
-0% -$11K
SYNT
1631
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$23.6M 0.01%
457,035
-57,017
-11% -$2.95M
WOLF icon
1632
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$365M
$23.6M 0.01%
666,012
+42,649
+7% +$1.51M
LTRPA
1633
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$23.6M 0.01%
741,925
-26,996
-4% -$858K
MAS icon
1634
Masco
MAS
$15.4B
$23.6M 0.01%
1,004,795
+6,071
+0.6% +$142K
G icon
1635
Genpact
G
$7.41B
$23.6M 0.01%
1,013,653
+73,418
+8% +$1.71M
CNL
1636
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$23.6M 0.01%
432,164
-430
-0.1% -$23.4K
FWONA icon
1637
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
$23.5M 0.01%
908,514
-38
-0% -$985
BNS icon
1638
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.7B
$23.5M 0.01%
495,137
+5,046
+1% +$240K
REGI
1639
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$23.5M 0.01%
2,550,563
+299,661
+13% +$2.76M
TREE icon
1640
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$23.5M 0.01%
419,466
-2,134
-0.5% -$120K
ERIC icon
1641
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.8B
$23.5M 0.01%
1,871,129
-336,018
-15% -$4.22M
DHX icon
1642
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$23.5M 0.01%
2,630,887
+72,366
+3% +$645K
CVCO icon
1643
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.32B
$23.5M 0.01%
312,469
+1,840
+0.6% +$138K
SWI
1644
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$23.4M 0.01%
457,374
-7,999
-2% -$410K
NHC icon
1645
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$23.4M 0.01%
367,710
+3,444
+0.9% +$219K
FC icon
1646
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$23.4M 0.01%
1,214,535
+7,935
+0.7% +$153K
SBRA icon
1647
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.57B
$23.4M 0.01%
705,287
+59,542
+9% +$1.97M
CRMT icon
1648
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$23.4M 0.01%
430,604
+7,567
+2% +$411K
KN icon
1649
Knowles
KN
$1.9B
$23.3M 0.01%
1,208,861
+427,792
+55% +$8.24M
MLR icon
1650
Miller Industries
MLR
$455M
$23.3M 0.01%
949,985
+10,015
+1% +$245K