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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CPB icon
1851
Campbell Soup
CPB
$9.82B
$13.2M 0.01%
324,792
+45,707
+16% +$1.86M
BEAT
1852
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$13.2M 0.01%
1,333,453
+214,924
+19% +$2.13M
STR
1853
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$13.2M 0.01%
587,489
+12,677
+2% +$285K
CHA
1854
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
$13.2M 0.01%
266,793
+1,530
+0.6% +$75.6K
NWN icon
1855
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$13.2M 0.01%
313,949
-13,106
-4% -$550K
FBC
1856
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$13.2M 0.01%
892,535
+171,911
+24% +$2.54M
CLX icon
1857
Clorox
CLX
$15.3B
$13.2M 0.01%
160,990
+9,588
+6% +$784K
JCP
1858
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$13.1M 0.01%
1,488,144
-665,218
-31% -$5.87M
DRC
1859
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$13.1M 0.01%
209,401
+12,346
+6% +$770K
FDO
1860
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
$13.1M 0.01%
181,352
+12,440
+7% +$896K
NEU icon
1861
NewMarket
NEU
$7.81B
$13.1M 0.01%
45,343
-1,789
-4% -$515K
GTI
1862
DELISTED
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GTI
$13M 0.01%
1,544,003
+428,048
+38% +$3.62M
DSPG
1863
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$13M 0.01%
1,849,986
+894
+0% +$6.3K
SIRO
1864
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$13M 0.01%
194,403
+4,638
+2% +$310K
CRS icon
1865
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.2B
$13M 0.01%
223,903
+10,208
+5% +$593K
COWN
1866
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$13M 0.01%
942,578
+125,643
+15% +$1.73M
CHH icon
1867
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.14B
$13M 0.01%
300,975
+45,248
+18% +$1.95M
PETM
1868
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
$13M 0.01%
170,308
-141
-0.1% -$10.8K
VSI
1869
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$13M 0.01%
296,511
-1,159
-0.4% -$50.7K
UTHR icon
1870
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$13M 0.01%
164,404
+8,299
+5% +$654K
BKD icon
1871
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.79B
$13M 0.01%
492,394
-5,926
-1% -$156K
RL icon
1872
Ralph Lauren
RL
$18.5B
$12.9M 0.01%
78,483
+4,907
+7% +$808K
VLY icon
1873
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6B
$12.9M 0.01%
1,297,478
+10,362
+0.8% +$103K
EZPW icon
1874
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$12.9M 0.01%
761,931
+63,179
+9% +$1.07M
WEX icon
1875
WEX
WEX
$5.73B
$12.8M 0.01%
146,381
-79,513
-35% -$6.98M