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
RHI icon
1626
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$30.9M 0.02%
632,930
+139,908
+28% +$6.82M
SPOK icon
1627
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$30.8M 0.02%
1,486,593
+39,235
+3% +$814K
COO icon
1628
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.3B
$30.8M 0.02%
704,296
+25,792
+4% +$1.13M
MTSC
1629
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$30.8M 0.02%
542,980
+15,791
+3% +$895K
UL icon
1630
Unilever
UL
$154B
$30.7M 0.02%
755,206
+13,385
+2% +$545K
MTG icon
1631
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.55B
$30.7M 0.02%
3,013,130
+268,983
+10% +$2.74M
RMAX icon
1632
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$195M
$30.7M 0.02%
548,099
+83,433
+18% +$4.67M
ATRI
1633
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$30.7M 0.02%
60,501
+1,059
+2% +$537K
SKX icon
1634
Skechers
SKX
$9.49B
$30.7M 0.02%
1,248,351
+75,014
+6% +$1.84M
EXPD icon
1635
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.8B
$30.7M 0.02%
579,351
+8,068
+1% +$427K
COBZ
1636
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$30.7M 0.02%
1,815,165
+14,750
+0.8% +$249K
DPZ icon
1637
Domino's
DPZ
$15.3B
$30.6M 0.02%
192,434
-3,677
-2% -$586K
PSTB
1638
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$30.6M 0.02%
2,837,654
+218,820
+8% +$2.36M
PNRA
1639
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$30.5M 0.02%
148,744
+20
+0% +$4.1K
PEGI
1640
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$30.4M 0.02%
1,601,216
+33,720
+2% +$640K
STE icon
1641
Steris
STE
$24.6B
$30.4M 0.02%
450,870
+16,595
+4% +$1.12M
TREE icon
1642
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$30.4M 0.02%
299,584
+166
+0.1% +$16.8K
EHC icon
1643
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$30.4M 0.02%
925,126
+6,323
+0.7% +$207K
UBS icon
1644
UBS Group
UBS
$129B
$30.3M 0.02%
1,935,006
+4,351
+0.2% +$68.2K
CERN
1645
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$30.3M 0.02%
639,729
+61,928
+11% +$2.93M
HSY icon
1646
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$30.3M 0.02%
292,776
+4,337
+2% +$449K
DGII icon
1647
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$30.2M 0.02%
2,198,644
-674
-0% -$9.27K
AKS
1648
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$30.2M 0.02%
2,953,066
+784,025
+36% +$8M
HCKT icon
1649
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$30.1M 0.02%
1,703,916
-114,409
-6% -$2.02M
CMCO icon
1650
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$30.1M 0.02%
1,112,644
+82,837
+8% +$2.24M