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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PSEM
1751
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$16.2M 0.01%
1,826,459
+23,242
+1% +$206K
NVR icon
1752
NVR
NVR
$23B
$16.2M 0.01%
15,766
-18
-0.1% -$18.5K
TREE icon
1753
LendingTree
TREE
$1.01B
$16.2M 0.01%
492,298
+4,878
+1% +$160K
AJRD
1754
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$16.2M 0.01%
897,177
-6,524
-0.7% -$118K
GNTX icon
1755
Gentex
GNTX
$6.35B
$16.1M 0.01%
978,630
+23,832
+2% +$393K
ATR icon
1756
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.92B
$16.1M 0.01%
237,887
+4,285
+2% +$291K
FTI icon
1757
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.1B
$16.1M 0.01%
414,586
-3,243
-0.8% -$126K
TBHC
1758
The Brand House Collective, Inc. Common Stock
TBHC
$43.6M
$16M 0.01%
676,490
+23,694
+4% +$561K
HL icon
1759
Hecla Mining
HL
$7.56B
$16M 0.01%
5,196,646
-104,595
-2% -$322K
DGIT
1760
DELISTED
DIGITAL GENERATION INC COM STK (DE)
DGIT
$16M 0.01%
1,255,066
+188,246
+18% +$2.4M
GOV
1761
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$16M 0.01%
642,450
+27,033
+4% +$672K
PDCO
1762
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$15.9M 0.01%
386,110
+5,449
+1% +$225K
SYT
1763
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$15.9M 0.01%
198,849
-2,785
-1% -$223K
BIO icon
1764
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.54B
$15.9M 0.01%
128,523
+12,484
+11% +$1.54M
ED icon
1765
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35B
$15.8M 0.01%
286,383
-2,654
-0.9% -$147K
ASEI
1766
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
$15.8M 0.01%
220,126
-2,638
-1% -$190K
FAST icon
1767
Fastenal
FAST
$54.4B
$15.8M 0.01%
1,332,244
+9,044
+0.7% +$107K
RBCAA icon
1768
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$15.8M 0.01%
644,178
+17,911
+3% +$440K
STNR
1769
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$15.8M 0.01%
321,282
+7,879
+3% +$388K
MOVE
1770
DELISTED
MOVE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
MOVE
$15.8M 0.01%
987,533
+30,276
+3% +$484K
SON icon
1771
Sonoco
SON
$4.68B
$15.8M 0.01%
378,315
+10,094
+3% +$421K
STCN
1772
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$15.8M 0.01%
294,959
-532
-0.2% -$28.5K
HSTM icon
1773
HealthStream
HSTM
$862M
$15.8M 0.01%
481,218
-6,133
-1% -$201K
CHD icon
1774
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.5B
$15.8M 0.01%
475,400
-838
-0.2% -$27.8K
DTE icon
1775
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.2B
$15.8M 0.01%
278,809
+13,133
+5% +$742K