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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CRAI icon
1851
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$26.2M 0.01%
720,689
+23,397
+3% +$850K
GABC icon
1852
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$26.1M 0.01%
765,212
+16,170
+2% +$551K
ZVO
1853
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$26.1M 0.01%
1,766,602
+49,994
+3% +$738K
DGICA icon
1854
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$26M 0.01%
1,637,594
+33,628
+2% +$535K
LNN icon
1855
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
$26M 0.01%
291,630
-785
-0.3% -$70.1K
QLYS icon
1856
Qualys
QLYS
$4.82B
$26M 0.01%
637,482
+43,462
+7% +$1.77M
FLWS icon
1857
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$26M 0.01%
2,667,298
+139,643
+6% +$1.36M
CNS icon
1858
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.65B
$26M 0.01%
640,425
+75,497
+13% +$3.06M
RES icon
1859
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$26M 0.01%
1,284,388
-241,722
-16% -$4.89M
GRA
1860
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$26M 0.01%
360,448
+62,804
+21% +$4.52M
PFBC icon
1861
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$25.9M 0.01%
485,055
+10,311
+2% +$551K
TYPE
1862
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$25.9M 0.01%
1,416,107
+17,262
+1% +$316K
SHYF
1863
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$25.9M 0.01%
2,927,298
+36,862
+1% +$326K
CS
1864
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$25.9M 0.01%
1,772,073
BBWI icon
1865
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.61B
$25.8M 0.01%
592,605
+3,414
+0.6% +$149K
CNR
1866
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$25.8M 0.01%
1,545,295
+97,599
+7% +$1.63M
BBBY
1867
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$596M
$25.7M 0.01%
1,909,584
+45,310
+2% +$610K
PTVCB
1868
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$25.7M 0.01%
1,048,788
+2,238
+0.2% +$54.8K
PERY
1869
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$25.7M 0.01%
1,319,520
+2,923
+0.2% +$56.9K
INN
1870
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$623M
$25.6M 0.01%
1,374,090
+127,226
+10% +$2.37M
BURL icon
1871
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$25.6M 0.01%
278,071
-29,405
-10% -$2.7M
DFRG
1872
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
$25.5M 0.01%
1,585,776
+190,194
+14% +$3.06M
WT icon
1873
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$25.5M 0.01%
2,506,365
-2,068
-0.1% -$21K
UTL icon
1874
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$25.5M 0.01%
527,531
+16,671
+3% +$805K
GPX
1875
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$25.5M 0.01%
964,815
+19,373
+2% +$511K