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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SPOK icon
1926
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$25.1M 0.01%
1,679,734
-3,927
-0.2% -$58.7K
RH icon
1927
RH
RH
$4.08B
$25.1M 0.01%
263,315
-6,164
-2% -$587K
HK
1928
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$25M 0.01%
5,142,345
+3,191,887
+164% +$15.5M
CASS icon
1929
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$25M 0.01%
504,053
+22,596
+5% +$1.12M
SHPG
1930
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$25M 0.01%
167,133
+107,417
+180% +$16M
AAMI
1931
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.74B
$24.9M 0.01%
1,583,078
+140,722
+10% +$2.22M
LNT icon
1932
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$24.9M 0.01%
609,255
+50,758
+9% +$2.07M
TSC
1933
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$24.9M 0.01%
1,069,693
+138,565
+15% +$3.22M
TRIP icon
1934
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$24.8M 0.01%
606,814
+85,544
+16% +$3.5M
DAKT icon
1935
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.14B
$24.8M 0.01%
2,815,677
+160,392
+6% +$1.41M
MCRN
1936
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
$24.8M 0.01%
1,230,951
+196,901
+19% +$3.97M
BLUE
1937
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$24.7M 0.01%
11,188
-104
-0.9% -$230K
PGEM
1938
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
$24.7M 0.01%
1,145,236
+15,841
+1% +$342K
ENB icon
1939
Enbridge
ENB
$107B
$24.7M 0.01%
784,084
+15,187
+2% +$478K
HMC icon
1940
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$24.6M 0.01%
707,519
+1,300
+0.2% +$45.1K
DNB
1941
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$24.5M 0.01%
209,416
+1,125
+0.5% +$132K
AES icon
1942
AES
AES
$9.17B
$24.5M 0.01%
2,153,056
+82,432
+4% +$937K
THFF icon
1943
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$24.5M 0.01%
588,353
-1,555
-0.3% -$64.7K
GBNK
1944
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
$24.5M 0.01%
862,856
+72,567
+9% +$2.06M
CIB icon
1945
Grupo Cibest S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Preferred Shares)
CIB
$12.5B
$24.4M 0.01%
580,977
+3,449
+0.6% +$145K
ZAGG
1946
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$24.4M 0.01%
1,999,009
-58,616
-3% -$715K
CNI icon
1947
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$58.3B
$24.3M 0.01%
332,893
+56,995
+21% +$4.17M
SRDX icon
1948
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$24.3M 0.01%
637,456
+655
+0.1% +$24.9K
KOF icon
1949
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$24.2M 0.01%
364,729
-27,088
-7% -$1.8M
Z icon
1950
Zillow
Z
$21.3B
$24.1M 0.01%
448,671
-2,293
-0.5% -$123K