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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FISI icon
1701
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$35.2M 0.01%
1,189,916
+63,526
+6% +$1.88M
UE icon
1702
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.66B
$35.2M 0.01%
1,647,509
+108,296
+7% +$2.31M
APAM icon
1703
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.27B
$35.1M 0.01%
1,054,607
+1,675
+0.2% +$55.8K
IFF icon
1704
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.8B
$35.1M 0.01%
256,461
-3,175
-1% -$435K
FDS icon
1705
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$35.1M 0.01%
175,996
+5,560
+3% +$1.11M
PFBC icon
1706
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$35.1M 0.01%
546,569
+5,654
+1% +$363K
UNIT
1707
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$34.9M 0.01%
2,150,605
+144,292
+7% +$2.34M
CHT icon
1708
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.8B
$34.7M 0.01%
893,309
+609
+0.1% +$23.7K
WEB
1709
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$34.7M 0.01%
1,915,315
+4,920
+0.3% +$89.1K
SCVL icon
1710
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$636M
$34.5M 0.01%
2,899,126
-8,966
-0.3% -$107K
CNR
1711
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$34.5M 0.01%
1,948,304
+69,617
+4% +$1.23M
LYG icon
1712
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$34.5M 0.01%
9,269,371
-388,369
-4% -$1.44M
PERY
1713
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$34.2M 0.01%
1,325,687
-3,212
-0.2% -$82.9K
NGVT icon
1714
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.12B
$34.2M 0.01%
464,076
+40,915
+10% +$3.02M
VRTV
1715
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$34.2M 0.01%
871,757
+114,082
+15% +$4.47M
FE icon
1716
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.3B
$34M 0.01%
1,000,477
+11,756
+1% +$400K
SEDG icon
1717
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.72B
$34M 0.01%
645,942
+220,515
+52% +$11.6M
PHH
1718
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
$33.9M 0.01%
3,240,295
-495,894
-13% -$5.19M
HPR
1719
DELISTED
HighPoint Resources Corporation
HPR
$33.9M 0.01%
+133,392
New +$33.9M
PDLI
1720
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$33.9M 0.01%
11,517,800
+1,129,428
+11% +$3.32M
TITN icon
1721
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$33.9M 0.01%
1,437,095
+159,478
+12% +$3.76M
S
1722
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$33.8M 0.01%
6,936,279
+25,113
+0.4% +$123K
PPL icon
1723
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.7B
$33.8M 0.01%
1,196,051
+2,385
+0.2% +$67.5K
BSAC icon
1724
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$33.8M 0.01%
1,008,751
+43,586
+5% +$1.46M
PRK icon
1725
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.72B
$33.7M 0.01%
324,948
+15,800
+5% +$1.64M