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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MPWR icon
1851
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$39.9B
$27.5M 0.01%
257,691
-15,657
-6% -$1.67M
ITIC icon
1852
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$27.4M 0.01%
153,273
-1,185
-0.8% -$212K
BRKR icon
1853
Bruker
BRKR
$4.69B
$27.4M 0.01%
921,431
+11,466
+1% +$341K
CCK icon
1854
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$27.4M 0.01%
458,924
+4,647
+1% +$278K
ACET
1855
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$27.4M 0.01%
2,438,462
-91,549
-4% -$1.03M
GRUB
1856
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$27.3M 0.01%
259,629
-131,724
-34% -$13.9M
FLWS icon
1857
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$27.3M 0.01%
2,770,303
+103,005
+4% +$1.01M
AXTA icon
1858
Axalta
AXTA
$6.75B
$27.3M 0.01%
942,894
+42,450
+5% +$1.23M
CDK
1859
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$27.3M 0.01%
432,130
+394
+0.1% +$24.9K
LTC
1860
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$27.3M 0.01%
580,158
+22,325
+4% +$1.05M
LSXMA
1861
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$27.3M 0.01%
900,298
-3,931
-0.4% -$119K
VVC
1862
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$27.2M 0.01%
414,029
+4,094
+1% +$269K
DNKN
1863
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$27.2M 0.01%
511,581
+1,465
+0.3% +$77.8K
LFC
1864
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$27.1M 0.01%
1,798,415
-95,894
-5% -$1.44M
BKMU
1865
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$27M 0.01%
2,659,901
-22,927
-0.9% -$233K
CTRL
1866
DELISTED
Control4 Corporation
CTRL
$27M 0.01%
915,412
+112,555
+14% +$3.32M
WTRG icon
1867
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$26.9M 0.01%
811,951
+9,849
+1% +$327K
DBD
1868
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$26.9M 0.01%
1,176,428
-51,185
-4% -$1.17M
HQY icon
1869
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.97B
$26.9M 0.01%
531,288
+57,855
+12% +$2.93M
VRSN icon
1870
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$26.9M 0.01%
252,525
-1,536
-0.6% -$163K
DGICA icon
1871
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$26.8M 0.01%
1,659,577
+21,983
+1% +$355K
GRA
1872
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$26.7M 0.01%
370,058
+9,610
+3% +$693K
MLR icon
1873
Miller Industries
MLR
$455M
$26.7M 0.01%
954,692
-2,958
-0.3% -$82.7K
UTL icon
1874
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$26.7M 0.01%
539,193
+11,662
+2% +$577K
OLED icon
1875
Universal Display
OLED
$6.49B
$26.6M 0.01%
206,614
+561
+0.3% +$72.3K