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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TITN icon
1851
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$26.5M 0.01%
1,848,356
-17,693
-0.9% -$254K
IIIN icon
1852
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$26.4M 0.01%
1,287,217
-2,580
-0.2% -$53K
LFCR icon
1853
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$26.4M 0.01%
2,429,158
+23,333
+1% +$254K
DGICA icon
1854
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$26.4M 0.01%
1,799,007
+2,406
+0.1% +$35.3K
GTS
1855
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$26.3M 0.01%
1,964,911
-3,963
-0.2% -$53.1K
ONCE
1856
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
$26.3M 0.01%
270,788
WTTR icon
1857
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$26.1M 0.01%
3,012,598
+226,642
+8% +$1.96M
CCRN icon
1858
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$411M
$26.1M 0.01%
2,532,812
-63,869
-2% -$658K
FSB
1859
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$26.1M 0.01%
863,180
+19,427
+2% +$587K
MRLN
1860
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$26M 0.01%
1,030,850
-1,906
-0.2% -$48K
CHUY
1861
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$25.9M 0.01%
1,047,209
+2,971
+0.3% +$73.6K
HWKN icon
1862
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$25.9M 0.01%
1,218,692
-5,776
-0.5% -$123K
QUAD icon
1863
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$25.9M 0.01%
2,463,357
+62,270
+3% +$654K
AMRC icon
1864
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,604,995
+9,815
+0.6% +$158K
ABMD
1865
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$25.8M 0.01%
144,916
+1,145
+0.8% +$204K
TRC icon
1866
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$25.8M 0.01%
1,517,540
-2,851
-0.2% -$48.4K
NFG icon
1867
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$25.7M 0.01%
548,099
+79,202
+17% +$3.72M
HCC icon
1868
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$3.04B
$25.7M 0.01%
1,316,835
+309,738
+31% +$6.05M
BBSI icon
1869
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$25.7M 0.01%
1,156,504
-2,712
-0.2% -$60.2K
KRO icon
1870
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$694M
$25.5M 0.01%
2,064,759
+84,087
+4% +$1.04M
HAIN icon
1871
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$194M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,186,894
+324,150
+38% +$6.96M
CCBG icon
1872
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$25.4M 0.01%
924,407
+4,624
+0.5% +$127K
ACIC icon
1873
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$538M
$25.3M 0.01%
1,810,793
+66,549
+4% +$931K
MBUU icon
1874
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$629M
$25.3M 0.01%
824,737
-5,076
-0.6% -$156K
GHDX
1875
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
$25.2M 0.01%
371,281
+52,159
+16% +$3.54M