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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CPRI icon
1876
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$2.49B
$19.4M 0.01%
460,173
+23,941
+5% +$1.01M
FSTR icon
1877
Foster
FSTR
$289M
$19.4M 0.01%
559,468
+23,424
+4% +$811K
EVHC
1878
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$19.4M 0.01%
163,733
+60,321
+58% +$7.13M
SPOK icon
1879
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$358M
$19.3M 0.01%
1,148,939
+54,158
+5% +$912K
VIVO
1880
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$19.3M 0.01%
1,035,924
+204,043
+25% +$3.8M
SMRT
1881
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$19.3M 0.01%
1,844,035
+163,437
+10% +$1.71M
BDBD
1882
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$19.2M 0.01%
2,772,632
-233,386
-8% -$1.62M
DSPG
1883
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$19.2M 0.01%
1,862,668
+25,972
+1% +$268K
USAK
1884
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
$19.2M 0.01%
904,439
+25,699
+3% +$546K
UNTD
1885
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
$19.2M 0.01%
1,223,727
+17,972
+1% +$282K
MLR icon
1886
Miller Industries
MLR
$464M
$19.1M 0.01%
958,897
+8,912
+0.9% +$178K
HCSG icon
1887
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.19B
$19.1M 0.01%
578,167
-34,064
-6% -$1.13M
GRA
1888
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$19.1M 0.01%
190,137
+14,430
+8% +$1.45M
BFIN icon
1889
BankFinancial
BFIN
$154M
$19.1M 0.01%
1,618,114
+10,402
+0.6% +$123K
CVC
1890
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$19M 0.01%
794,477
+14,919
+2% +$357K
RY icon
1891
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$19M 0.01%
310,907
+22,945
+8% +$1.4M
ERIE icon
1892
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$17.7B
$19M 0.01%
231,551
+20,334
+10% +$1.67M
FFIV icon
1893
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$18.9M 0.01%
157,155
+18,646
+13% +$2.24M
TGH
1894
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$18.9M 0.01%
726,566
-2,282
-0.3% -$59.4K
LBAI
1895
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$18.8M 0.01%
1,583,531
+40,094
+3% +$477K
SGC icon
1896
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$190M
$18.8M 0.01%
1,138,300
+12,357
+1% +$204K
GCI
1897
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$18.8M 0.01%
+1,344,458
New +$18.8M
TBRG icon
1898
TruBridge
TBRG
$302M
$18.8M 0.01%
352,000
+5,312
+2% +$284K
EDR
1899
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$18.8M 0.01%
599,327
+2,593
+0.4% +$81.3K
TRNX
1900
DELISTED
TORNIER N V SHARES (NLD)
TRNX
$18.8M 0.01%
750,735
-10,372
-1% -$259K