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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SMRT
1901
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$16.9M 0.01%
1,748,595
-95,440
-5% -$924K
EFSC icon
1902
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.24B
$16.8M 0.01%
668,168
+31,837
+5% +$801K
PKY
1903
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$16.8M 0.01%
1,080,684
+93,163
+9% +$1.45M
CMCO icon
1904
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$16.8M 0.01%
924,422
+30,732
+3% +$558K
RAD
1905
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$16.7M 0.01%
137,299
+11,501
+9% +$1.4M
GXP
1906
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$16.7M 0.01%
616,554
+2,529
+0.4% +$68.3K
HHS icon
1907
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$28.3M
$16.7M 0.01%
471,706
-1,935
-0.4% -$68.3K
RAX
1908
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$16.6M 0.01%
671,226
+9,343
+1% +$231K
RBCAA icon
1909
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$16.5M 0.01%
673,979
+10,528
+2% +$258K
TMH
1910
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$16.5M 0.01%
304,901
-410
-0.1% -$22.2K
VRSN icon
1911
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$16.4M 0.01%
233,119
+3,548
+2% +$250K
EVRI
1912
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$16.4M 0.01%
3,205,232
+148,636
+5% +$763K
CSCD
1913
DELISTED
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
CSCD
$16.4M 0.01%
1,161,422
+42,564
+4% +$602K
BBVA icon
1914
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$110B
$16.4M 0.01%
2,040,456
+58,544
+3% +$471K
HALL
1915
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$16.4M 0.01%
142,463
+1,388
+1% +$159K
SXCL
1916
DELISTED
STEEL EXCEL INC. COMMON STOCK
SXCL
$16.3M 0.01%
+818,229
New +$16.3M
MORN icon
1917
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$16.3M 0.01%
202,894
+25,369
+14% +$2.04M
CALX icon
1918
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$16.3M 0.01%
2,088,326
+101,614
+5% +$792K
SWFT
1919
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$16.3M 0.01%
1,081,786
+33,135
+3% +$498K
TESO
1920
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$16.2M 0.01%
2,274,467
+162,073
+8% +$1.16M
AES icon
1921
AES
AES
$9.17B
$16.2M 0.01%
1,657,064
+16,142
+1% +$158K
CVLT icon
1922
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$16.2M 0.01%
476,721
+49,789
+12% +$1.69M
KTOS icon
1923
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$16.2M 0.01%
3,831,178
+337,476
+10% +$1.42M
PTC icon
1924
PTC
PTC
$24.6B
$16.1M 0.01%
507,827
-23,972
-5% -$761K
EBSB
1925
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$16.1M 0.01%
1,178,295
+228,399
+24% +$3.12M