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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ATRO icon
1651
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$27.5M 0.01%
807,992
+12,450
+2% +$424K
ZUMZ icon
1652
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$347M
$27.5M 0.01%
1,528,882
+48,414
+3% +$871K
BURL icon
1653
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$27.5M 0.01%
339,477
+10,389
+3% +$842K
CPLA
1654
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$27.5M 0.01%
473,679
+15,733
+3% +$913K
GBLI icon
1655
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$27.5M 0.01%
924,910
+4,630
+0.5% +$138K
LGND icon
1656
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$27.4M 0.01%
431,015
-29,995
-7% -$1.91M
WASH icon
1657
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$27.4M 0.01%
682,004
+15,315
+2% +$616K
HLIO icon
1658
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.8B
$27.4M 0.01%
848,068
+5,828
+0.7% +$188K
ECHO
1659
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$27.4M 0.01%
1,186,299
+10,989
+0.9% +$253K
ITC
1660
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
$27.3M 0.01%
588,040
+9,850
+2% +$458K
OI icon
1661
O-I Glass
OI
$1.99B
$27.3M 0.01%
1,483,662
-12,998
-0.9% -$239K
JOUT icon
1662
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$27.2M 0.01%
749,207
+1,439
+0.2% +$52.3K
HLT icon
1663
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.6B
$27.2M 0.01%
395,048
-63,573
-14% -$4.37M
ANSS
1664
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$27.1M 0.01%
293,009
+18,457
+7% +$1.71M
PTVCB
1665
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$27.1M 0.01%
1,057,907
+1,097
+0.1% +$28.1K
FORR icon
1666
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$27.1M 0.01%
696,975
+4,623
+0.7% +$180K
WBC
1667
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$27.1M 0.01%
238,793
+6,055
+3% +$687K
ERIE icon
1668
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$27M 0.01%
264,841
-10,349
-4% -$1.06M
VIVO
1669
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$27M 0.01%
1,398,996
+10,643
+0.8% +$205K
ITG
1670
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$27M 0.01%
1,574,276
-1,135
-0.1% -$19.5K
LIVN icon
1671
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.07B
$27M 0.01%
448,576
-165,093
-27% -$9.92M
AMRI
1672
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$27M 0.01%
1,632,539
-40,314
-2% -$666K
DHX icon
1673
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$26.9M 0.01%
3,415,399
-109,519
-3% -$864K
ENLC
1674
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$26.9M 0.01%
1,608,097
+402,071
+33% +$6.73M
CMS icon
1675
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.5B
$26.9M 0.01%
640,926
+39,498
+7% +$1.66M