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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CWST icon
1901
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$22.2M 0.01%
1,789,894
+157,511
+10% +$1.95M
CUDA
1902
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$22.1M 0.01%
1,032,111
+353,726
+52% +$7.58M
OPB
1903
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$22.1M 0.01%
735,477
+68,411
+10% +$2.06M
MRLN
1904
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$22.1M 0.01%
1,056,957
+724
+0.1% +$15.1K
VRTV
1905
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$22.1M 0.01%
410,545
+76,575
+23% +$4.12M
BSRR icon
1906
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$408M
$22M 0.01%
827,845
+36,403
+5% +$968K
SCG
1907
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$22M 0.01%
299,685
+6,654
+2% +$488K
WMAR
1908
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
$22M 0.01%
2,097,189
+5,265
+0.3% +$55.1K
OSUR icon
1909
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$238M
$21.9M 0.01%
2,494,674
+569,993
+30% +$5M
UTL icon
1910
Unitil
UTL
$812M
$21.9M 0.01%
482,151
+21,434
+5% +$972K
CDK
1911
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$21.8M 0.01%
365,884
+25,969
+8% +$1.55M
LNN icon
1912
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.5B
$21.8M 0.01%
292,639
+575
+0.2% +$42.9K
HWKN icon
1913
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.56B
$21.8M 0.01%
807,834
+26,624
+3% +$718K
XHR
1914
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.38B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,119,245
+194,869
+21% +$3.78M
TWTR
1915
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$21.7M 0.01%
1,332,284
-14,441
-1% -$235K
CAMP
1916
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$21.7M 0.01%
65,109
+4,854
+8% +$1.62M
SBRA icon
1917
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.54B
$21.7M 0.01%
888,247
-11,689
-1% -$285K
ATRO icon
1918
Astronics
ATRO
$1.55B
$21.7M 0.01%
735,860
-72,132
-9% -$2.12M
TESO
1919
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$21.6M 0.01%
2,623,914
-18,836
-0.7% -$155K
GLDD icon
1920
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$815M
$21.6M 0.01%
5,150,558
-9,626
-0.2% -$40.4K
CTWS
1921
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$21.6M 0.01%
386,545
+15,346
+4% +$857K
CCK icon
1922
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11B
$21.5M 0.01%
409,301
+11,821
+3% +$621K
LCUT icon
1923
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$90.6M
$21.5M 0.01%
1,212,232
+3,991
+0.3% +$70.8K
SNDA icon
1924
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$492M
$21.5M 0.01%
89,170
-1,615
-2% -$389K
CDE icon
1925
Coeur Mining
CDE
$9.88B
$21.5M 0.01%
2,360,596
-406,983
-15% -$3.7M