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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RAX
1626
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$24.6M 0.02%
661,883
+154,113
+30% +$5.73M
EBIX
1627
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$24.5M 0.02%
752,226
-9,736
-1% -$317K
WLY icon
1628
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.19B
$24.5M 0.02%
451,053
+58,197
+15% +$3.16M
KLXI
1629
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$24.5M 0.02%
658,810
+483,673
+276% +$18M
TRIP icon
1630
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$24.5M 0.02%
281,224
+38,851
+16% +$3.39M
TEN
1631
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$24.5M 0.02%
426,493
+1,129
+0.3% +$64.9K
AKR icon
1632
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$24.5M 0.02%
841,054
+25,905
+3% +$754K
RSPP
1633
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$24.5M 0.02%
+870,269
New +$24.5M
NHI icon
1634
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$24.5M 0.02%
392,526
+44,562
+13% +$2.78M
DFT
1635
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$24.4M 0.02%
830,085
-262
-0% -$7.72K
BKE icon
1636
Buckle
BKE
$3.04B
$24.4M 0.02%
533,418
-11,029
-2% -$505K
BEAV
1637
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$24.3M 0.01%
442,657
-43,657
-9% -$2.4M
NHC icon
1638
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$24.3M 0.01%
373,320
+5,610
+2% +$365K
NXGN
1639
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$24.3M 0.01%
1,464,068
+131,243
+10% +$2.17M
BFAM icon
1640
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$24.2M 0.01%
419,160
+14,110
+3% +$816K
TPLM
1641
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$24.2M 0.01%
4,818,620
-79,774
-2% -$400K
FBP icon
1642
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.49B
$24.2M 0.01%
5,014,383
+728,740
+17% +$3.51M
RHT
1643
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$24.1M 0.01%
318,012
+30,960
+11% +$2.35M
EQIX icon
1644
Equinix
EQIX
$77.2B
$24.1M 0.01%
94,936
-3,999
-4% -$1.02M
SCLN
1645
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$24.1M 0.01%
2,454,606
-9,175
-0.4% -$90.1K
CSS
1646
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$24.1M 0.01%
795,689
-2,650
-0.3% -$80.2K
RAVN
1647
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$24.1M 0.01%
1,183,464
+8,745
+0.7% +$178K
WBMD
1648
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$24M 0.01%
542,402
+146,132
+37% +$6.47M
LECO icon
1649
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$24M 0.01%
394,216
+25,173
+7% +$1.53M
DCO icon
1650
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$24M 0.01%
934,756
+15,957
+2% +$410K