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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZEUS icon
1901
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$27.4M 0.01%
931,904
+17,006
+2% +$500K
CPS icon
1902
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$667M
$27.3M 0.01%
941,981
-42,796
-4% -$1.24M
NVCR icon
1903
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.36B
$27.3M 0.01%
123,142
-37,052
-23% -$8.22M
FLR icon
1904
Fluor
FLR
$6.63B
$27.3M 0.01%
1,542,622
+232,873
+18% +$4.12M
POWL icon
1905
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$27.3M 0.01%
880,877
+3,650
+0.4% +$113K
AAL icon
1906
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.52B
$27.2M 0.01%
1,281,505
-2,221
-0.2% -$47.1K
PETQ
1907
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
$27.1M 0.01%
701,127
+101,802
+17% +$3.93M
PODD icon
1908
Insulet
PODD
$24.1B
$26.9M 0.01%
98,084
-11,701
-11% -$3.21M
TLYS icon
1909
Tilly's
TLYS
$57.3M
$26.9M 0.01%
1,683,350
-47,097
-3% -$753K
INOV
1910
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
$26.9M 0.01%
788,994
+254,159
+48% +$8.66M
WCN icon
1911
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$26.7M 0.01%
223,581
-9,433
-4% -$1.13M
SQM icon
1912
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$26.6M 0.01%
562,169
+33,459
+6% +$1.58M
EVC icon
1913
Entravision Communication
EVC
$226M
$26.5M 0.01%
3,970,007
+23,549
+0.6% +$157K
ENR icon
1914
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$26.5M 0.01%
615,903
+102,280
+20% +$4.4M
JOBS
1915
DELISTED
51job, Inc.
JOBS
$26.5M 0.01%
340,174
NBIX icon
1916
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$14.1B
$26.4M 0.01%
271,032
+14,090
+5% +$1.37M
AMBC icon
1917
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$26.3M 0.01%
1,676,585
-85,549
-5% -$1.34M
OPI
1918
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$40.8M
$26.2M 0.01%
894,770
-48,267
-5% -$1.41M
FRPH icon
1919
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$26.2M 0.01%
941,544
+570
+0.1% +$15.9K
RNG icon
1920
RingCentral
RNG
$2.75B
$26.2M 0.01%
90,178
+1,204
+1% +$350K
WWE
1921
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$26.1M 0.01%
451,524
+20,172
+5% +$1.17M
RAD
1922
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$26.1M 0.01%
1,601,602
+700,049
+78% +$11.4M
GIB icon
1923
CGI
GIB
$20.8B
$26.1M 0.01%
287,854
-5,384
-2% -$488K
CWEN icon
1924
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.39B
$26M 0.01%
981,007
-14,138
-1% -$374K
ESRT icon
1925
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$25.9M 0.01%
2,157,341
-1,946
-0.1% -$23.4K