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
OUTR
1776
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$19.6M 0.01%
344,493
-626
-0.2% -$35.6K
SPOK icon
1777
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$19.6M 0.01%
1,188,742
+39,803
+3% +$655K
PHIIK
1778
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$19.5M 0.01%
1,033,364
-5,473
-0.5% -$103K
RHI icon
1779
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$19.5M 0.01%
380,894
+6,411
+2% +$328K
WSTC
1780
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$19.5M 0.01%
868,601
+125,708
+17% +$2.82M
AVID
1781
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$19.4M 0.01%
2,442,938
-20,055
-0.8% -$160K
HSII icon
1782
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$19.4M 0.01%
998,655
+52,362
+6% +$1.02M
CKEC
1783
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$19.4M 0.01%
966,869
+81,262
+9% +$1.63M
IHS
1784
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$19.4M 0.01%
167,478
+5,933
+4% +$688K
COO icon
1785
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.3B
$19.4M 0.01%
521,016
-180,464
-26% -$6.72M
NXGN
1786
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$19.4M 0.01%
1,553,241
+89,173
+6% +$1.11M
PAY
1787
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$19.4M 0.01%
699,121
+85,871
+14% +$2.38M
SC
1788
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$19.4M 0.01%
948,209
+329,842
+53% +$6.74M
BFX
1789
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$19.3M 0.01%
1,289,659
+35,368
+3% +$531K
PII icon
1790
Polaris
PII
$3.22B
$19.3M 0.01%
160,835
+2,729
+2% +$327K
IIP
1791
DELISTED
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
IIP
$19.3M 0.01%
3,141,415
-86,693
-3% -$531K
UTEK
1792
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$19.2M 0.01%
1,199,214
+262,054
+28% +$4.2M
USPH icon
1793
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$19.2M 0.01%
427,633
+18,921
+5% +$849K
HTO
1794
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$19.2M 0.01%
624,101
+19,660
+3% +$605K
CBR
1795
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
$19.2M 0.01%
6,032,624
-46,719
-0.8% -$149K
UNT
1796
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$19.2M 0.01%
1,703,010
-104,205
-6% -$1.17M
BBOX
1797
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
$19.2M 0.01%
1,300,076
-11,842
-0.9% -$175K
ELRC
1798
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$19.2M 0.01%
1,845,613
-12,081
-0.7% -$125K
VASC
1799
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$19.2M 0.01%
591,003
+32,394
+6% +$1.05M
CPLA
1800
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$19.1M 0.01%
386,584
-506
-0.1% -$25.1K