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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FNHC
1676
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$22.6M 0.01%
738,648
+12,999
+2% +$398K
CTBI icon
1677
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$22.6M 0.01%
681,119
+24,682
+4% +$818K
PHG icon
1678
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$22.6M 0.01%
1,107,833
+260,804
+31% +$5.31M
FDS icon
1679
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$22.5M 0.01%
141,514
+5,474
+4% +$871K
S
1680
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$22.5M 0.01%
4,750,837
-641,468
-12% -$3.04M
HHS icon
1681
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$28.2M
$22.5M 0.01%
288,321
+11,220
+4% +$875K
NDSN icon
1682
Nordson
NDSN
$12.5B
$22.4M 0.01%
286,318
+33,423
+13% +$2.62M
HMSY
1683
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$22.4M 0.01%
1,451,356
+329,626
+29% +$5.09M
TMP icon
1684
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$22.4M 0.01%
416,301
+13,347
+3% +$719K
RGR icon
1685
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$600M
$22.4M 0.01%
450,656
AAP icon
1686
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.73B
$22.4M 0.01%
149,380
+4,411
+3% +$660K
DKS icon
1687
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$19.9B
$22.4M 0.01%
392,232
+82,673
+27% +$4.71M
AE
1688
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$22.3M 0.01%
332,269
+956
+0.3% +$64.3K
COHU icon
1689
Cohu
COHU
$964M
$22.3M 0.01%
2,039,244
+35,837
+2% +$392K
ETR icon
1690
Entergy
ETR
$40.3B
$22.3M 0.01%
575,266
+21,926
+4% +$849K
AGM icon
1691
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.15B
$22.2M 0.01%
787,955
+11,052
+1% +$312K
BAS
1692
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$22.2M 0.01%
5,615
-76
-1% -$300K
NCLH icon
1693
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$12B
$22.2M 0.01%
410,598
+40,457
+11% +$2.18M
HAR
1694
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$22.1M 0.01%
165,692
-81
-0% -$10.8K
VRSK icon
1695
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$36.6B
$22.1M 0.01%
309,620
+15,277
+5% +$1.09M
WP
1696
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$22.1M 0.01%
585,703
+120,633
+26% +$4.55M
MDR
1697
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$22.1M 0.01%
1,916,199
-494,625
-21% -$5.7M
MXIM
1698
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$22.1M 0.01%
634,043
-945
-0.1% -$32.9K
HMC icon
1699
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$22M 0.01%
672,171
+1,840
+0.3% +$60.3K
DSPG
1700
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$22M 0.01%
1,836,696
-9,025
-0.5% -$108K