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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ELLI
1901
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$25.4M 0.01%
308,930
+111,311
+56% +$9.14M
TRNO icon
1902
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.05B
$25.3M 0.01%
700,349
+16,026
+2% +$580K
WW
1903
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$25.3M 0.01%
580,953
+320,227
+123% +$13.9M
HDS
1904
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$25.2M 0.01%
698,824
+15,166
+2% +$547K
RES icon
1905
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$25.2M 0.01%
1,015,177
-269,211
-21% -$6.67M
CATO icon
1906
Cato Corp
CATO
$91.1M
$25.2M 0.01%
1,901,020
+55,286
+3% +$731K
VPG icon
1907
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$416M
$25.1M 0.01%
1,028,857
-13,952
-1% -$340K
REV
1908
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$25.1M 0.01%
1,021,809
-27,867
-3% -$684K
EQT icon
1909
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.8B
$25.1M 0.01%
705,970
+20,923
+3% +$743K
TARO
1910
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$25.1M 0.01%
222,310
+43,918
+25% +$4.95M
VIVO
1911
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$25M 0.01%
1,748,848
+80,877
+5% +$1.16M
GLDD icon
1912
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$24.9M 0.01%
5,129,356
-20,537
-0.4% -$99.6K
SGC icon
1913
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$24.8M 0.01%
1,084,331
-378
-0% -$8.66K
BAK icon
1914
Braskem
BAK
$1.33B
$24.8M 0.01%
927,288
-3,415
-0.4% -$91.3K
QUAD icon
1915
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$24.8M 0.01%
1,096,172
+123,449
+13% +$2.79M
TRU icon
1916
TransUnion
TRU
$17.9B
$24.6M 0.01%
521,080
+51,491
+11% +$2.43M
ENVA icon
1917
Enova International
ENVA
$2.88B
$24.6M 0.01%
1,830,311
+13,209
+0.7% +$178K
APEI icon
1918
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$24.6M 0.01%
1,167,178
+5,462
+0.5% +$115K
SPNT icon
1919
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.22B
$24.5M 0.01%
1,573,099
+345,858
+28% +$5.4M
ICON
1920
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$24.4M 0.01%
429,115
-42,377
-9% -$2.41M
MIK
1921
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$24.3M 0.01%
1,131,075
+330,115
+41% +$7.09M
TBBK icon
1922
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.5B
$24.3M 0.01%
2,936,235
+248,998
+9% +$2.06M
CHSP
1923
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$24.3M 0.01%
900,308
+19,777
+2% +$533K
CARB
1924
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$24.3M 0.01%
1,103,160
+46,260
+4% +$1.02M
MDU icon
1925
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.32B
$24.2M 0.01%
2,457,170
+19,561
+0.8% +$193K