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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STMP
1651
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$31.9M 0.02%
269,290
+11,196
+4% +$1.32M
ANSS
1652
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$31.9M 0.02%
298,119
+7,194
+2% +$769K
IVC
1653
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$31.8M 0.02%
2,669,248
+84,507
+3% +$1.01M
BMTC
1654
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$31.8M 0.02%
803,863
+56,982
+8% +$2.25M
AVP
1655
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$31.7M 0.02%
7,203,815
+621,157
+9% +$2.73M
CABO icon
1656
Cable One
CABO
$968M
$31.6M 0.02%
50,623
-13,193
-21% -$8.24M
LMNX
1657
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$31.6M 0.02%
1,718,886
+33,650
+2% +$618K
FLS icon
1658
Flowserve
FLS
$7.36B
$31.5M 0.02%
651,367
-23,838
-4% -$1.15M
JWN
1659
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$31.5M 0.02%
677,200
+5,095
+0.8% +$237K
USPH icon
1660
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$31.5M 0.02%
482,922
+4,361
+0.9% +$285K
WCN icon
1661
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$31.4M 0.02%
534,291
-60,348
-10% -$3.55M
CMCO icon
1662
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$31.4M 0.02%
1,264,809
+152,165
+14% +$3.78M
SBCF icon
1663
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.71B
$31.4M 0.02%
1,309,019
+191,182
+17% +$4.58M
MT icon
1664
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.4B
$31.4M 0.02%
1,252,187
+32,642
+3% +$818K
FRAN
1665
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$31.4M 0.02%
170,260
+33,241
+24% +$6.12M
RHI icon
1666
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$31.3M 0.02%
641,811
+8,881
+1% +$434K
ACHC icon
1667
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.01B
$31.3M 0.01%
717,310
+108,192
+18% +$4.72M
SRCL
1668
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$31.3M 0.01%
377,242
+134,803
+56% +$11.2M
CCP
1669
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
$31.1M 0.01%
1,157,567
+67,019
+6% +$1.8M
QTS
1670
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$31.1M 0.01%
637,812
+79,652
+14% +$3.88M
COBZ
1671
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$31.1M 0.01%
1,850,525
+35,360
+2% +$594K
HLIO icon
1672
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.8B
$31.1M 0.01%
860,138
+10,448
+1% +$377K
ITG
1673
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$31M 0.01%
1,533,261
-32,688
-2% -$662K
NC icon
1674
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$31M 0.01%
1,946,841
-1,896
-0.1% -$30.2K
CRI icon
1675
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$31M 0.01%
345,278
+18,975
+6% +$1.7M