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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
POWL icon
1826
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$26.6M 0.01%
900,337
-8,338
-0.9% -$246K
SQM icon
1827
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$26.5M 0.01%
540,243
-21,056
-4% -$1.03M
ELME
1828
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$26.5M 0.01%
1,223,745
-47,466
-4% -$1.03M
SITC icon
1829
SITE Centers
SITC
$463M
$26.4M 0.01%
3,339,119
+25,412
+0.8% +$201K
UFI icon
1830
UNIFI
UFI
$82.8M
$26.3M 0.01%
1,484,567
-5,632
-0.4% -$99.9K
DFIN icon
1831
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.5B
$26.3M 0.01%
1,551,270
-73,974
-5% -$1.26M
MNDT
1832
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$26.3M 0.01%
1,141,033
-24,061
-2% -$555K
LL
1833
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$26.3M 0.01%
854,496
+8,491
+1% +$261K
FPRX
1834
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
$26.3M 0.01%
1,543,780
-38,790
-2% -$660K
WW
1835
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$26.2M 0.01%
1,072,747
+44,599
+4% +$1.09M
VSEC icon
1836
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$26.2M 0.01%
679,622
-2,635
-0.4% -$101K
XHR
1837
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.41B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,718,306
-54,604
-3% -$830K
CNA icon
1838
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.9B
$26M 0.01%
668,011
+56,202
+9% +$2.19M
DRH icon
1839
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$26M 0.01%
3,145,444
-113,409
-3% -$936K
IIIN icon
1840
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$25.9M 0.01%
1,162,496
-31,170
-3% -$694K
PDFS icon
1841
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$25.8M 0.01%
1,196,674
-167,212
-12% -$3.61M
CLR
1842
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$25.8M 0.01%
1,584,497
-59,470
-4% -$970K
AVLR
1843
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$25.8M 0.01%
156,548
+299
+0.2% +$49.3K
HRB icon
1844
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,626,989
-4,034
-0.2% -$64K
HAFC icon
1845
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$25.7M 0.01%
2,269,342
-89,625
-4% -$1.02M
DSGR icon
1846
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$25.7M 0.01%
1,008,880
-32,704
-3% -$833K
ARLO icon
1847
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.82B
$25.7M 0.01%
3,293,729
+20,239
+0.6% +$158K
HCI icon
1848
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$25.5M 0.01%
487,130
-44,009
-8% -$2.3M
CONN
1849
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$25.4M 0.01%
2,176,690
+23,248
+1% +$272K
GH icon
1850
Guardant Health
GH
$6.85B
$25.4M 0.01%
197,399
+11,019
+6% +$1.42M