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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GRC icon
1801
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$21M 0.01%
764,387
-955
-0.1% -$26.2K
STAG icon
1802
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.77B
$20.9M 0.01%
878,640
-2,461
-0.3% -$58.6K
SCG
1803
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$20.9M 0.01%
276,552
+2,456
+0.9% +$186K
IHS
1804
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$20.9M 0.01%
180,612
-655
-0.4% -$75.7K
LCI
1805
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$20.8M 0.01%
218,963
-818
-0.4% -$77.8K
KFRC icon
1806
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
$20.8M 0.01%
1,233,547
-30,033
-2% -$507K
HAYN
1807
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$20.8M 0.01%
649,355
+56,584
+10% +$1.82M
DLB icon
1808
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$20.8M 0.01%
435,268
+20,636
+5% +$987K
LFC
1809
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$20.8M 0.01%
1,934,970
-72,485
-4% -$780K
RAD
1810
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$20.8M 0.01%
138,841
-558
-0.4% -$83.6K
SGC icon
1811
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$20.8M 0.01%
1,088,488
-6,095
-0.6% -$116K
AES icon
1812
AES
AES
$9.17B
$20.8M 0.01%
1,665,441
+5,978
+0.4% +$74.6K
FOXF icon
1813
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.14B
$20.8M 0.01%
1,195,597
+47,443
+4% +$824K
PEI
1814
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$20.8M 0.01%
64,521
+947
+1% +$305K
CAMP
1815
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$20.7M 0.01%
60,906
+246
+0.4% +$83.8K
FISI icon
1816
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$20.7M 0.01%
795,340
+33,267
+4% +$867K
BRSL
1817
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$20.7M 0.01%
1,106,343
+703,730
+175% +$13.2M
LSXMA
1818
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$20.7M 0.01%
+914,401
New +$20.7M
DTSI
1819
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$20.7M 0.01%
782,246
-4,938
-0.6% -$131K
NEWS
1820
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$20.7M 0.01%
2,454,214
-1,238
-0.1% -$10.4K
MSEX icon
1821
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$20.6M 0.01%
475,364
+24,337
+5% +$1.06M
TI
1822
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$20.6M 0.01%
2,521,793
SYT
1823
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$20.6M 0.01%
267,723
MORN icon
1824
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$20.6M 0.01%
251,368
-2,519
-1% -$206K
PRDO icon
1825
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$20.5M 0.01%
3,440,682
+427,034
+14% +$2.54M