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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EQIX icon
1801
Equinix
EQIX
$76.2B
$15.3M 0.01%
86,032
-862
-1% -$153K
SRI icon
1802
Stoneridge
SRI
$230M
$15.3M 0.01%
1,196,233
+70,437
+6% +$898K
ISLE
1803
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
$15.2M 0.01%
1,694,017
+3,918
+0.2% +$35.3K
AKR icon
1804
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.65B
$15.2M 0.01%
612,702
+27,881
+5% +$692K
PCTI
1805
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$15.2M 0.01%
1,584,119
-296
-0% -$2.83K
FISI icon
1806
Financial Institutions
FISI
$532M
$15.2M 0.01%
613,368
+1,254
+0.2% +$31K
GIC icon
1807
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.4B
$15.1M 0.01%
1,346,037
+7,601
+0.6% +$85.5K
JWN
1808
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$15.1M 0.01%
244,575
+2,459
+1% +$152K
BLKB icon
1809
Blackbaud
BLKB
$3.35B
$15.1M 0.01%
400,452
+104,040
+35% +$3.92M
CHH icon
1810
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.14B
$15.1M 0.01%
306,500
+5,525
+2% +$271K
FOSL icon
1811
Fossil Group
FOSL
$164M
$15M 0.01%
125,311
-13,507
-10% -$1.62M
BFIN icon
1812
BankFinancial
BFIN
$151M
$15M 0.01%
1,640,359
+651
+0% +$5.96K
K icon
1813
Kellanova
K
$27.3B
$15M 0.01%
261,813
-1,990
-0.8% -$114K
IQNT
1814
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$15M 0.01%
1,313,433
+110,880
+9% +$1.27M
XYL icon
1815
Xylem
XYL
$34.3B
$15M 0.01%
433,348
+2,211
+0.5% +$76.5K
AYI icon
1816
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.4B
$15M 0.01%
137,026
-315
-0.2% -$34.4K
KOG
1817
DELISTED
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP
KOG
$15M 0.01%
1,335,495
+217,334
+19% +$2.44M
GRT
1818
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
$15M 0.01%
1,598,890
+56,613
+4% +$530K
CLX icon
1819
Clorox
CLX
$15.3B
$15M 0.01%
161,300
+310
+0.2% +$28.8K
EGL
1820
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$14.9M 0.01%
446,450
+44,098
+11% +$1.47M
MLM icon
1821
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.8B
$14.9M 0.01%
149,165
+4,853
+3% +$485K
LBY
1822
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$14.9M 0.01%
708,980
+22,331
+3% +$469K
EA icon
1823
Electronic Arts
EA
$43.4B
$14.9M 0.01%
648,842
+1,623
+0.3% +$37.2K
NWN icon
1824
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$14.9M 0.01%
347,560
+33,611
+11% +$1.44M
NEU icon
1825
NewMarket
NEU
$7.81B
$14.9M 0.01%
44,535
-808
-2% -$270K