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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BYD icon
1976
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.79B
$14.8M 0.01%
910,058
-84
-0% -$1.37K
PHI icon
1977
PLDT
PHI
$4.22B
$14.8M 0.01%
320,852
+53,682
+20% +$2.48M
AORT icon
1978
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$14.8M 0.01%
1,520,052
-24,362
-2% -$237K
ENV
1979
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$14.7M 0.01%
491,963
-4,037
-0.8% -$121K
QUAD icon
1980
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$14.7M 0.01%
1,216,630
+27,081
+2% +$328K
XOXO
1981
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$14.7M 0.01%
1,041,828
+30,561
+3% +$432K
CIE
1982
DELISTED
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
$14.7M 0.01%
138,396
+61,776
+81% +$6.56M
TTM
1983
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$14.7M 0.01%
651,785
-5,707
-0.9% -$128K
OGE icon
1984
OGE Energy
OGE
$8.96B
$14.7M 0.01%
535,730
+216,276
+68% +$5.92M
EGN
1985
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$14.6M 0.01%
293,499
+25,740
+10% +$1.28M
QDEL icon
1986
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.94B
$14.6M 0.01%
774,487
+126,962
+20% +$2.4M
APEI icon
1987
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$14.6M 0.01%
620,632
-5,032
-0.8% -$118K
CRC
1988
DELISTED
California Resources Corporation
CRC
$14.5M 0.01%
559,080
+172,016
+44% +$4.47M
RLH
1989
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$14.5M 0.01%
1,701,196
+43,001
+3% +$366K
IL
1990
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
$14.4M 0.01%
1,736,269
+19,819
+1% +$164K
MBWM icon
1991
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$14.4M 0.01%
692,244
+18,064
+3% +$375K
BURL icon
1992
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$14.4M 0.01%
281,440
+9,968
+4% +$509K
EZPW icon
1993
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$14.4M 0.01%
2,327,542
+24,204
+1% +$149K
FBNC icon
1994
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$14.3M 0.01%
841,475
+17,497
+2% +$297K
USG
1995
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$14.3M 0.01%
537,051
+3,938
+0.7% +$105K
CSGP icon
1996
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.8B
$14.3M 0.01%
826,120
-67,120
-8% -$1.16M
PNW icon
1997
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$14.3M 0.01%
222,736
+9,405
+4% +$603K
TR icon
1998
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.92B
$14.2M 0.01%
610,651
+1,116
+0.2% +$26K
HMSY
1999
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$14.2M 0.01%
1,619,624
+98,415
+6% +$863K
BELFB
2000
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$14.2M 0.01%
729,856
+16,408
+2% +$319K