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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TFSL icon
1951
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,110,424
+32,427
+3% +$476K
HURC icon
1952
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
$16.3M 0.01%
573,645
-1,701
-0.3% -$48.3K
VRA icon
1953
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$16.3M 0.01%
2,660,537
-93,272
-3% -$570K
EBIX
1954
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$16.2M 0.01%
785,275
+9,195
+1% +$189K
SSL icon
1955
Sasol
SSL
$4.46B
$16.2M 0.01%
2,127,657
-277,692
-12% -$2.11M
TAST
1956
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$16.1M 0.01%
2,499,981
+30,369
+1% +$196K
HRTG icon
1957
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$763M
$16.1M 0.01%
1,593,203
+9,698
+0.6% +$98.1K
SXC icon
1958
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$654M
$16.1M 0.01%
4,710,679
-300,502
-6% -$1.03M
QADA
1959
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$16.1M 0.01%
381,406
-652
-0.2% -$27.5K
MDB icon
1960
MongoDB
MDB
$26.9B
$16.1M 0.01%
69,419
+2,161
+3% +$500K
BSTC
1961
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$16M 0.01%
303,785
-6,081
-2% -$321K
MTRX icon
1962
Matrix Service
MTRX
$353M
$16M 0.01%
1,919,934
-71,141
-4% -$594K
DHIL icon
1963
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$387M
$16M 0.01%
126,605
-587
-0.5% -$74.2K
CWEN.A icon
1964
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
$3.21B
$16M 0.01%
647,526
-11,675
-2% -$288K
WPP icon
1965
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$16M 0.01%
407,149
+2,852
+0.7% +$112K
MTSC
1966
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$16M 0.01%
835,874
-39,008
-4% -$745K
GTES icon
1967
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.6B
$15.9M 0.01%
1,428,441
+82,226
+6% +$914K
UPLD icon
1968
Upland Software
UPLD
$71.6M
$15.9M 0.01%
420,995
-1,491
-0.4% -$56.2K
RVNC
1969
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
$15.9M 0.01%
631,215
-8,646
-1% -$217K
CLCT
1970
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$15.9M 0.01%
320,464
-3,586
-1% -$177K
BL icon
1971
BlackLine
BL
$3.36B
$15.8M 0.01%
176,527
+43,602
+33% +$3.91M
RCI icon
1972
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.3B
$15.8M 0.01%
399,008
+22,897
+6% +$908K
ULH icon
1973
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$650M
$15.8M 0.01%
755,969
-3,371
-0.4% -$70.3K
OTEX icon
1974
Open Text
OTEX
$9.07B
$15.8M 0.01%
372,920
+4,083
+1% +$172K
FOSL icon
1975
Fossil Group
FOSL
$168M
$15.7M 0.01%
2,738,117
-520,123
-16% -$2.99M