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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
COWN
1776
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$20.3M 0.01%
1,322,758
BAH icon
1777
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.9B
$20.2M 0.01%
656,323
-10,482
-2% -$323K
PRLB icon
1778
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$20.2M 0.01%
317,295
-4,479
-1% -$285K
ZBRA icon
1779
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$15.9B
$20.2M 0.01%
290,013
+141
+0% +$9.82K
BUSE icon
1780
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$20.1M 0.01%
976,065
+45,396
+5% +$937K
FCE.A
1781
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$20.1M 0.01%
918,117
-4,433
-0.5% -$97.2K
POWR
1782
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$20.1M 0.01%
1,334,982
-39,241
-3% -$591K
DISH
1783
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$20.1M 0.01%
350,945
+33,794
+11% +$1.93M
GRC icon
1784
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$20M 0.01%
749,314
+11,638
+2% +$311K
SYNT
1785
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$20M 0.01%
442,132
+585
+0.1% +$26.5K
CPA icon
1786
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.86B
$20M 0.01%
413,676
-25,111
-6% -$1.21M
AEE icon
1787
Ameren
AEE
$27.3B
$20M 0.01%
461,688
+23,650
+5% +$1.02M
WSM icon
1788
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24B
$19.9M 0.01%
682,390
+48,988
+8% +$1.43M
HFWA icon
1789
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$19.9M 0.01%
1,056,381
+97,366
+10% +$1.83M
RHI icon
1790
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$19.9M 0.01%
421,560
+40,666
+11% +$1.92M
WSTC
1791
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$19.9M 0.01%
921,111
+52,510
+6% +$1.13M
ACHC icon
1792
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.01B
$19.9M 0.01%
317,954
-11,050
-3% -$690K
BRKR icon
1793
Bruker
BRKR
$4.69B
$19.8M 0.01%
817,293
+68,763
+9% +$1.67M
AGX icon
1794
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$19.8M 0.01%
611,822
+64,430
+12% +$2.09M
ZAGG
1795
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$19.8M 0.01%
1,809,165
+181,033
+11% +$1.98M
LBAI
1796
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$19.7M 0.01%
1,673,940
+51,530
+3% +$608K
GLDD icon
1797
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$19.7M 0.01%
4,978,488
-128,334
-3% -$508K
SCAI
1798
DELISTED
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
SCAI
$19.7M 0.01%
495,020
+104,404
+27% +$4.16M
CHSP
1799
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$19.7M 0.01%
782,805
+15,819
+2% +$398K
EBSB
1800
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$19.7M 0.01%
1,394,218
+215,923
+18% +$3.04M