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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WTW icon
1901
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.5B
$12.5M 0.01%
109,204
+12,240
+13% +$1.4M
SRCL
1902
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$12.5M 0.01%
108,619
+8,569
+9% +$989K
FISI icon
1903
Financial Institutions
FISI
$539M
$12.5M 0.01%
612,114
+3,933
+0.6% +$80.5K
VIAV icon
1904
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.74B
$12.5M 0.01%
1,495,835
+30,556
+2% +$256K
LLTC
1905
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$12.5M 0.01%
315,585
+24,037
+8% +$953K
CIA icon
1906
Citizens
CIA
$271M
$12.5M 0.01%
1,448,320
-12,979
-0.9% -$112K
DHX icon
1907
DHI Group
DHX
$143M
$12.5M 0.01%
1,469,795
-20,084
-1% -$171K
IMN
1908
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$12.5M 0.01%
3,049,352
+11,777
+0.4% +$48.3K
BT
1909
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$12.5M 0.01%
451,158
-10,768
-2% -$298K
G icon
1910
Genpact
G
$7.23B
$12.4M 0.01%
658,647
+33,747
+5% +$637K
PENX
1911
DELISTED
PENFORD CORP
PENX
$12.4M 0.01%
867,811
+782
+0.1% +$11.2K
GIC icon
1912
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$12.4M 0.01%
1,338,436
+2,827
+0.2% +$26.2K
RDY icon
1913
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.5B
$12.4M 0.01%
1,636,895
+23,380
+1% +$177K
SENEA icon
1914
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$737M
$12.4M 0.01%
410,759
+891
+0.2% +$26.8K
AMT icon
1915
American Tower
AMT
$92.4B
$12.4M 0.01%
166,679
-110,693
-40% -$8.21M
DEG
1916
DELISTED
ETABLISSEMENT DELHZ ADS 4 ADS REPTGS 1 ORD SHS
DEG
$12.4M 0.01%
783,368
+520
+0.1% +$8.2K
WLY icon
1917
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.24B
$12.3M 0.01%
258,369
+57,666
+29% +$2.75M
CXT icon
1918
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.36B
$12.3M 0.01%
575,109
+19,589
+4% +$420K
TPGI
1919
DELISTED
THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP INC
TPGI
$12.3M 0.01%
1,832,670
-11,513
-0.6% -$77.4K
APOL
1920
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$12.3M 0.01%
591,667
+441,054
+293% +$9.18M
BMRN icon
1921
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.5B
$12.3M 0.01%
170,346
+1,296
+0.8% +$93.6K
TBRG icon
1922
TruBridge
TBRG
$314M
$12.3M 0.01%
209,550
+7,692
+4% +$450K
FLO icon
1923
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$12.3M 0.01%
571,687
+17,196
+3% +$369K
XOXO
1924
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$12.3M 0.01%
948,524
+7,530
+0.8% +$97.3K
GWRE icon
1925
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21B
$12.2M 0.01%
259,809
+80,004
+44% +$3.77M