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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VSEC icon
1926
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$24.9M 0.01%
655,256
+7,746
+1% +$295K
PAC icon
1927
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.9B
$24.8M 0.01%
208,678
-11,360
-5% -$1.35M
GBLI icon
1928
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$24.8M 0.01%
835,356
-11,067
-1% -$328K
CENT icon
1929
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$24.7M 0.01%
993,568
+34,892
+4% +$867K
WHD icon
1930
Cactus
WHD
$2.74B
$24.7M 0.01%
719,143
+41,433
+6% +$1.42M
TVTY
1931
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$24.7M 0.01%
1,211,820
-561,179
-32% -$11.4M
JAG
1932
DELISTED
Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
JAG
$24.6M 0.01%
2,896,499
+438,731
+18% +$3.72M
TRC icon
1933
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$24.5M 0.01%
1,534,863
+17,323
+1% +$277K
CLB icon
1934
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$24.5M 0.01%
650,260
+119,016
+22% +$4.49M
IVC
1935
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$24.4M 0.01%
2,704,205
-49,421
-2% -$446K
OPI
1936
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$40.8M
$24.3M 0.01%
757,274
+29,498
+4% +$948K
ETRN
1937
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
$24.3M 0.01%
1,821,060
+398,688
+28% +$5.33M
FRPH icon
1938
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$24.2M 0.01%
971,926
+3,454
+0.4% +$86K
SNAP icon
1939
Snap
SNAP
$12.4B
$24.1M 0.01%
1,474,793
+145,005
+11% +$2.37M
NPK icon
1940
National Presto Industries
NPK
$802M
$24M 0.01%
271,490
-7,218
-3% -$638K
ASIX icon
1941
AdvanSix
ASIX
$576M
$24M 0.01%
1,201,717
+85,398
+8% +$1.7M
TACO
1942
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$24M 0.01%
3,029,729
-84,649
-3% -$669K
SNY icon
1943
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$23.9M 0.01%
475,389
SRDX icon
1944
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$23.8M 0.01%
574,500
-14,868
-3% -$616K
SPSC icon
1945
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4B
$23.7M 0.01%
428,236
-1,290
-0.3% -$71.5K
FLIC
1946
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$23.7M 0.01%
943,217
-744
-0.1% -$18.7K
UHT
1947
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$575M
$23.6M 0.01%
200,920
+2,525
+1% +$296K
FBK icon
1948
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
$23.5M 0.01%
594,561
+5,236
+0.9% +$207K
MTCH icon
1949
Match Group
MTCH
$9.08B
$23.5M 0.01%
286,580
+1,114
+0.4% +$91.5K
LBRDA icon
1950
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$8.65B
$23.4M 0.01%
187,848
-3,987
-2% -$497K