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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ENVA icon
1726
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,087,963
-135,893
-11% -$2.68M
SFE
1727
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$21.4M 0.01%
1,183,653
+5,996
+0.5% +$108K
LII icon
1728
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$21.4M 0.01%
191,578
+16,813
+10% +$1.88M
SGC icon
1729
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$21.4M 0.01%
1,125,943
+11,503
+1% +$218K
WASH icon
1730
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$21.3M 0.01%
558,904
+10,558
+2% +$403K
VAL
1731
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$21.3M 0.01%
254,003
-7,812
-3% -$656K
HSII icon
1732
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$21.3M 0.01%
866,576
+59,568
+7% +$1.46M
NXGN
1733
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$21.3M 0.01%
1,332,825
+188,582
+16% +$3.01M
BSAC icon
1734
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$21.3M 0.01%
981,471
+73,837
+8% +$1.6M
MRC icon
1735
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$21.3M 0.01%
1,793,338
-23,440
-1% -$278K
DCI icon
1736
Donaldson
DCI
$9.42B
$21.2M 0.01%
563,222
+142,257
+34% +$5.36M
ELRC
1737
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$21.2M 0.01%
1,871,382
+32,610
+2% +$370K
EOCC
1738
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$21.2M 0.01%
679,922
+36,146
+6% +$1.13M
PEI
1739
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$21.2M 0.01%
60,789
+432
+0.7% +$151K
SLGN icon
1740
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$21.1M 0.01%
727,618
+57,062
+9% +$1.66M
BFIN icon
1741
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
$21.1M 0.01%
1,607,712
-11,959
-0.7% -$157K
NVO icon
1742
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$21.1M 0.01%
791,208
-39,816
-5% -$1.06M
EDR
1743
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$21.1M 0.01%
596,734
+19,443
+3% +$688K
RHI icon
1744
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$21.1M 0.01%
348,658
+1,442
+0.4% +$87.3K
PSB
1745
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$21.1M 0.01%
253,921
+1,210
+0.5% +$100K
SPOK icon
1746
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$21M 0.01%
1,094,781
+48,862
+5% +$937K
ROSE
1747
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$21M 0.01%
1,231,862
-13,980
-1% -$238K
SMRT
1748
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$20.9M 0.01%
1,680,598
+121,143
+8% +$1.51M
GOV
1749
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$20.9M 0.01%
914,421
+20,344
+2% +$465K
WPP
1750
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$20.9M 0.01%
2,190,022
+57,046
+3% +$544K