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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DGII icon
1651
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$20M 0.01%
2,124,619
-7,455
-0.3% -$70.2K
FLXS icon
1652
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$20M 0.01%
599,160
+12,908
+2% +$430K
ELME
1653
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$20M 0.01%
768,784
-4,944
-0.6% -$128K
LKFN icon
1654
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.66B
$20M 0.01%
784,884
-10,386
-1% -$264K
BOKF icon
1655
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.06B
$20M 0.01%
299,645
+6,303
+2% +$420K
LECO icon
1656
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.2B
$20M 0.01%
285,560
+12,500
+5% +$873K
PSB
1657
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$19.9M 0.01%
238,766
+18,189
+8% +$1.52M
ED icon
1658
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.2B
$19.9M 0.01%
345,214
+51,489
+18% +$2.97M
ALTR
1659
DELISTED
ALTERA CORP
ALTR
$19.9M 0.01%
571,826
+7,605
+1% +$264K
CLH icon
1660
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
$19.8M 0.01%
308,653
+53,539
+21% +$3.44M
GPOR
1661
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$19.8M 0.01%
315,362
+15,861
+5% +$996K
NEU icon
1662
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$19.8M 0.01%
50,471
+4,901
+11% +$1.92M
NHC icon
1663
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$19.8M 0.01%
351,531
+1,138
+0.3% +$64.1K
REGI
1664
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$19.7M 0.01%
1,721,583
+240,231
+16% +$2.76M
CDI
1665
DELISTED
CDI Corp.
CDI
$19.7M 0.01%
1,366,835
-2,013
-0.1% -$29K
ILMN icon
1666
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$19.7M 0.01%
113,354
-166
-0.1% -$28.8K
HRL icon
1667
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$19.6M 0.01%
795,126
+4,730
+0.6% +$117K
LBY
1668
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$19.6M 0.01%
736,229
+28,897
+4% +$770K
WASH icon
1669
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$19.6M 0.01%
532,968
+14,478
+3% +$532K
SYNT
1670
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$19.6M 0.01%
455,890
-3,440
-0.7% -$148K
LNCO
1671
DELISTED
LINNCO LLC COM SHS REPSTG LTD LIABILITY
LNCO
$19.6M 0.01%
625,107
+60,043
+11% +$1.88M
PRLB icon
1672
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$19.5M 0.01%
238,118
+11,824
+5% +$969K
EGY icon
1673
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$419M
$19.5M 0.01%
2,697,633
+401,220
+17% +$2.9M
MAS icon
1674
Masco
MAS
$15.4B
$19.5M 0.01%
999,824
+243,991
+32% +$4.76M
ALX
1675
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$19.5M 0.01%
52,765
+200
+0.4% +$73.9K