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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PBI icon
1851
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$28.1M 0.01%
2,583,482
+188,611
+8% +$2.05M
MC icon
1852
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.54B
$28.1M 0.01%
553,200
+13,809
+3% +$702K
NI icon
1853
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$28.1M 0.01%
1,175,962
+5,352
+0.5% +$128K
AVP
1854
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$28.1M 0.01%
9,882,732
+1,705,275
+21% +$4.84M
VSEC icon
1855
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$28M 0.01%
542,318
+19,534
+4% +$1.01M
MDU icon
1856
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$28M 0.01%
2,615,381
+65,752
+3% +$704K
EGOV
1857
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$28M 0.01%
2,103,455
+18,371
+0.9% +$244K
PSO icon
1858
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$28M 0.01%
2,654,759
-48,278
-2% -$508K
SUP
1859
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$27.9M 0.01%
2,097,050
+2,068
+0.1% +$27.5K
PGC icon
1860
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$27.9M 0.01%
835,072
+92,861
+13% +$3.1M
PAC icon
1861
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.9B
$27.9M 0.01%
279,796
-83,843
-23% -$8.35M
EVH icon
1862
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.05B
$27.7M 0.01%
1,942,362
+156,001
+9% +$2.22M
CDK
1863
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$27.6M 0.01%
435,933
+7,469
+2% +$473K
IMAX icon
1864
IMAX
IMAX
$1.74B
$27.6M 0.01%
1,435,172
+246,650
+21% +$4.74M
HCKT icon
1865
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$27.5M 0.01%
1,715,261
+5,242
+0.3% +$84.2K
DGICA icon
1866
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$27.5M 0.01%
1,743,028
+39,671
+2% +$627K
FF icon
1867
Future Fuel
FF
$169M
$27.5M 0.01%
2,295,361
+117,688
+5% +$1.41M
BSET icon
1868
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$27.4M 0.01%
904,395
+2,572
+0.3% +$78.1K
NOW icon
1869
ServiceNow
NOW
$193B
$27.4M 0.01%
165,900
+2,648
+2% +$438K
TRNO icon
1870
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.05B
$27.4M 0.01%
794,345
+47,331
+6% +$1.63M
VVC
1871
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$27.4M 0.01%
428,264
+5,085
+1% +$325K
FC icon
1872
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$27.4M 0.01%
1,017,455
-18,410
-2% -$495K
BNED icon
1873
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$277M
$27.3M 0.01%
39,689
+1,838
+5% +$1.27M
KRO icon
1874
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$694M
$27.3M 0.01%
1,206,725
-33,216
-3% -$751K
ANIP icon
1875
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.12B
$27.3M 0.01%
468,244
+12,427
+3% +$723K