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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EQT icon
1826
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.8B
$20.6M 0.01%
466,207
+49,493
+12% +$2.19M
DRC
1827
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$20.6M 0.01%
241,955
-602
-0.2% -$51.3K
KEYS icon
1828
Keysight
KEYS
$29.3B
$20.6M 0.01%
660,624
+468,281
+243% +$14.6M
CTCT
1829
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$20.6M 0.01%
716,002
+20,469
+3% +$589K
MPAA icon
1830
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$20.6M 0.01%
683,637
-59,662
-8% -$1.8M
SEIC icon
1831
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.7B
$20.5M 0.01%
418,101
+22,753
+6% +$1.12M
SIX
1832
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$20.5M 0.01%
456,479
+31,828
+7% +$1.43M
IL
1833
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$20.4M 0.01%
1,716,450
-19,263
-1% -$229K
COBZ
1834
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$20.4M 0.01%
1,563,529
+12,695
+0.8% +$166K
CDNS icon
1835
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$20.4M 0.01%
1,038,595
+96,333
+10% +$1.89M
TIVO
1836
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$20.4M 0.01%
2,012,161
-15,748
-0.8% -$160K
GRC icon
1837
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$20.3M 0.01%
723,701
+5,262
+0.7% +$148K
ISLE
1838
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
$20.2M 0.01%
1,111,946
-262,840
-19% -$4.77M
ELRC
1839
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
$20.2M 0.01%
1,857,694
-13,688
-0.7% -$149K
EXPD icon
1840
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.8B
$20.2M 0.01%
437,124
+85,702
+24% +$3.95M
HCI icon
1841
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$20.2M 0.01%
455,805
+12,251
+3% +$542K
BMRN icon
1842
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$20.1M 0.01%
147,249
+14,221
+11% +$1.94M
AGX icon
1843
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$20.1M 0.01%
498,235
+38,613
+8% +$1.56M
EVC icon
1844
Entravision Communication
EVC
$226M
$20.1M 0.01%
2,441,079
+70,882
+3% +$583K
ENV
1845
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$20.1M 0.01%
496,000
+61,761
+14% +$2.5M
GSBC icon
1846
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$710M
$20M 0.01%
474,788
+13,143
+3% +$554K
DISH
1847
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$20M 0.01%
295,018
+30,200
+11% +$2.05M
DGII icon
1848
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$19.9M 0.01%
2,088,704
+568
+0% +$5.42K
TMH
1849
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$19.9M 0.01%
305,311
-5,973
-2% -$390K
TFSL icon
1850
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,180,034
+76,574
+7% +$1.29M