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
RES icon
1651
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$30.1M 0.02%
1,517,694
-740,069
-33% -$14.7M
RGEN icon
1652
Repligen
RGEN
$6.39B
$30.1M 0.02%
975,474
-44,954
-4% -$1.39M
KFRC icon
1653
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
$30M 0.02%
1,300,018
+57,552
+5% +$1.33M
KOS icon
1654
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$799M
$30M 0.02%
4,283,354
+89,212
+2% +$625K
IL
1655
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$30M 0.02%
2,219,238
+95,101
+4% +$1.29M
UN
1656
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$30M 0.02%
730,087
+20,222
+3% +$830K
SFBS icon
1657
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.57B
$30M 0.02%
800,599
+61,075
+8% +$2.29M
PTR
1658
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$30M 0.02%
406,427
+29,144
+8% +$2.15M
DENN icon
1659
Denny's
DENN
$264M
$29.9M 0.01%
2,332,393
+89,155
+4% +$1.14M
FORR icon
1660
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$29.9M 0.01%
696,422
-553
-0.1% -$23.8K
DBRG icon
1661
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.2B
$29.8M 0.01%
499,484
+80,005
+19% +$4.77M
GWB
1662
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$29.8M 0.01%
683,182
+259,969
+61% +$11.3M
JOUT icon
1663
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$29.7M 0.01%
749,318
+111
+0% +$4.41K
FRAN
1664
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$29.6M 0.01%
137,019
+7,037
+5% +$1.52M
TTC icon
1665
Toro Company
TTC
$7.76B
$29.6M 0.01%
529,675
-21,540
-4% -$1.21M
STMP
1666
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$29.6M 0.01%
258,094
-38,155
-13% -$4.37M
ASR icon
1667
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$10.4B
$29.6M 0.01%
205,563
-48,599
-19% -$6.99M
AWK icon
1668
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$29.6M 0.01%
408,685
+2,085
+0.5% +$151K
HMHC
1669
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$29.5M 0.01%
2,720,838
+79,864
+3% +$867K
IBP icon
1670
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.27B
$29.3M 0.01%
709,804
+15,724
+2% +$649K
BEAV
1671
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$29.2M 0.01%
485,444
-10,528
-2% -$634K
ETR icon
1672
Entergy
ETR
$40.3B
$29.2M 0.01%
793,884
+52,638
+7% +$1.93M
ROIC
1673
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$29.1M 0.01%
1,375,272
+54,005
+4% +$1.14M
CTRA icon
1674
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.6B
$29M 0.01%
1,242,946
-44,337
-3% -$1.04M
RBCAA icon
1675
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$29M 0.01%
733,496
+13,213
+2% +$522K