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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ANIP icon
1826
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.12B
$32M 0.01%
479,325
+11,081
+2% +$740K
TRC icon
1827
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$32M 0.01%
1,316,795
+157,090
+14% +$3.82M
TFIN icon
1828
Triumph Financial, Inc.
TFIN
$1.4B
$32M 0.01%
784,564
+174,755
+29% +$7.12M
WSBF icon
1829
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$31.9M 0.01%
1,873,262
+58,289
+3% +$994K
AKS
1830
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$31.9M 0.01%
7,357,323
+460,313
+7% +$2M
APAM icon
1831
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.27B
$31.9M 0.01%
1,058,457
+3,850
+0.4% +$116K
DLB icon
1832
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$31.8M 0.01%
515,936
-5,972
-1% -$368K
GEN icon
1833
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.9B
$31.8M 0.01%
1,540,122
-4,142
-0.3% -$85.5K
LGF.B
1834
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$31.8M 0.01%
1,355,195
+450,916
+50% +$10.6M
HCI icon
1835
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$31.7M 0.01%
763,272
-1,641
-0.2% -$68.2K
CTRN icon
1836
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$31.7M 0.01%
1,155,864
-9,986
-0.9% -$274K
NTB icon
1837
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$31.7M 0.01%
693,409
+26,965
+4% +$1.23M
USCR
1838
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
$31.7M 0.01%
602,860
+14,708
+3% +$772K
SPB icon
1839
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.29B
$31.6M 0.01%
387,239
-6,257
-2% -$511K
PKOH icon
1840
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$31.6M 0.01%
846,751
+35,491
+4% +$1.32M
NI icon
1841
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$31.5M 0.01%
1,200,515
+24,553
+2% +$645K
DCO icon
1842
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$31.5M 0.01%
952,133
-2,237
-0.2% -$74K
TECH icon
1843
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$31.5M 0.01%
850,436
+8,116
+1% +$300K
KRO icon
1844
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$694M
$31.4M 0.01%
1,395,482
+188,757
+16% +$4.25M
TRNO icon
1845
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.05B
$31.3M 0.01%
831,238
+36,893
+5% +$1.39M
ANIK icon
1846
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$31.3M 0.01%
977,569
+46,798
+5% +$1.5M
DPLO
1847
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$31.2M 0.01%
1,219,143
-77,314
-6% -$1.98M
ESIO
1848
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$31.1M 0.01%
1,973,411
-34,213
-2% -$540K
MPWR icon
1849
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$39.9B
$31.1M 0.01%
232,282
+4,629
+2% +$619K
GABC icon
1850
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$31M 0.01%
863,819
+65,191
+8% +$2.34M