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
YDKN
1626
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$25.9M 0.01%
1,030,631
-145,870
-12% -$3.66M
MOD icon
1627
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.86B
$25.9M 0.01%
2,937,819
+303,517
+12% +$2.67M
AEE icon
1628
Ameren
AEE
$27.3B
$25.9M 0.01%
482,579
+3,915
+0.8% +$210K
NGG icon
1629
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$25.8M 0.01%
354,683
+3,707
+1% +$270K
ATRI
1630
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$25.8M 0.01%
60,282
+244
+0.4% +$104K
CIB icon
1631
Grupo Cibest S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Preferred Shares)
CIB
$12.5B
$25.8M 0.01%
737,540
-8,290
-1% -$290K
FLXS icon
1632
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$25.8M 0.01%
650,603
+6,350
+1% +$252K
EBSB
1633
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$25.7M 0.01%
1,735,672
+121,686
+8% +$1.8M
KE icon
1634
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$25.6M 0.01%
2,056,141
+71,649
+4% +$892K
VASC
1635
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$25.6M 0.01%
613,763
-2,372
-0.4% -$98.8K
VRNT icon
1636
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$25.6M 0.01%
1,514,959
-11,069
-0.7% -$187K
FORR icon
1637
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$25.5M 0.01%
692,352
+7,681
+1% +$283K
NNBR icon
1638
NN Inc
NNBR
$117M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,823,633
+85,920
+5% +$1.2M
LII icon
1639
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$25.5M 0.01%
178,745
-33,237
-16% -$4.74M
APEI icon
1640
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$25.4M 0.01%
902,368
+178,218
+25% +$5.01M
ZEUS icon
1641
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$25.4M 0.01%
928,343
+65,124
+8% +$1.78M
GBLI icon
1642
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$25.3M 0.01%
920,280
+8,544
+0.9% +$235K
WASH icon
1643
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$25.3M 0.01%
666,689
+42,324
+7% +$1.6M
WTRG icon
1644
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$25.3M 0.01%
708,819
-24,448
-3% -$872K
PEB icon
1645
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$25.3M 0.01%
961,955
+24,818
+3% +$651K
DGICA icon
1646
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$25.3M 0.01%
1,531,249
+35,462
+2% +$585K
JWN
1647
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$25.2M 0.01%
662,827
-24,796
-4% -$943K
STX icon
1648
Seagate
STX
$41.7B
$25.2M 0.01%
1,035,420
-11,757
-1% -$286K
DAN icon
1649
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.76B
$25.2M 0.01%
2,384,798
+201,097
+9% +$2.12M
ALLE icon
1650
Allegion
ALLE
$15B
$25.1M 0.01%
362,222
+10,470
+3% +$727K