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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AYI icon
1776
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
$31.5M 0.01%
226,055
+8,571
+4% +$1.19M
SVU
1777
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$31.4M 0.01%
2,064,590
+20,830
+1% +$317K
WSBF icon
1778
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$31.4M 0.01%
1,814,973
+78,579
+5% +$1.36M
TACO
1779
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$31.4M 0.01%
3,028,759
+264,462
+10% +$2.74M
AKS
1780
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$31.2M 0.01%
6,897,010
+680,933
+11% +$3.08M
QUAD icon
1781
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$31.2M 0.01%
1,231,393
+83,498
+7% +$2.12M
AOSL icon
1782
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$31.2M 0.01%
2,020,049
+1,832
+0.1% +$28.3K
MXL icon
1783
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.37B
$31.2M 0.01%
1,369,613
+55,131
+4% +$1.25M
UCFC
1784
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$31.1M 0.01%
3,153,227
+51,383
+2% +$507K
SWN
1785
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$31M 0.01%
7,167,901
+2,431,342
+51% +$10.5M
FORR icon
1786
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$31M 0.01%
748,186
+21,970
+3% +$911K
RM icon
1787
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$31M 0.01%
973,839
+104,066
+12% +$3.31M
NSM
1788
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$31M 0.01%
1,726,185
+237,633
+16% +$4.27M
ITG
1789
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$30.9M 0.01%
1,566,552
-5,372
-0.3% -$106K
MTRX icon
1790
Matrix Service
MTRX
$353M
$30.9M 0.01%
2,253,580
-5,471
-0.2% -$75K
HTBK icon
1791
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$30.9M 0.01%
1,872,521
+131,054
+8% +$2.16M
CHEF icon
1792
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.7B
$30.8M 0.01%
1,340,486
+80,415
+6% +$1.85M
BKI
1793
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$30.8M 0.01%
653,346
+62,228
+11% +$2.93M
BOOT icon
1794
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.4B
$30.7M 0.01%
1,732,918
+435,132
+34% +$7.71M
ROIC
1795
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$30.7M 0.01%
1,738,372
+30,533
+2% +$540K
RBCAA icon
1796
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$30.6M 0.01%
799,096
+15,553
+2% +$596K
CHDN icon
1797
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.75B
$30.5M 0.01%
748,746
-133,272
-15% -$5.42M
SFL icon
1798
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.06B
$30.4M 0.01%
2,128,893
-5,106
-0.2% -$73K
LNN icon
1799
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
$30.4M 0.01%
332,845
+25,250
+8% +$2.31M
HAIN icon
1800
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$194M
$30.4M 0.01%
948,179
-43,303
-4% -$1.39M