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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GDOT icon
1851
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$26M 0.01%
2,627,599
+6,277
+0.2% +$62.1K
VCEL icon
1852
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$1.62B
$26M 0.01%
730,426
+8,080
+1% +$288K
BTI icon
1853
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$26M 0.01%
887,911
+37,359
+4% +$1.09M
AEG icon
1854
Aegon
AEG
$12.2B
$26M 0.01%
+4,507,076
New +$26M
PYCR
1855
DELISTED
Paycor HCM, Inc. Common Stock
PYCR
$25.9M 0.01%
1,201,807
+422,785
+54% +$9.13M
RLJ icon
1856
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$25.9M 0.01%
2,211,023
-85,508
-4% -$1M
NPK icon
1857
National Presto Industries
NPK
$802M
$25.9M 0.01%
322,275
+9,534
+3% +$765K
FSV icon
1858
FirstService
FSV
$9.31B
$25.7M 0.01%
158,577
+2,106
+1% +$341K
HBI icon
1859
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.2B
$25.6M 0.01%
5,749,433
+632,865
+12% +$2.82M
EQBK icon
1860
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$800M
$25.6M 0.01%
754,999
+30,253
+4% +$1.03M
UVE icon
1861
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$719M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,598,720
-57,958
-3% -$926K
DGICA icon
1862
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,825,664
+53,632
+3% +$750K
FLWS icon
1863
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$25.5M 0.01%
2,367,496
+38,529
+2% +$415K
IBCP icon
1864
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$657M
$25.4M 0.01%
977,832
+13,962
+1% +$363K
LMB icon
1865
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$1.23B
$25.4M 0.01%
559,175
+2,769
+0.5% +$126K
MKSI icon
1866
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$7.73B
$25.4M 0.01%
246,807
-16,935
-6% -$1.74M
SENEA icon
1867
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$751M
$25.4M 0.01%
484,143
-10,613
-2% -$557K
ERF
1868
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$25.4M 0.01%
1,654,774
+5,121
+0.3% +$78.6K
PUBM icon
1869
PubMatic
PUBM
$376M
$25.4M 0.01%
1,555,199
+228,190
+17% +$3.72M
RBA icon
1870
RB Global
RBA
$21.7B
$25.2M 0.01%
377,374
-13,139
-3% -$879K
DCPH
1871
DELISTED
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
DCPH
$25.2M 0.01%
1,561,654
+92,410
+6% +$1.49M
GCO icon
1872
Genesco
GCO
$358M
$25.2M 0.01%
715,076
+33,157
+5% +$1.17M
NRC icon
1873
National Research Corp
NRC
$369M
$25.2M 0.01%
636,402
+7,531
+1% +$298K
ODC icon
1874
Oil-Dri
ODC
$959M
$25.2M 0.01%
750,094
+1,560
+0.2% +$52.3K
WASH icon
1875
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$25.1M 0.01%
774,705
+68,930
+10% +$2.23M