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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NHC icon
1676
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.79B
$16M 0.01%
339,181
+2,687
+0.8% +$127K
BRCM
1677
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$16M 0.01%
616,743
+97,028
+19% +$2.52M
HAFC icon
1678
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$749M
$16M 0.01%
967,352
+84,756
+10% +$1.4M
WNC icon
1679
Wabash National
WNC
$450M
$16M 0.01%
1,374,558
+88,746
+7% +$1.03M
DST
1680
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$16M 0.01%
424,578
+25,716
+6% +$970K
WASH icon
1681
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$561M
$16M 0.01%
509,243
+5,096
+1% +$160K
EQIX icon
1682
Equinix
EQIX
$76.2B
$16M 0.01%
86,894
+3,418
+4% +$628K
MMSI icon
1683
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.9B
$16M 0.01%
1,315,450
+102,839
+8% +$1.25M
EXAM
1684
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$15.9M 0.01%
613,515
+153,586
+33% +$3.99M
ED icon
1685
Consolidated Edison
ED
$34.8B
$15.9M 0.01%
289,037
+8,961
+3% +$494K
MOLX
1686
DELISTED
MOLEX INC
MOLX
$15.9M 0.01%
413,694
+75,512
+22% +$2.91M
VG
1687
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$15.9M 0.01%
5,065,375
+777,402
+18% +$2.44M
TMP icon
1688
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$987M
$15.9M 0.01%
343,130
+7,288
+2% +$337K
STMP
1689
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$15.9M 0.01%
345,238
+26,414
+8% +$1.21M
SYMM
1690
DELISTED
SYMMETRICOM INC
SYMM
$15.8M 0.01%
3,285,543
+4,494
+0.1% +$21.7K
MNTA
1691
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$15.8M 0.01%
1,099,709
+176,107
+19% +$2.53M
QUAD icon
1692
Quad
QUAD
$342M
$15.8M 0.01%
521,159
+17,595
+3% +$534K
PRGO icon
1693
Perrigo
PRGO
$2.91B
$15.8M 0.01%
128,013
+11,940
+10% +$1.47M
TRST icon
1694
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$733M
$15.8M 0.01%
529,013
+33,595
+7% +$1M
MLR icon
1695
Miller Industries
MLR
$452M
$15.8M 0.01%
928,229
+2,943
+0.3% +$50K
VRTX icon
1696
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$99.3B
$15.7M 0.01%
207,369
+60,681
+41% +$4.6M
ATRO icon
1697
Astronics
ATRO
$1.42B
$15.7M 0.01%
720,400
-4,769
-0.7% -$104K
MWIV
1698
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$15.7M 0.01%
105,181
-15,748
-13% -$2.35M
AMWD icon
1699
American Woodmark
AMWD
$985M
$15.7M 0.01%
452,761
-2,330
-0.5% -$80.7K
FMC icon
1700
FMC
FMC
$4.66B
$15.7M 0.01%
252,141
+17,387
+7% +$1.08M