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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SGC icon
1751
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$20M 0.01%
1,114,817
-23,483
-2% -$421K
CHSP
1752
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$20M 0.01%
766,986
+86,658
+13% +$2.26M
ALX
1753
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$20M 0.01%
53,424
-438
-0.8% -$164K
CLB icon
1754
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$20M 0.01%
200,164
+46,019
+30% +$4.59M
FC icon
1755
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$20M 0.01%
1,242,997
+23,146
+2% +$372K
REIS
1756
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$19.9M 0.01%
879,654
-12,645
-1% -$286K
DHX icon
1757
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$19.8M 0.01%
2,714,852
+70,625
+3% +$516K
CXP
1758
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$19.8M 0.01%
854,855
+302,269
+55% +$7.01M
MSM icon
1759
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.09B
$19.8M 0.01%
324,755
+65,660
+25% +$4.01M
MSI icon
1760
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$19.8M 0.01%
289,869
-35,148
-11% -$2.4M
NEU icon
1761
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$19.8M 0.01%
55,497
+1,991
+4% +$711K
EHC icon
1762
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$19.8M 0.01%
648,685
-158,401
-20% -$4.83M
DTSI
1763
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$19.8M 0.01%
741,033
+40,655
+6% +$1.09M
VEDL
1764
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$19.8M 0.01%
3,815,038
+6,549
+0.2% +$34K
HCI icon
1765
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$19.8M 0.01%
510,022
+54,217
+12% +$2.1M
CMS icon
1766
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.5B
$19.8M 0.01%
559,549
+11,212
+2% +$396K
FLXS icon
1767
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$19.8M 0.01%
632,190
+3,700
+0.6% +$116K
ROIC
1768
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$19.8M 0.01%
1,194,049
+77,168
+7% +$1.28M
BKE icon
1769
Buckle
BKE
$3.04B
$19.7M 0.01%
534,111
+693
+0.1% +$25.6K
PEBO icon
1770
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
$19.7M 0.01%
948,701
+48,059
+5% +$999K
SIGM
1771
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$19.7M 0.01%
2,859,860
+142,398
+5% +$981K
CKP
1772
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$19.7M 0.01%
2,717,230
+24,269
+0.9% +$176K
WR
1773
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$19.7M 0.01%
512,485
+27,961
+6% +$1.07M
HLT icon
1774
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.6B
$19.7M 0.01%
285,726
+28,237
+11% +$1.94M
HEI icon
1775
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$19.7M 0.01%
981,714
+152,778
+18% +$3.06M