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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SVU
1776
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$30.4M 0.01%
1,397,401
+354,570
+34% +$7.71M
USPH icon
1777
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$30.4M 0.01%
493,972
+7,197
+1% +$442K
FDS icon
1778
Factset
FDS
$13.7B
$30.3M 0.01%
168,037
+432
+0.3% +$77.8K
HRB icon
1779
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$30.2M 0.01%
1,141,280
+62,876
+6% +$1.67M
GPX
1780
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$30.2M 0.01%
979,414
+14,599
+2% +$450K
EDU icon
1781
New Oriental
EDU
$8.79B
$30.2M 0.01%
342,331
-9,884
-3% -$872K
SAN icon
1782
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$30.2M 0.01%
4,539,988
-137,875
-3% -$917K
HSII icon
1783
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$30.2M 0.01%
1,427,277
+48,761
+4% +$1.03M
RBCAA icon
1784
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$30.2M 0.01%
775,748
+5,820
+0.8% +$226K
FORR icon
1785
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$30.1M 0.01%
719,604
+8,216
+1% +$344K
DLB icon
1786
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$30.1M 0.01%
523,398
-13,259
-2% -$763K
CNP icon
1787
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$30.1M 0.01%
1,030,558
+2,799
+0.3% +$81.8K
FFIV icon
1788
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$30M 0.01%
248,950
+8,444
+4% +$1.02M
THR icon
1789
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$30M 0.01%
1,665,337
+148,173
+10% +$2.67M
BUFF
1790
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
$30M 0.01%
1,056,669
+83,623
+9% +$2.37M
BFX
1791
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$29.9M 0.01%
1,770,938
+30,758
+2% +$520K
MORN icon
1792
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$29.9M 0.01%
352,135
+36,914
+12% +$3.14M
LFCR icon
1793
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$29.9M 0.01%
2,310,744
+13,077
+0.6% +$169K
ERIE icon
1794
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$29.9M 0.01%
248,060
+1,876
+0.8% +$226K
FE icon
1795
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.3B
$29.9M 0.01%
969,762
+13,090
+1% +$403K
FCBC icon
1796
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$29.9M 0.01%
1,025,503
+22,172
+2% +$645K
FISI icon
1797
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$29.8M 0.01%
1,034,254
+66,983
+7% +$1.93M
QLYS icon
1798
Qualys
QLYS
$4.82B
$29.8M 0.01%
574,972
-62,510
-10% -$3.24M
MRLN
1799
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$29.7M 0.01%
1,034,731
-21,276
-2% -$612K
MSTR icon
1800
Strategy Inc Common Stock Class A
MSTR
$94B
$29.7M 0.01%
2,326,270
+323,750
+16% +$4.13M