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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LBTYK icon
1701
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.09B
$17.2M 0.01%
504,433
+23,441
+5% +$799K
TESS
1702
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
$17.2M 0.01%
425,841
+2,004
+0.5% +$80.8K
AOI
1703
DELISTED
Alliance One International, Inc.
AOI
$17.2M 0.01%
562,881
+928
+0.2% +$28.3K
EVRI
1704
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$17.1M 0.01%
1,716,548
+84,334
+5% +$842K
CRS icon
1705
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12B
$17.1M 0.01%
274,814
+50,911
+23% +$3.17M
BC icon
1706
Brunswick
BC
$4.27B
$17M 0.01%
369,763
-40,453
-10% -$1.86M
ELME
1707
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.5B
$17M 0.01%
726,656
+25,665
+4% +$600K
SNCR icon
1708
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$69.5M
$17M 0.01%
60,700
+7,257
+14% +$2.03M
FMC icon
1709
FMC
FMC
$4.7B
$17M 0.01%
259,350
+7,209
+3% +$472K
EIX icon
1710
Edison International
EIX
$21.2B
$17M 0.01%
366,551
+29,236
+9% +$1.35M
CNSL
1711
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$16.9M 0.01%
863,288
-6,362
-0.7% -$125K
MSCI icon
1712
MSCI
MSCI
$44.6B
$16.9M 0.01%
387,198
+39,938
+12% +$1.75M
CRMT icon
1713
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$283M
$16.9M 0.01%
400,173
+2,827
+0.7% +$119K
AREX
1714
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$16.9M 0.01%
875,068
-20,608
-2% -$398K
COWN
1715
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$16.8M 0.01%
1,072,474
+129,896
+14% +$2.03M
SBS icon
1716
Sabesp
SBS
$16.4B
$16.7M 0.01%
1,472,210
-1,200
-0.1% -$13.6K
TW
1717
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$16.7M 0.01%
130,760
-86
-0.1% -$11K
BSAC icon
1718
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.3B
$16.7M 0.01%
707,709
+54,708
+8% +$1.29M
EQY
1719
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$16.7M 0.01%
743,109
+6,358
+0.9% +$143K
AVD icon
1720
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$158M
$16.7M 0.01%
686,341
+27,213
+4% +$661K
TSM icon
1721
TSMC
TSM
$1.36T
$16.7M 0.01%
955,529
+133,846
+16% +$2.33M
MCHP icon
1722
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$34.1B
$16.7M 0.01%
744,864
+28,746
+4% +$643K
GSH
1723
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
$16.6M 0.01%
719,384
-971
-0.1% -$22.4K
VRTX icon
1724
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$16.6M 0.01%
223,643
+16,274
+8% +$1.21M
DAKT icon
1725
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.17B
$16.6M 0.01%
1,059,223
+33,902
+3% +$532K