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
PVA
1851
DELISTED
PENN VIRGINIA CORP
PVA
$19.8M 0.01%
4,531,313
-1,156,468
-20% -$5.07M
ITT icon
1852
ITT
ITT
$13.8B
$19.8M 0.01%
474,266
+64,915
+16% +$2.72M
POWR
1853
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$19.8M 0.01%
1,343,657
+38,424
+3% +$567K
VRE
1854
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,074,726
+11,998
+1% +$221K
MLKN icon
1855
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.4B
$19.8M 0.01%
684,336
+67,193
+11% +$1.94M
HEI icon
1856
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$19.8M 0.01%
828,936
+1,292
+0.2% +$30.9K
REIS
1857
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$19.8M 0.01%
892,299
-9,216
-1% -$204K
RUTH
1858
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$19.7M 0.01%
1,223,364
-18,492
-1% -$298K
CULP icon
1859
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$19.7M 0.01%
636,098
+24,811
+4% +$769K
WPP
1860
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$19.7M 0.01%
2,147,539
-42,483
-2% -$390K
BKD icon
1861
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$19.7M 0.01%
567,208
+43,410
+8% +$1.51M
EGL
1862
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$19.7M 0.01%
781,957
-11,543
-1% -$290K
WLH
1863
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$19.7M 0.01%
765,807
+166,688
+28% +$4.28M
HLF icon
1864
Herbalife
HLF
$986M
$19.6M 0.01%
712,610
+361,322
+103% +$9.95M
CPRT icon
1865
Copart
CPRT
$46.8B
$19.6M 0.01%
4,425,208
+363,664
+9% +$1.61M
SMG icon
1866
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$19.6M 0.01%
331,284
+30,052
+10% +$1.78M
MDVN
1867
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$19.6M 0.01%
343,430
+63,732
+23% +$3.64M
SYNT
1868
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$19.5M 0.01%
411,543
-45,492
-10% -$2.16M
WMAR
1869
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$19.5M 0.01%
2,021,885
+26,219
+1% +$253K
FLWS icon
1870
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$19.5M 0.01%
1,863,179
+121,687
+7% +$1.27M
PEI
1871
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$19.5M 0.01%
60,876
+87
+0.1% +$27.9K
DEL
1872
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$19.4M 0.01%
287,467
+12,541
+5% +$848K
VASC
1873
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$19.4M 0.01%
558,609
+18,929
+4% +$657K
CBOE icon
1874
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.5B
$19.4M 0.01%
338,832
+33,242
+11% +$1.9M
ACAT
1875
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
$19.4M 0.01%
583,574
+67,773
+13% +$2.25M