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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SIR
1851
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$25.1M 0.01%
2,216,746
+59,982
+3% +$680K
POWL icon
1852
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$25.1M 0.01%
727,897
+45,623
+7% +$1.57M
APEI icon
1853
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$25M 0.01%
1,092,337
+53,210
+5% +$1.22M
KRG icon
1854
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$25M 0.01%
1,160,603
+52,057
+5% +$1.12M
CMTL icon
1855
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$69.1M
$24.9M 0.01%
1,691,114
+224,033
+15% +$3.3M
PGTI
1856
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$24.9M 0.01%
2,312,216
+121,584
+6% +$1.31M
CNR
1857
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$24.8M 0.01%
1,447,696
+124,187
+9% +$2.13M
VRTV
1858
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$24.7M 0.01%
477,575
+67,030
+16% +$3.47M
CRAI icon
1859
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$24.6M 0.01%
697,292
+24,801
+4% +$876K
BSET icon
1860
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$24.6M 0.01%
915,568
-8,141
-0.9% -$219K
SEIC icon
1861
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.7B
$24.6M 0.01%
488,046
+9,155
+2% +$462K
MDU icon
1862
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$24.6M 0.01%
2,362,239
+252,232
+12% +$2.62M
HMY icon
1863
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$24.4M 0.01%
9,979,218
-100,775
-1% -$247K
ITIC icon
1864
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$24.4M 0.01%
154,278
+450
+0.3% +$71.2K
LCUT icon
1865
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$88.4M
$24.4M 0.01%
1,212,210
-22
-0% -$442
BFIN icon
1866
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
$24.4M 0.01%
1,677,895
-5,298
-0.3% -$76.9K
QCP
1867
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
$24.3M 0.01%
1,289,845
+66,201
+5% +$1.25M
OCLR
1868
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$24.3M 0.01%
2,475,371
+191,070
+8% +$1.88M
TTM
1869
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$24.2M 0.01%
679,609
-131,990
-16% -$4.71M
WTRG icon
1870
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$24.2M 0.01%
752,519
+101,689
+16% +$3.27M
FCBC icon
1871
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$24.2M 0.01%
968,016
+35,087
+4% +$876K
AR icon
1872
Antero Resources
AR
$10.2B
$24.2M 0.01%
1,059,571
+153,118
+17% +$3.49M
FC icon
1873
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$24.1M 0.01%
1,194,704
-30,264
-2% -$611K
QUAD icon
1874
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$24.1M 0.01%
953,750
+95,130
+11% +$2.4M
BSRR icon
1875
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$408M
$24M 0.01%
876,353
+48,508
+6% +$1.33M