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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BFIN icon
1851
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
$21.6M 0.01%
1,698,487
-6,570
-0.4% -$83.4K
TESO
1852
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$21.6M 0.01%
2,642,750
-85,481
-3% -$697K
MED icon
1853
Medifast
MED
$154M
$21.6M 0.01%
570,403
+8,268
+1% +$312K
BSET icon
1854
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$21.5M 0.01%
926,398
-703
-0.1% -$16.3K
DCO icon
1855
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$21.5M 0.01%
942,866
+45,029
+5% +$1.03M
PKOH icon
1856
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$21.5M 0.01%
589,378
+20,590
+4% +$751K
SC
1857
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$21.4M 0.01%
1,760,908
+593,709
+51% +$7.22M
LBY
1858
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$21.4M 0.01%
1,198,663
+25,293
+2% +$451K
CNS icon
1859
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.65B
$21.4M 0.01%
500,296
+53,799
+12% +$2.3M
ATI icon
1860
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,183,540
-18,813
-2% -$340K
FLWS icon
1861
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$21.4M 0.01%
2,330,567
+156,285
+7% +$1.43M
MDU icon
1862
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$21.4M 0.01%
2,209,290
+183,721
+9% +$1.78M
SGI
1863
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.6B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,506,736
-1,030,388
-41% -$14.6M
IL
1864
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$21.4M 0.01%
2,124,137
+4,639
+0.2% +$46.7K
MBWM icon
1865
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$21.4M 0.01%
795,697
+22,590
+3% +$607K
SGC icon
1866
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$21.3M 0.01%
1,076,144
-12,344
-1% -$244K
PSTB
1867
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
$21.3M 0.01%
2,618,834
+109,825
+4% +$892K
CSRA
1868
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$21.2M 0.01%
788,436
-7,279
-0.9% -$196K
SCG
1869
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$21.2M 0.01%
293,031
+16,479
+6% +$1.19M
CALX icon
1870
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$21.2M 0.01%
2,884,476
+94,225
+3% +$693K
SAN icon
1871
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$21.2M 0.01%
5,008,811
-191,149
-4% -$808K
EVC icon
1872
Entravision Communication
EVC
$226M
$21.2M 0.01%
2,773,708
-7,982
-0.3% -$60.9K
ADSK icon
1873
Autodesk
ADSK
$68B
$21.1M 0.01%
291,844
-4,941
-2% -$357K
NXGN
1874
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$21.1M 0.01%
1,862,575
-44,503
-2% -$504K
CNP icon
1875
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$21M 0.01%
905,851
+79,659
+10% +$1.85M