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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PLCE icon
1951
Children's Place
PLCE
$155M
$23.8M 0.01%
342,831
-23,684
-6% -$1.65M
KOP icon
1952
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$23.6M 0.01%
679,917
-849
-0.1% -$29.5K
TFSL icon
1953
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$23.6M 0.01%
1,157,607
+22,058
+2% +$450K
LE icon
1954
Lands' End
LE
$475M
$23.6M 0.01%
951,728
-14,007
-1% -$348K
RYI icon
1955
Ryerson Holding
RYI
$723M
$23.6M 0.01%
1,384,455
+6,840
+0.5% +$117K
GTES icon
1956
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.6B
$23.6M 0.01%
1,474,939
+50,048
+4% +$800K
MIME
1957
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
$23.4M 0.01%
582,931
+418
+0.1% +$16.8K
WWE
1958
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$23.4M 0.01%
431,352
+541
+0.1% +$29.4K
IRT icon
1959
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.07B
$23.3M 0.01%
1,534,177
-34,081
-2% -$518K
RES icon
1960
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$23.3M 0.01%
4,318,365
+72,290
+2% +$390K
CARG icon
1961
CarGurus
CARG
$3.58B
$23.3M 0.01%
978,273
+109,274
+13% +$2.6M
TIPT icon
1962
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$956M
$23.2M 0.01%
2,590,077
-82,189
-3% -$736K
NSSC icon
1963
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$23.2M 0.01%
1,331,428
-77,650
-6% -$1.35M
CWK icon
1964
Cushman & Wakefield
CWK
$3.85B
$23.2M 0.01%
1,419,412
+254,581
+22% +$4.16M
FRPH icon
1965
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$23.2M 0.01%
940,974
-13,706
-1% -$337K
KURA icon
1966
Kura Oncology
KURA
$711M
$23.1M 0.01%
819,092
+170,582
+26% +$4.81M
GBLI icon
1967
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$23.1M 0.01%
777,750
-11,314
-1% -$335K
PAMT
1968
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$23M 0.01%
1,493,620
-15,788
-1% -$244K
PARR icon
1969
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$1.67B
$23M 0.01%
1,628,931
+11,192
+0.7% +$158K
AQUA
1970
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$22.9M 0.01%
869,749
+12,220
+1% +$321K
SPWH icon
1971
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$117M
$22.8M 0.01%
1,315,929
-38,736
-3% -$670K
BB icon
1972
BlackBerry
BB
$2.32B
$22.7M 0.01%
2,698,400
-1,734,041
-39% -$14.6M
LFCR icon
1973
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$22.7M 0.01%
2,136,480
-82,881
-4% -$881K
NRIM icon
1974
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$22.7M 0.01%
533,292
-9,770
-2% -$415K
AROW icon
1975
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$22.7M 0.01%
743,568
-19,560
-3% -$596K