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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STR
1851
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$19.8M 0.01%
781,742
-983
-0.1% -$24.9K
CNP icon
1852
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$19.8M 0.01%
826,192
+8,127
+1% +$195K
FRGI
1853
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$19.8M 0.01%
907,117
+66,377
+8% +$1.45M
SFR
1854
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
$19.8M 0.01%
650,253
+3,582
+0.6% +$109K
RBCAA icon
1855
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$19.8M 0.01%
715,826
+12,107
+2% +$335K
DSPG
1856
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$19.7M 0.01%
1,861,269
-812
-0% -$8.62K
EZPW icon
1857
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$19.6M 0.01%
2,594,209
+246,289
+10% +$1.86M
FLWS icon
1858
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$19.6M 0.01%
2,174,282
+156,132
+8% +$1.41M
RUSHB icon
1859
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$19.6M 0.01%
2,121,687
-17,516
-0.8% -$162K
TECH icon
1860
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$19.6M 0.01%
694,852
+48,252
+7% +$1.36M
LULU icon
1861
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19B
$19.6M 0.01%
264,822
+1,913
+0.7% +$141K
SAN icon
1862
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$19.5M 0.01%
5,199,960
+33,263
+0.6% +$125K
AGYS icon
1863
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$19.5M 0.01%
1,863,094
-5,226
-0.3% -$54.7K
BMTC
1864
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$19.5M 0.01%
667,780
+23,283
+4% +$680K
FPRX
1865
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
$19.5M 0.01%
+471,536
New +$19.5M
EGL
1866
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$19.5M 0.01%
922,063
-149,234
-14% -$3.15M
MTW icon
1867
Manitowoc
MTW
$362M
$19.5M 0.01%
892,428
-6,861
-0.8% -$150K
CCF
1868
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$19.4M 0.01%
329,190
+2,031
+0.6% +$120K
CCK icon
1869
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$19.4M 0.01%
383,796
+2,721
+0.7% +$138K
FCBC icon
1870
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$19.4M 0.01%
865,274
+38,973
+5% +$875K
AAT
1871
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$19.4M 0.01%
457,043
+1,938
+0.4% +$82.2K
WSM icon
1872
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24B
$19.3M 0.01%
741,254
+53,390
+8% +$1.39M
SBH icon
1873
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$19.3M 0.01%
656,386
+4,603
+0.7% +$135K
FC icon
1874
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$19.3M 0.01%
1,258,772
+8,054
+0.6% +$123K
CALX icon
1875
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$19.3M 0.01%
2,790,251
+228,161
+9% +$1.58M