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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NOVT icon
1801
Novanta
NOVT
$4.12B
$26.8M 0.01%
1,009,658
+48,023
+5% +$1.28M
RUSHB icon
1802
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.59B
$26.7M 0.01%
1,923,901
-43,096
-2% -$597K
TOWR
1803
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$26.6M 0.01%
980,118
+132,855
+16% +$3.6M
AUD
1804
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$26.5M 0.01%
1,856,433
+218,213
+13% +$3.12M
CAMP
1805
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$26.5M 0.01%
68,666
+3,557
+5% +$1.37M
BBBY
1806
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$591M
$26.5M 0.01%
1,864,274
+1,254,585
+206% +$17.8M
FRGI
1807
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$26.5M 0.01%
1,094,700
+149,491
+16% +$3.62M
DGII icon
1808
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$26.5M 0.01%
2,224,865
+26,221
+1% +$312K
XCRA
1809
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$26.5M 0.01%
2,976,067
+306,386
+11% +$2.72M
NEWS
1810
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$26.4M 0.01%
2,499,773
+8,385
+0.3% +$88.7K
AFI
1811
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
$26.4M 0.01%
1,435,118
+155,095
+12% +$2.86M
EPAM icon
1812
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.57B
$26.4M 0.01%
349,997
-53,562
-13% -$4.05M
ADUS icon
1813
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.01B
$26.4M 0.01%
824,994
+43,588
+6% +$1.39M
CS
1814
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$26.3M 0.01%
1,772,073
+9,006
+0.5% +$134K
ATI icon
1815
ATI
ATI
$10.6B
$26.3M 0.01%
1,463,940
+276,672
+23% +$4.97M
CDK
1816
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$26.2M 0.01%
403,504
+37,620
+10% +$2.45M
KTOS icon
1817
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$26.2M 0.01%
3,369,404
-1,636,142
-33% -$12.7M
PES
1818
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$26.2M 0.01%
6,549,757
+1,044,979
+19% +$4.18M
MYCC
1819
DELISTED
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
MYCC
$26.1M 0.01%
1,628,629
+30,378
+2% +$488K
STAG icon
1820
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.72B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,043,876
+111,433
+12% +$2.79M
BRFS icon
1821
BRF SA
BRFS
$6.31B
$26.1M 0.01%
2,131,654
-135,148
-6% -$1.65M
EGN
1822
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$26M 0.01%
478,306
+53,273
+13% +$2.9M
KMG
1823
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$26M 0.01%
565,154
+25,689
+5% +$1.18M
BSMX
1824
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$26M 0.01%
2,874,981
BRSS
1825
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$26M 0.01%
754,704
+17,375
+2% +$598K