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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CKEC
1826
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
$14.9M 0.01%
534,235
+49,185
+10% +$1.37M
DEL
1827
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$14.9M 0.01%
218,836
+2,617
+1% +$178K
VMI icon
1828
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.35B
$14.8M 0.01%
99,484
+7,552
+8% +$1.13M
OII icon
1829
Oceaneering
OII
$2.43B
$14.8M 0.01%
188,008
-1,421
-0.8% -$112K
JOE icon
1830
St. Joe Company
JOE
$2.98B
$14.8M 0.01%
772,489
-17,675
-2% -$339K
AVHI
1831
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$14.8M 0.01%
815,741
-5,600
-0.7% -$102K
SIMG
1832
DELISTED
SILICON IMAGE INC
SIMG
$14.8M 0.01%
2,408,763
+138,864
+6% +$854K
MAS icon
1833
Masco
MAS
$15.2B
$14.8M 0.01%
739,541
-3,601
-0.5% -$72.1K
PEI
1834
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$14.8M 0.01%
51,947
+4,109
+9% +$1.17M
SHYF
1835
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$14.8M 0.01%
2,204,801
+11,450
+0.5% +$76.7K
WLY icon
1836
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.2B
$14.8M 0.01%
267,558
+9,189
+4% +$507K
SUI icon
1837
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.1B
$14.7M 0.01%
345,865
+16,290
+5% +$695K
ADSK icon
1838
Autodesk
ADSK
$68B
$14.7M 0.01%
292,866
+10,682
+4% +$538K
APTV icon
1839
Aptiv
APTV
$18B
$14.7M 0.01%
244,924
+3,093
+1% +$186K
CALX icon
1840
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$14.7M 0.01%
1,527,379
+128,063
+9% +$1.23M
PII icon
1841
Polaris
PII
$3.21B
$14.7M 0.01%
101,028
+2,081
+2% +$303K
XCRA
1842
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$14.7M 0.01%
1,838,380
+80,616
+5% +$644K
MCRL
1843
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
$14.7M 0.01%
1,487,684
-7,182
-0.5% -$70.9K
UL icon
1844
Unilever
UL
$153B
$14.7M 0.01%
356,178
-7,027
-2% -$290K
LLTC
1845
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$14.7M 0.01%
322,003
+6,418
+2% +$292K
BLT
1846
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$14.7M 0.01%
1,013,018
+49,107
+5% +$711K
CTCT
1847
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$14.7M 0.01%
471,790
+78,865
+20% +$2.45M
ROSE
1848
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$14.7M 0.01%
305,115
+74,375
+32% +$3.57M
HGG
1849
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
$14.6M 0.01%
1,048,142
-831
-0.1% -$11.6K
EGY icon
1850
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$439M
$14.6M 0.01%
2,124,308
+29,631
+1% +$204K