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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LYG icon
1676
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$68.6B
$25.8M 0.01%
14,423,379
+261,281
+2% +$468K
SHYF
1677
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$25.8M 0.01%
1,263,443
-13,611
-1% -$278K
FTDR icon
1678
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.78B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,264,762
+199,570
+19% +$4.07M
VGR
1679
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$25.8M 0.01%
2,925,954
+31,635
+1% +$279K
LXU icon
1680
LSB Industries
LXU
$599M
$25.8M 0.01%
1,807,964
+300,887
+20% +$4.29M
SLVM icon
1681
Sylvamo
SLVM
$1.78B
$25.7M 0.01%
758,994
+200,703
+36% +$6.8M
HEI icon
1682
HEICO
HEI
$45B
$25.7M 0.01%
178,549
+2,844
+2% +$409K
CNDT icon
1683
Conduent
CNDT
$436M
$25.7M 0.01%
7,679,903
+590,643
+8% +$1.97M
SIRI icon
1684
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.89B
$25.7M 0.01%
449,212
-5,709
-1% -$326K
RICK icon
1685
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$299M
$25.5M 0.01%
390,624
-1,219
-0.3% -$79.7K
SP
1686
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$25.5M 0.01%
813,472
+10,772
+1% +$337K
JWN
1687
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$25.4M 0.01%
1,521,102
+291,007
+24% +$4.87M
STAA icon
1688
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$25.3M 0.01%
359,218
-58,271
-14% -$4.11M
PDD icon
1689
Pinduoduo
PDD
$181B
$25.3M 0.01%
404,900
+5,378
+1% +$336K
ECVT icon
1690
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.07B
$25.3M 0.01%
2,994,635
+661,240
+28% +$5.58M
SWI
1691
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
$25.2M 0.01%
3,256,967
+326,654
+11% +$2.53M
PLOW icon
1692
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$749M
$25.2M 0.01%
899,232
-1,149
-0.1% -$32.2K
VSEC icon
1693
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.42B
$25.1M 0.01%
710,155
+4,576
+0.6% +$162K
KRYS icon
1694
Krystal Biotech
KRYS
$4.51B
$25M 0.01%
358,837
+82,914
+30% +$5.78M
NRC icon
1695
National Research Corp
NRC
$374M
$25M 0.01%
628,330
+343
+0.1% +$13.7K
PLPC icon
1696
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$987M
$25M 0.01%
351,312
+3,711
+1% +$264K
HAIN icon
1697
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$146M
$24.9M 0.01%
1,476,736
-371,629
-20% -$6.27M
HRMY icon
1698
Harmony Biosciences
HRMY
$1.87B
$24.9M 0.01%
562,770
+105,082
+23% +$4.65M
BJRI icon
1699
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$687M
$24.9M 0.01%
1,043,644
+119,308
+13% +$2.85M
IONS icon
1700
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.74B
$24.8M 0.01%
560,928
-24,120
-4% -$1.07M