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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMCX icon
1676
AMC Networks
AMCX
$357M
$37.5M 0.01%
949,668
+3,574
+0.4% +$141K
CHS
1677
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$37.5M 0.01%
9,845,690
-19,717
-0.2% -$75.1K
HAYN
1678
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$37.5M 0.01%
1,046,991
-6,182
-0.6% -$221K
TISI icon
1679
Team
TISI
$81.8M
$37.2M 0.01%
233,186
+798
+0.3% +$127K
APEI icon
1680
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$37.2M 0.01%
1,358,959
-29,803
-2% -$816K
GABC icon
1681
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$37.1M 0.01%
1,042,877
+758
+0.1% +$27K
FLWS icon
1682
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$37M 0.01%
2,554,772
-69,009
-3% -$1M
SNDR icon
1683
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.18B
$37M 0.01%
1,694,793
+27,182
+2% +$593K
SKY icon
1684
Champion Homes, Inc.
SKY
$4.22B
$36.9M 0.01%
1,162,874
-20,659
-2% -$655K
EXEL icon
1685
Exelixis
EXEL
$10.5B
$36.9M 0.01%
2,091,520
+5,125
+0.2% +$90.3K
ELAN icon
1686
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.21B
$36.8M 0.01%
1,250,761
+23,091
+2% +$680K
EPAY
1687
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$36.8M 0.01%
686,966
+9,031
+1% +$484K
BJ icon
1688
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$13B
$36.8M 0.01%
1,617,916
+163,926
+11% +$3.73M
IRBT icon
1689
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$36.7M 0.01%
725,107
+35,681
+5% +$1.81M
HCC icon
1690
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$3.04B
$36.7M 0.01%
1,736,123
+419,288
+32% +$8.86M
ELME
1691
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$36.6M 0.01%
1,255,872
+26,565
+2% +$775K
DRH icon
1692
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$36.6M 0.01%
3,301,940
-6,057
-0.2% -$67.1K
GTS
1693
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$36.5M 0.01%
1,971,682
+6,771
+0.3% +$125K
NTB icon
1694
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$36.4M 0.01%
982,201
+52,230
+6% +$1.93M
HBNC icon
1695
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$833M
$36.3M 0.01%
1,910,101
+4,785
+0.3% +$90.9K
SYBT icon
1696
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
$36.2M 0.01%
881,593
-15,156
-2% -$622K
CLR
1697
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$36.1M 0.01%
1,052,443
+79,422
+8% +$2.72M
AAT
1698
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$36M 0.01%
785,197
+42,983
+6% +$1.97M
CRAI icon
1699
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$36M 0.01%
660,813
-10,047
-1% -$547K
MSGN
1700
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$35.9M 0.01%
2,064,893
-128,443
-6% -$2.23M