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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BRKR icon
1901
Bruker
BRKR
$4.69B
$20.3M 0.01%
895,329
-3,418
-0.4% -$77.4K
TUES
1902
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
$20.2M 0.01%
3,383,061
+148,974
+5% +$891K
STS
1903
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
$20.2M 0.01%
1,047,062
+172,467
+20% +$3.33M
ACLS icon
1904
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.69B
$20.2M 0.01%
1,520,550
+1,142,983
+303% +$15.2M
TECH icon
1905
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$20.1M 0.01%
735,932
+41,080
+6% +$1.12M
BRSS
1906
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$20.1M 0.01%
696,941
+38,440
+6% +$1.11M
AUD
1907
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$20.1M 0.01%
1,553,102
+61,898
+4% +$801K
PCMI
1908
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$20.1M 0.01%
932,715
+65,160
+8% +$1.4M
AAT
1909
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$20.1M 0.01%
462,534
+5,491
+1% +$238K
WTRG icon
1910
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$20.1M 0.01%
658,108
-50,711
-7% -$1.55M
AXTA icon
1911
Axalta
AXTA
$6.75B
$20.1M 0.01%
709,525
+187,047
+36% +$5.29M
CULP icon
1912
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$20M 0.01%
673,263
+10,202
+2% +$304K
RPT
1913
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$20M 0.01%
1,069,205
-11,402
-1% -$214K
CSS
1914
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$20M 0.01%
783,277
-2,799
-0.4% -$71.6K
GRC icon
1915
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$20M 0.01%
781,245
+16,858
+2% +$432K
BNCN
1916
DELISTED
BNC Bancorp
BNCN
$19.9M 0.01%
818,685
+108,276
+15% +$2.63M
LNT icon
1917
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$19.9M 0.01%
518,504
+100,603
+24% +$3.85M
FARM icon
1918
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$39.4M
$19.9M 0.01%
558,698
+19,452
+4% +$692K
DAKT icon
1919
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.15B
$19.8M 0.01%
2,079,550
+194,965
+10% +$1.86M
APEI icon
1920
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$19.8M 0.01%
1,000,616
+98,248
+11% +$1.95M
HMC icon
1921
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$19.8M 0.01%
683,932
-100
-0% -$2.89K
QLYS icon
1922
Qualys
QLYS
$4.82B
$19.8M 0.01%
517,179
+149,429
+41% +$5.71M
PNW icon
1923
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$19.7M 0.01%
259,816
+14,419
+6% +$1.1M
WCIC
1924
DELISTED
WCI Communities, Inc.
WCIC
$19.7M 0.01%
830,660
+49,577
+6% +$1.18M
CROX icon
1925
Crocs
CROX
$4.23B
$19.7M 0.01%
2,373,464
-23,562
-1% -$196K