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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WFT
1801
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$29.6M 0.01%
6,474,004
-647,449
-9% -$2.96M
XCRA
1802
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$29.6M 0.01%
3,006,589
-16,515
-0.5% -$163K
PDLI
1803
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$29.5M 0.01%
8,707,461
+1,279,431
+17% +$4.34M
UCFC
1804
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$29.5M 0.01%
3,068,196
+35,114
+1% +$337K
NEU icon
1805
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$29.4M 0.01%
69,171
+316
+0.5% +$135K
KOF icon
1806
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$29.4M 0.01%
381,013
-7,197
-2% -$555K
SIX
1807
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$29.3M 0.01%
480,848
+342
+0.1% +$20.8K
CRAI icon
1808
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$29.3M 0.01%
713,096
-7,593
-1% -$312K
KOP icon
1809
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$29.2M 0.01%
632,534
+8,357
+1% +$386K
PIR
1810
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
$29.2M 0.01%
348,227
-9,248
-3% -$775K
CCS icon
1811
Century Communities
CCS
$2B
$29.1M 0.01%
1,178,696
+285,856
+32% +$7.06M
HLF icon
1812
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$29.1M 0.01%
857,528
+11,864
+1% +$402K
DXPE icon
1813
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.85B
$29M 0.01%
921,040
+89,735
+11% +$2.83M
TWNK
1814
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$29M 0.01%
2,122,205
+1,121,008
+112% +$15.3M
SNY icon
1815
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$29M 0.01%
581,994
HSTM icon
1816
HealthStream
HSTM
$855M
$29M 0.01%
1,239,449
+51,900
+4% +$1.21M
ROL icon
1817
Rollins
ROL
$27.8B
$29M 0.01%
1,412,507
+5,647
+0.4% +$116K
SPXC icon
1818
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.21B
$28.9M 0.01%
985,674
+18,660
+2% +$547K
FRGI
1819
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$28.9M 0.01%
1,520,565
+71,514
+5% +$1.36M
TWTR
1820
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$28.8M 0.01%
1,709,001
+102,413
+6% +$1.73M
EXAC
1821
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$28.8M 0.01%
874,161
+46,400
+6% +$1.53M
BURL icon
1822
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$28.8M 0.01%
301,349
+23,278
+8% +$2.22M
JCP
1823
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$28.7M 0.01%
7,532,772
-2,636,736
-26% -$10M
KFRC icon
1824
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
$28.7M 0.01%
1,419,045
-16,566
-1% -$335K
AFI
1825
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
$28.7M 0.01%
1,819,201
+166,504
+10% +$2.62M