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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNOB icon
1726
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$30.6M 0.01%
1,356,084
+152,549
+13% +$3.44M
ROIC
1727
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$30.6M 0.01%
1,592,579
+76,698
+5% +$1.47M
FFIV icon
1728
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$30.6M 0.01%
240,506
+9,750
+4% +$1.24M
SPOK icon
1729
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$30.5M 0.01%
1,724,951
+116,992
+7% +$2.07M
WSBF icon
1730
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$30.5M 0.01%
1,616,387
+62,140
+4% +$1.17M
SFM icon
1731
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.3B
$30.5M 0.01%
1,343,803
+514,877
+62% +$11.7M
RUSHB icon
1732
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$30.4M 0.01%
1,880,852
-43,049
-2% -$697K
MPAA icon
1733
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$30.4M 0.01%
1,076,980
+123,693
+13% +$3.49M
BFAM icon
1734
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$30.4M 0.01%
393,299
-68,178
-15% -$5.26M
VSM
1735
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$30.3M 0.01%
932,533
+468,383
+101% +$15.2M
SFL icon
1736
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.06B
$30.2M 0.01%
2,224,073
-4,565
-0.2% -$62.1K
LMAT icon
1737
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$30.2M 0.01%
968,232
+40,767
+4% +$1.27M
ATO icon
1738
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.7B
$30.2M 0.01%
363,950
+2,293
+0.6% +$190K
HLF icon
1739
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$30.2M 0.01%
845,664
+21,822
+3% +$778K
SAM icon
1740
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.36B
$30M 0.01%
227,183
+32,822
+17% +$4.34M
FLS icon
1741
Flowserve
FLS
$7.36B
$30M 0.01%
646,594
-4,773
-0.7% -$222K
SAN icon
1742
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$30M 0.01%
4,677,863
-97,652
-2% -$626K
HSII icon
1743
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$30M 0.01%
1,378,516
+106,191
+8% +$2.31M
APAM icon
1744
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.27B
$30M 0.01%
976,472
+106,360
+12% +$3.27M
PRK icon
1745
Park National Corp
PRK
$2.72B
$30M 0.01%
289,000
+2,872
+1% +$298K
STBZ
1746
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$29.9M 0.01%
1,103,862
+73,472
+7% +$1.99M
FRGI
1747
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$29.9M 0.01%
1,449,051
+354,351
+32% +$7.32M
DVN icon
1748
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.1B
$29.9M 0.01%
935,600
-389,545
-29% -$12.5M
BGC
1749
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$29.9M 0.01%
1,829,145
-559,035
-23% -$9.14M
SMHI icon
1750
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$180M
$29.9M 0.01%
+1,468,805
New +$29.9M