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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TNK icon
1826
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$1.8B
$19M 0.01%
344,578
+173,084
+101% +$9.53M
PBI icon
1827
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$18.9M 0.01%
916,802
+26,475
+3% +$547K
LYTS icon
1828
LSI Industries
LYTS
$686M
$18.9M 0.01%
1,551,774
+100,212
+7% +$1.22M
HTO
1829
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$18.9M 0.01%
636,497
+12,396
+2% +$368K
HCI icon
1830
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$18.8M 0.01%
540,195
+30,173
+6% +$1.05M
PEBO icon
1831
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
$18.8M 0.01%
998,589
+49,888
+5% +$940K
SBSI icon
1832
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$18.8M 0.01%
842,405
+1,021
+0.1% +$22.8K
SGC icon
1833
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$18.8M 0.01%
1,107,250
-7,567
-0.7% -$128K
DEG
1834
DELISTED
ETABLISSEMENT DELHZ ADS 4 ADS REPTGS 1 ORD SHS
DEG
$18.8M 0.01%
771,988
AGU
1835
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$18.7M 0.01%
209,157
-21,239
-9% -$1.9M
DENN icon
1836
Denny's
DENN
$264M
$18.7M 0.01%
1,899,991
+200,576
+12% +$1.97M
NC icon
1837
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$18.6M 0.01%
1,931,137
-23,710
-1% -$229K
AGYS icon
1838
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$18.6M 0.01%
1,863,204
+5,032
+0.3% +$50.3K
HDS
1839
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$18.6M 0.01%
619,176
-96,694
-14% -$2.9M
NATL
1840
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
$18.6M 0.01%
695,785
+10,757
+2% +$287K
KRNY icon
1841
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$18.5M 0.01%
1,463,582
+322,630
+28% +$4.09M
DEL
1842
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$18.5M 0.01%
314,548
+11,322
+4% +$667K
DNKN
1843
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$18.5M 0.01%
434,418
-22,873
-5% -$974K
AMCX icon
1844
AMC Networks
AMCX
$357M
$18.5M 0.01%
247,257
-8,588
-3% -$641K
AWK icon
1845
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$18.4M 0.01%
308,604
+16,158
+6% +$966K
SIR
1846
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$18.4M 0.01%
2,111,409
+80,846
+4% +$704K
PGRE
1847
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.57B
$18.4M 0.01%
1,016,147
+382,063
+60% +$6.92M
EOCC
1848
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$18.4M 0.01%
717,148
+9,397
+1% +$241K
UTIW
1849
DELISTED
UTI WORLDWIDE INC
UTIW
$18.4M 0.01%
2,613,434
-138,002
-5% -$970K
PKD
1850
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$18.4M 0.01%
672,325
-18,186
-3% -$496K