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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXPR
1626
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$36M 0.02%
266,403
-64,418
-19% -$8.71M
EGOV
1627
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$36M 0.02%
2,099,245
+13,274
+0.6% +$228K
CSV icon
1628
Carriage Services
CSV
$670M
$36M 0.02%
1,406,074
+6,313
+0.5% +$162K
SBH icon
1629
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$35.9M 0.02%
1,833,007
+423,109
+30% +$8.29M
GSBC icon
1630
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$710M
$35.9M 0.02%
644,928
+20,265
+3% +$1.13M
SPPI
1631
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$35.8M 0.02%
2,544,901
-129,778
-5% -$1.83M
CC icon
1632
Chemours
CC
$2.51B
$35.8M 0.02%
707,349
+7,604
+1% +$385K
RUSHB icon
1633
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$35.8M 0.02%
1,844,942
-35,910
-2% -$696K
HZO icon
1634
MarineMax
HZO
$556M
$35.7M 0.02%
2,157,881
-48,692
-2% -$806K
MAS icon
1635
Masco
MAS
$15.4B
$35.7M 0.02%
914,706
-652
-0.1% -$25.4K
FPRX
1636
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
$35.7M 0.02%
871,497
-18,079
-2% -$740K
AZPN
1637
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$35.6M 0.02%
567,499
-81,217
-13% -$5.1M
WBC
1638
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$35.6M 0.02%
240,808
+145
+0.1% +$21.5K
UE icon
1639
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.66B
$35.5M 0.02%
1,471,941
+33,899
+2% +$818K
ALLE icon
1640
Allegion
ALLE
$15B
$35.4M 0.02%
409,920
+3,803
+0.9% +$329K
CUDA
1641
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$35.4M 0.02%
1,462,802
+69,759
+5% +$1.69M
GIC icon
1642
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$35.4M 0.02%
1,340,363
+14,552
+1% +$385K
LION
1643
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$35.4M 0.02%
1,497,759
+80,070
+6% +$1.89M
AKR icon
1644
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$35.4M 0.02%
1,235,503
+39,392
+3% +$1.13M
JD icon
1645
JD.com
JD
$47.7B
$35.3M 0.02%
922,502
-13,764
-1% -$526K
PRLB icon
1646
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$35.2M 0.02%
438,869
+48,172
+12% +$3.87M
MSM icon
1647
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$35.2M 0.02%
466,207
-918
-0.2% -$69.4K
ZAGG
1648
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$35.1M 0.02%
2,231,082
-81,542
-4% -$1.28M
MTSC
1649
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$35.1M 0.02%
657,375
+29,421
+5% +$1.57M
TACO
1650
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$35.1M 0.02%
2,288,964
+345,199
+18% +$5.3M