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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GRC icon
1776
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.14B
$26.3M 0.01%
848,951
+67,706
+9% +$2.1M
FDS icon
1777
Factset
FDS
$13.8B
$26.2M 0.01%
160,512
-102
-0.1% -$16.7K
VAR
1778
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$26.2M 0.01%
332,891
-2,007
-0.6% -$158K
TVPT
1779
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
$26.2M 0.01%
1,856,444
+337,904
+22% +$4.76M
BW icon
1780
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$276M
$26.2M 0.01%
157,669
+9,649
+7% +$1.6M
PKOH icon
1781
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$318M
$26.1M 0.01%
613,774
+24,396
+4% +$1.04M
CLB icon
1782
Core Laboratories
CLB
$579M
$26.1M 0.01%
217,670
+6,962
+3% +$836K
CDNS icon
1783
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.7B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,035,352
+1,857
+0.2% +$46.8K
KRG icon
1784
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.96B
$26M 0.01%
1,108,546
+801
+0.1% +$18.8K
SHYF
1785
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$26M 0.01%
2,812,248
+139,467
+5% +$1.29M
CVLG icon
1786
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$579M
$26M 0.01%
2,688,722
-32,052
-1% -$310K
EPAM icon
1787
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.67B
$26M 0.01%
403,559
-45,860
-10% -$2.95M
WPG
1788
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$26M 0.01%
276,990
-1,338
-0.5% -$125K
CHK
1789
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$25.7M 0.01%
18,331
+2,653
+17% +$3.73M
APOL
1790
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$25.7M 0.01%
2,593,435
-6,604
-0.3% -$65.4K
TAST
1791
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$25.6M 0.01%
1,676,459
+84,875
+5% +$1.29M
SGI
1792
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.8B
$25.5M 0.01%
1,495,600
-11,136
-0.7% -$190K
APEI icon
1793
American Public Education
APEI
$646M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,039,127
+38,511
+4% +$945K
DNKN
1794
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$25.5M 0.01%
486,107
+12,344
+3% +$647K
AFI
1795
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
$25.5M 0.01%
1,280,023
+441,976
+53% +$8.8M
FLWS icon
1796
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$341M
$25.4M 0.01%
2,377,560
+46,993
+2% +$503K
MLR icon
1797
Miller Industries
MLR
$462M
$25.4M 0.01%
961,420
-1,500
-0.2% -$39.7K
MED icon
1798
Medifast
MED
$152M
$25.4M 0.01%
610,364
+39,961
+7% +$1.66M
UPBD icon
1799
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$25.3M 0.01%
2,252,624
-814,760
-27% -$9.17M
BRSS
1800
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$25.3M 0.01%
737,329
+40,388
+6% +$1.39M