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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNOB icon
1726
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$29.2M 0.01%
1,203,535
+137,501
+13% +$3.33M
LIVN icon
1727
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.07B
$29.2M 0.01%
594,834
+142,528
+32% +$6.99M
ATRI
1728
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$29.1M 0.01%
62,117
+1,616
+3% +$757K
LION
1729
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$29.1M 0.01%
1,298,246
+160,607
+14% +$3.59M
NI icon
1730
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$29M 0.01%
1,220,504
+12,599
+1% +$300K
CAC icon
1731
Camden National
CAC
$684M
$28.9M 0.01%
655,979
+34,596
+6% +$1.52M
WWAV
1732
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$28.7M 0.01%
510,439
-10,801
-2% -$606K
THR icon
1733
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$28.6M 0.01%
1,374,231
+85,212
+7% +$1.78M
CSRA
1734
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$28.6M 0.01%
977,254
+127,250
+15% +$3.73M
OLLI icon
1735
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$8.06B
$28.6M 0.01%
853,894
+265,646
+45% +$8.9M
ATO icon
1736
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.7B
$28.6M 0.01%
361,657
+3,341
+0.9% +$264K
TDG icon
1737
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.6B
$28.5M 0.01%
129,446
+1,113
+0.9% +$245K
THFF icon
1738
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$28.4M 0.01%
598,906
-864
-0.1% -$41K
NGS icon
1739
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$28.4M 0.01%
1,091,596
-865
-0.1% -$22.5K
LGND icon
1740
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$28.4M 0.01%
429,835
-303
-0.1% -$20K
WSBF icon
1741
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$28.4M 0.01%
1,554,247
+79,435
+5% +$1.45M
MEET
1742
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$28.4M 0.01%
4,815,168
+749,823
+18% +$4.42M
SCLN
1743
DELISTED
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc
SCLN
$28.3M 0.01%
2,887,661
-1,082
-0% -$10.6K
REV
1744
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$28.3M 0.01%
1,015,707
-61,427
-6% -$1.71M
PERY
1745
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$28.3M 0.01%
1,316,597
-7,157
-0.5% -$154K
VAR
1746
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$28.3M 0.01%
310,309
-22,582
-7% -$2.06M
DGICA icon
1747
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$28.3M 0.01%
1,603,966
+23,054
+1% +$406K
WST icon
1748
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$18.2B
$28.3M 0.01%
346,229
-25,432
-7% -$2.08M
HSTM icon
1749
HealthStream
HSTM
$855M
$28.2M 0.01%
1,165,088
+17,739
+2% +$430K
BFX
1750
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$28.2M 0.01%
1,544,136
+41,490
+3% +$757K