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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BSET icon
1751
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$22.2M 0.01%
927,101
-80
-0% -$1.92K
FDML
1752
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$22.1M 0.01%
2,663,230
-721
-0% -$5.99K
HLF icon
1753
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$22.1M 0.01%
755,512
-3,024
-0.4% -$88.5K
SSNC icon
1754
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.8B
$22.1M 0.01%
787,332
+7,158
+0.9% +$201K
THFF icon
1755
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$22.1M 0.01%
603,583
-570
-0.1% -$20.9K
KEP icon
1756
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$22.1M 0.01%
850,652
-46,842
-5% -$1.21M
EFSC icon
1757
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.24B
$22M 0.01%
789,938
+32,211
+4% +$898K
SLF icon
1758
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$33.2B
$22M 0.01%
671,046
+427,864
+176% +$14M
DHX icon
1759
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$22M 0.01%
3,524,918
-111,227
-3% -$693K
BURL icon
1760
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$22M 0.01%
329,088
+5,934
+2% +$396K
ALX
1761
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$21.9M 0.01%
53,451
-622
-1% -$255K
DNB
1762
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$21.8M 0.01%
179,261
+4,905
+3% +$598K
HFWA icon
1763
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$21.8M 0.01%
1,241,177
+93,153
+8% +$1.64M
STRZA
1764
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$21.8M 0.01%
728,555
+856
+0.1% +$25.6K
FCE.A
1765
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$21.8M 0.01%
975,795
-44,353
-4% -$989K
SEIC icon
1766
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.7B
$21.8M 0.01%
452,373
+1,236
+0.3% +$59.5K
FCB
1767
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
$21.7M 0.01%
639,122
+219,578
+52% +$7.47M
SRI icon
1768
Stoneridge
SRI
$228M
$21.7M 0.01%
1,451,293
+6,435
+0.4% +$96.1K
KOP icon
1769
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$21.7M 0.01%
705,297
+13,846
+2% +$425K
ABB
1770
DELISTED
ABB Ltd.
ABB
$21.6M 0.01%
1,090,735
+8,555
+0.8% +$170K
FOR icon
1771
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$21.5M 0.01%
1,810,547
+29,085
+2% +$346K
RUTH
1772
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$21.5M 0.01%
1,347,485
+7,825
+0.6% +$125K
VOYA icon
1773
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.44B
$21.5M 0.01%
866,522
-1,026
-0.1% -$25.4K
BSAC icon
1774
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,107,299
-12,231
-1% -$237K
BW icon
1775
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$281M
$21.4M 0.01%
145,831
+46,722
+47% +$6.86M