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
IT icon
1926
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$16.7M 0.01%
184,051
+5,434
+3% +$493K
SBRA icon
1927
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.57B
$16.7M 0.01%
824,662
+23,098
+3% +$467K
MRLN
1928
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$16.7M 0.01%
1,037,523
+15,029
+1% +$241K
TESO
1929
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
$16.7M 0.01%
2,300,177
+25,710
+1% +$186K
FARO
1930
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$16.7M 0.01%
564,077
-24,639
-4% -$727K
SC
1931
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$16.6M 0.01%
1,049,746
+101,537
+11% +$1.61M
PHIIK
1932
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$16.6M 0.01%
1,012,611
-20,753
-2% -$341K
NATI
1933
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$16.6M 0.01%
577,984
+33,627
+6% +$965K
RFP
1934
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$16.5M 0.01%
2,184,695
+49,609
+2% +$376K
TUES
1935
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
$16.5M 0.01%
2,539,815
-26,848
-1% -$175K
ZUMZ icon
1936
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$347M
$16.5M 0.01%
1,091,666
-106,167
-9% -$1.61M
TBRG icon
1937
TruBridge
TBRG
$302M
$16.5M 0.01%
331,540
-24,341
-7% -$1.21M
BKE icon
1938
Buckle
BKE
$3.04B
$16.5M 0.01%
534,612
+501
+0.1% +$15.4K
ATI icon
1939
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$16.4M 0.01%
1,457,217
+128,448
+10% +$1.45M
FBP icon
1940
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.49B
$16.4M 0.01%
5,041,116
+26,087
+0.5% +$84.8K
BKMU
1941
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$16.4M 0.01%
2,100,389
+62,962
+3% +$491K
JOUT icon
1942
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$16.4M 0.01%
747,386
+2,559
+0.3% +$56K
CGI
1943
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$16.4M 0.01%
1,653,285
-16,101
-1% -$159K
FBNC icon
1944
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$16.3M 0.01%
871,890
+30,415
+4% +$570K
TSLA icon
1945
Tesla
TSLA
$1.28T
$16.3M 0.01%
1,020,060
+52,425
+5% +$839K
WDR
1946
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$16.3M 0.01%
568,871
+52,610
+10% +$1.51M
KN icon
1947
Knowles
KN
$1.9B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,222,607
+1,336
+0.1% +$17.8K
THR icon
1948
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$844M
$16.3M 0.01%
962,765
+102,841
+12% +$1.74M
BKD icon
1949
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$16.3M 0.01%
881,607
+71,381
+9% +$1.32M
UCFC
1950
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$16.3M 0.01%
2,758,303
+9,543
+0.3% +$56.3K