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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KTOS icon
1901
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.7B
$17M 0.01%
4,139,667
+308,489
+8% +$1.26M
WSBF icon
1902
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$16.9M 0.01%
1,201,728
+36,295
+3% +$512K
SBH icon
1903
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$16.9M 0.01%
606,631
+9,568
+2% +$267K
LNG icon
1904
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.9B
$16.9M 0.01%
454,333
+14,344
+3% +$534K
CCK icon
1905
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$16.9M 0.01%
333,554
+42,979
+15% +$2.18M
LQ
1906
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
$16.9M 0.01%
1,241,774
+31,478
+3% +$428K
RMD icon
1907
ResMed
RMD
$39.6B
$16.9M 0.01%
314,665
+15,783
+5% +$847K
BSAC icon
1908
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$16.9M 0.01%
957,246
-16,613
-2% -$293K
FARM icon
1909
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$39.4M
$16.9M 0.01%
523,294
+27,541
+6% +$889K
BLT
1910
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$16.9M 0.01%
1,718,620
-139,784
-8% -$1.37M
XOXO
1911
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$16.8M 0.01%
1,048,158
+6,330
+0.6% +$102K
BEAV
1912
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$16.8M 0.01%
396,890
+39,340
+11% +$1.67M
SAVE
1913
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$16.8M 0.01%
421,734
+17,540
+4% +$699K
TOWR
1914
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$16.8M 0.01%
588,138
+9,822
+2% +$281K
CKP
1915
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
$16.8M 0.01%
2,679,942
-37,288
-1% -$234K
SPA
1916
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$16.8M 0.01%
840,163
+470
+0.1% +$9.4K
AVID
1917
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$16.8M 0.01%
2,303,514
-139,424
-6% -$1.02M
USG
1918
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$16.8M 0.01%
690,965
+153,914
+29% +$3.74M
ROL icon
1919
Rollins
ROL
$27.8B
$16.8M 0.01%
1,456,362
-40,433
-3% -$466K
BMTC
1920
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$16.8M 0.01%
583,368
+66,465
+13% +$1.91M
X
1921
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$16.7M 0.01%
2,098,047
-217,441
-9% -$1.74M
IL
1922
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$16.7M 0.01%
1,845,861
+109,592
+6% +$994K
SFE
1923
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$16.7M 0.01%
1,151,123
-1,033
-0.1% -$15K
CCJ icon
1924
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$16.7M 0.01%
1,354,467
+32,021
+2% +$395K
INSY
1925
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
$16.7M 0.01%
583,172
-149,177
-20% -$4.27M