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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NATL
1801
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
$23M 0.01%
706,536
FMC icon
1802
FMC
FMC
$4.79B
$23M 0.01%
547,645
+15,084
+3% +$632K
UVSP icon
1803
Univest Financial
UVSP
$886M
$23M 0.01%
982,657
+267,161
+37% +$6.24M
PKD
1804
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$22.9M 0.01%
704,637
+12,437
+2% +$405K
LYG icon
1805
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$22.9M 0.01%
7,990,143
+2,014,843
+34% +$5.78M
LITE icon
1806
Lumentum
LITE
$11.4B
$22.9M 0.01%
547,731
-28,208
-5% -$1.18M
SNDA icon
1807
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$500M
$22.9M 0.01%
90,785
+3,338
+4% +$841K
FOR icon
1808
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$22.9M 0.01%
1,953,227
+142,680
+8% +$1.67M
GSBC icon
1809
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$710M
$22.9M 0.01%
561,782
+13,834
+3% +$563K
BF.B icon
1810
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
$22.8M 0.01%
752,195
+11,982
+2% +$364K
TVPT
1811
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
$22.8M 0.01%
1,518,540
+383,721
+34% +$5.77M
VRA icon
1812
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$22.8M 0.01%
1,503,155
+95,068
+7% +$1.44M
STRZA
1813
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$22.7M 0.01%
728,555
CCK icon
1814
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$22.7M 0.01%
397,480
+13,684
+4% +$781K
TDC icon
1815
Teradata
TDC
$2B
$22.7M 0.01%
731,820
+91,202
+14% +$2.83M
GPX
1816
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$22.7M 0.01%
921,420
-4,345
-0.5% -$107K
MTSI icon
1817
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$9.82B
$22.7M 0.01%
535,638
-100,469
-16% -$4.25M
LSXMA
1818
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$22.7M 0.01%
923,751
+9,350
+1% +$230K
KOP icon
1819
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$22.7M 0.01%
704,498
-799
-0.1% -$25.7K
SBRA icon
1820
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.57B
$22.7M 0.01%
899,936
+9,283
+1% +$234K
PPBI
1821
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$22.6M 0.01%
855,229
+110,836
+15% +$2.93M
MYCC
1822
DELISTED
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
MYCC
$22.6M 0.01%
1,561,837
+164,265
+12% +$2.38M
VRTX icon
1823
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$22.6M 0.01%
258,913
+9,896
+4% +$863K
PEI
1824
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$22.5M 0.01%
65,158
+637
+1% +$220K
MTW icon
1825
Manitowoc
MTW
$362M
$22.5M 0.01%
1,173,780
+281,352
+32% +$5.39M