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
PEBO icon
1751
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
$20.9M 0.01%
882,304
+16,724
+2% +$395K
DGII icon
1752
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$20.8M 0.01%
2,088,136
-11,732
-0.6% -$117K
ORBC
1753
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$20.8M 0.01%
3,483,025
+231,183
+7% +$1.38M
BFAM icon
1754
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$20.8M 0.01%
405,050
+55,248
+16% +$2.83M
PII icon
1755
Polaris
PII
$3.22B
$20.8M 0.01%
147,042
+2,516
+2% +$355K
HEI icon
1756
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$20.7M 0.01%
827,644
-6,660
-0.8% -$167K
SBSI icon
1757
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$20.7M 0.01%
815,033
-21,813
-3% -$554K
VRTS icon
1758
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.34B
$20.7M 0.01%
158,062
+1,848
+1% +$242K
MPAA icon
1759
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$20.7M 0.01%
743,299
+88,054
+13% +$2.45M
FFIN icon
1760
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.12B
$20.6M 0.01%
1,491,464
-184
-0% -$2.54K
FLWS icon
1761
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$20.6M 0.01%
1,741,492
+130,936
+8% +$1.55M
EPAY
1762
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$20.6M 0.01%
752,080
+1,648
+0.2% +$45.1K
SIX
1763
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$20.6M 0.01%
424,651
+35,186
+9% +$1.7M
NGG icon
1764
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$20.5M 0.01%
324,423
+9,663
+3% +$611K
KCG
1765
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$20.5M 0.01%
1,672,396
+264,684
+19% +$3.25M
PLL
1766
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$20.5M 0.01%
204,173
+16,521
+9% +$1.66M
SNPS icon
1767
Synopsys
SNPS
$79B
$20.5M 0.01%
442,414
-6,036
-1% -$280K
VRE
1768
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$20.5M 0.01%
1,062,728
+20,327
+2% +$392K
CJES
1769
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
$20.5M 0.01%
1,840,349
-6,286
-0.3% -$70K
SPA
1770
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$20.5M 0.01%
835,691
+7,791
+0.9% +$191K
CPK icon
1771
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$20.5M 0.01%
404,511
+10,511
+3% +$532K
CWEI
1772
DELISTED
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
CWEI
$20.5M 0.01%
404,090
-3,059
-0.8% -$155K
FTK icon
1773
Flotek Industries
FTK
$341M
$20.4M 0.01%
231,217
-1,327
-0.6% -$117K
JBHT icon
1774
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.4B
$20.4M 0.01%
239,054
+18,553
+8% +$1.58M
STNR
1775
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
$20.4M 0.01%
430,208
+41,842
+11% +$1.98M