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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DENN icon
1951
Denny's
DENN
$275M
$17.4M 0.01%
1,500,354
+384,886
+35% +$4.47M
FF icon
1952
Future Fuel
FF
$170M
$17.4M 0.01%
1,353,066
+64,207
+5% +$826K
FISI icon
1953
Financial Institutions
FISI
$544M
$17.4M 0.01%
700,709
+9,050
+1% +$225K
OMF icon
1954
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.27B
$17.4M 0.01%
379,129
+320,311
+545% +$14.7M
UTEK
1955
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
$17.4M 0.01%
937,160
+60,041
+7% +$1.11M
SWI
1956
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$17.4M 0.01%
376,951
-80,423
-18% -$3.71M
HURC icon
1957
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$112M
$17.4M 0.01%
502,120
+6,922
+1% +$240K
NBHC icon
1958
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.45B
$17.3M 0.01%
832,528
+210,329
+34% +$4.38M
FNHC
1959
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$17.3M 0.01%
716,186
-22,462
-3% -$544K
KEP icon
1960
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$17.3M 0.01%
850,243
+53,824
+7% +$1.09M
AGYS icon
1961
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.99B
$17.3M 0.01%
1,881,916
-26,477
-1% -$243K
JAZZ icon
1962
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.75B
$17.3M 0.01%
98,001
+10,836
+12% +$1.91M
PKY
1963
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
$17.2M 0.01%
987,521
+20,542
+2% +$358K
ESI icon
1964
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.34B
$17.2M 0.01%
672,150
+589,516
+713% +$15.1M
MRLN
1965
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$17.2M 0.01%
1,016,792
+9,883
+1% +$167K
STRT icon
1966
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$281M
$17.1M 0.01%
249,499
+3,245
+1% +$223K
CVI icon
1967
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.17B
$17.1M 0.01%
454,889
+123,387
+37% +$4.64M
ALLE icon
1968
Allegion
ALLE
$15.1B
$17.1M 0.01%
284,675
+6,939
+2% +$417K
EZPW icon
1969
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$17.1M 0.01%
2,303,338
+145,388
+7% +$1.08M
GGG icon
1970
Graco
GGG
$14.1B
$17.1M 0.01%
720,291
+56,886
+9% +$1.35M
RBCAA icon
1971
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$17.1M 0.01%
663,451
+1,706
+0.3% +$43.8K
CSCD
1972
DELISTED
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
CSCD
$17M 0.01%
1,118,858
+10,909
+1% +$166K
BAH icon
1973
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$13B
$17M 0.01%
674,696
-154,779
-19% -$3.91M
GOV
1974
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$17M 0.01%
915,924
+1,503
+0.2% +$27.9K
CUTR
1975
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$17M 0.01%
1,095,038
-4,243
-0.4% -$65.7K