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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FE icon
1801
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.3B
$17.1M 0.01%
493,019
+112,056
+29% +$3.89M
NUAN
1802
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$17.1M 0.01%
1,052,831
+177,456
+20% +$2.88M
BR icon
1803
Broadridge
BR
$29.5B
$17.1M 0.01%
410,216
+50,879
+14% +$2.12M
SNPS icon
1804
Synopsys
SNPS
$79B
$17.1M 0.01%
439,201
+18,343
+4% +$712K
OII icon
1805
Oceaneering
OII
$2.43B
$17M 0.01%
218,114
+28,874
+15% +$2.26M
VOXX
1806
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
$17M 0.01%
1,809,480
+8,254
+0.5% +$77.7K
XYL icon
1807
Xylem
XYL
$34.5B
$17M 0.01%
435,379
+688
+0.2% +$26.9K
MX icon
1808
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$112M
$17M 0.01%
1,205,496
+31,131
+3% +$439K
ACAT
1809
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$17M 0.01%
431,163
+23,940
+6% +$944K
NI icon
1810
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$17M 0.01%
1,098,325
+10,742
+1% +$166K
AJRD
1811
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
AJRD
$16.9M 0.01%
886,085
-3,099
-0.3% -$59.2K
CBRE icon
1812
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.8B
$16.9M 0.01%
527,780
+92,358
+21% +$2.96M
SHEN icon
1813
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$744M
$16.9M 0.01%
1,109,502
+87,876
+9% +$1.34M
PDFS icon
1814
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$16.9M 0.01%
795,472
-56,192
-7% -$1.19M
QCOR
1815
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
$16.9M 0.01%
182,267
-1,353
-0.7% -$125K
MGAM
1816
DELISTED
MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY INC COM STK (TX)
MGAM
$16.8M 0.01%
568,403
-13,054
-2% -$387K
MFIN icon
1817
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$244M
$16.8M 0.01%
1,351,990
+49,885
+4% +$622K
HTO
1818
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$16.8M 0.01%
619,347
-375
-0.1% -$10.2K
AVG
1819
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$16.8M 0.01%
836,823
+386,257
+86% +$7.78M
GT icon
1820
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
$16.8M 0.01%
606,192
+12,921
+2% +$359K
SIAL
1821
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$16.8M 0.01%
165,076
-2,528
-2% -$257K
CTXS
1822
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$16.7M 0.01%
335,496
+62,009
+23% +$3.09M
ITT icon
1823
ITT
ITT
$13.8B
$16.7M 0.01%
347,403
-205,091
-37% -$9.86M
ESIO
1824
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$16.7M 0.01%
2,451,773
-2,769
-0.1% -$18.9K
PSEM
1825
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$16.7M 0.01%
1,846,964
+11,315
+0.6% +$102K