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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RAVN
1701
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$22.1M 0.01%
1,418,773
+116,349
+9% +$1.82M
FNHC
1702
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$22.1M 0.01%
748,189
+17,547
+2% +$519K
LEG icon
1703
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.3B
$22.1M 0.01%
524,703
+14,637
+3% +$615K
NEWS
1704
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$22M 0.01%
2,451,301
+8,722
+0.4% +$78.3K
SSI
1705
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$22M 0.01%
2,413,835
-263,887
-10% -$2.4M
AJG icon
1706
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$76.2B
$22M 0.01%
536,977
+30,775
+6% +$1.26M
GGG icon
1707
Graco
GGG
$14B
$22M 0.01%
914,223
+59,607
+7% +$1.43M
NEU icon
1708
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$22M 0.01%
57,659
+2,162
+4% +$823K
CNL
1709
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$21.9M 0.01%
420,230
-3,266
-0.8% -$171K
TFSL icon
1710
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$21.9M 0.01%
1,164,487
-8,523
-0.7% -$160K
WPP
1711
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$21.9M 0.01%
2,138,890
-5,068
-0.2% -$51.8K
BFX
1712
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$21.9M 0.01%
1,308,403
+18,744
+1% +$313K
WTRG icon
1713
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$21.8M 0.01%
732,502
+31,583
+5% +$941K
RAD
1714
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$21.8M 0.01%
139,140
+1,841
+1% +$289K
BNS icon
1715
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.7B
$21.7M 0.01%
549,333
+7,166
+1% +$284K
MSM icon
1716
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$21.7M 0.01%
386,197
+61,442
+19% +$3.46M
WEX icon
1717
WEX
WEX
$5.82B
$21.7M 0.01%
245,768
+2,714
+1% +$240K
FRAN
1718
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$21.7M 0.01%
103,841
+10,715
+12% +$2.24M
UTHR icon
1719
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$21.7M 0.01%
138,293
+4,251
+3% +$666K
HLT icon
1720
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.6B
$21.6M 0.01%
336,986
+51,260
+18% +$3.29M
RDUS
1721
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$21.6M 0.01%
1,505,327
-77,007
-5% -$1.11M
MXIM
1722
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$21.6M 0.01%
568,747
+16,097
+3% +$612K
COR
1723
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$21.6M 0.01%
379,987
+113,054
+42% +$6.41M
RATE
1724
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$21.4M 0.01%
1,612,332
+449,266
+39% +$5.98M
KE icon
1725
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$21.4M 0.01%
1,945,632
+20,631
+1% +$227K