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
CTRN icon
1926
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$24.2M 0.01%
1,218,686
-30,631
-2% -$609K
BELFB
1927
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$24.2M 0.01%
775,341
+11,910
+2% +$372K
SIR
1928
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$24.2M 0.01%
2,346,945
+77,780
+3% +$801K
COWN
1929
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$24.1M 0.01%
1,353,093
+55,537
+4% +$989K
BIVV
1930
DELISTED
Bioverativ Inc. Common Stock
BIVV
$24.1M 0.01%
422,011
+13,613
+3% +$777K
TECH icon
1931
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$24M 0.01%
795,644
+26,640
+3% +$805K
RP
1932
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$24M 0.01%
602,447
+139,404
+30% +$5.56M
OMN
1933
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$24M 0.01%
2,194,327
-14,757
-0.7% -$162K
WT icon
1934
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$24M 0.01%
2,359,211
-147,154
-6% -$1.5M
BBG
1935
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
$24M 0.01%
5,596,020
-618,751
-10% -$2.65M
AGU
1936
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$24M 0.01%
223,875
+6,606
+3% +$708K
MG icon
1937
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$23.9M 0.01%
1,168,161
+57,126
+5% +$1.17M
POWL icon
1938
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$23.9M 0.01%
797,721
+41,005
+5% +$1.23M
DSPG
1939
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$23.9M 0.01%
1,837,910
-26,342
-1% -$342K
ABMD
1940
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$23.9M 0.01%
141,730
-240
-0.2% -$40.5K
NGG icon
1941
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$23.9M 0.01%
424,622
+3,738
+0.9% +$210K
WR
1942
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$23.9M 0.01%
481,547
+1,838
+0.4% +$91.2K
TAST
1943
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$23.8M 0.01%
2,187,556
+131,673
+6% +$1.44M
LULU icon
1944
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19B
$23.8M 0.01%
382,282
+67,878
+22% +$4.22M
CULP icon
1945
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$23.8M 0.01%
725,564
+7,961
+1% +$261K
ATHN
1946
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$23.7M 0.01%
190,676
+17,570
+10% +$2.18M
MAT icon
1947
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$23.7M 0.01%
1,529,395
+101,022
+7% +$1.56M
TI
1948
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$23.7M 0.01%
2,517,413
-5,575
-0.2% -$52.4K
STRL icon
1949
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.54B
$23.7M 0.01%
1,553,682
+70,860
+5% +$1.08M
DNB
1950
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$23.6M 0.01%
202,934
+12,985
+7% +$1.51M