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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DEL
1851
DELISTED
Deltic Timber
DEL
$18.1M 0.01%
303,226
+15,759
+5% +$943K
HFWA icon
1852
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$18M 0.01%
959,015
+55,794
+6% +$1.05M
UIS icon
1853
Unisys
UIS
$282M
$18M 0.01%
1,516,002
-24,399
-2% -$290K
TRIP icon
1854
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$18M 0.01%
286,100
+4,876
+2% +$307K
LBAI
1855
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$18M 0.01%
1,622,410
+38,879
+2% +$432K
SPA
1856
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$18M 0.01%
839,693
+3,104
+0.4% +$66.4K
SWI
1857
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$18M 0.01%
457,637
+80,686
+21% +$3.17M
WDR
1858
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$18M 0.01%
516,261
+37,788
+8% +$1.31M
SFE
1859
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$17.9M 0.01%
1,152,156
-17,631
-2% -$274K
CUBI icon
1860
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.32B
$17.9M 0.01%
695,751
+180,775
+35% +$4.65M
ROL icon
1861
Rollins
ROL
$27.8B
$17.9M 0.01%
1,496,795
+75,585
+5% +$903K
FBP icon
1862
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.49B
$17.9M 0.01%
5,015,029
+646
+0% +$2.3K
CXT icon
1863
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$17.8M 0.01%
1,101,079
+19,421
+2% +$314K
DISCA
1864
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$17.8M 0.01%
684,492
+365,808
+115% +$9.52M
RH icon
1865
RH
RH
$4.08B
$17.8M 0.01%
190,832
+11,107
+6% +$1.04M
ECHO
1866
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$17.7M 0.01%
905,521
+145,087
+19% +$2.84M
BSAC icon
1867
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$17.7M 0.01%
973,859
-108,360
-10% -$1.97M
RFP
1868
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$17.7M 0.01%
2,135,086
+27,826
+1% +$231K
GCI
1869
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$17.7M 0.01%
1,204,073
-140,385
-10% -$2.07M
WMAR
1870
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$17.7M 0.01%
2,018,842
-3,043
-0.2% -$26.7K
GRC icon
1871
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$17.7M 0.01%
737,676
+13,975
+2% +$335K
PAMT
1872
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$17.7M 0.01%
2,139,872
-525,864
-20% -$4.35M
FISI icon
1873
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$17.7M 0.01%
713,365
+12,656
+2% +$314K
THR icon
1874
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$17.7M 0.01%
859,924
+165,398
+24% +$3.4M
PBI icon
1875
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$17.7M 0.01%
890,327
+25,084
+3% +$498K