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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PKOH icon
1976
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$21.1M 0.01%
801,886
+9,853
+1% +$259K
ETWO
1977
DELISTED
E2open Parent Holdings
ETWO
$21.1M 0.01%
7,914,203
+505,463
+7% +$1.34M
ITIC icon
1978
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$21M 0.01%
88,771
-2,155
-2% -$510K
FLWS icon
1979
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$21M 0.01%
2,567,499
-29,114
-1% -$238K
BOC icon
1980
Boston Omaha
BOC
$425M
$20.9M 0.01%
1,471,085
+85,000
+6% +$1.21M
MOV icon
1981
Movado Group
MOV
$438M
$20.9M 0.01%
1,059,799
-66,010
-6% -$1.3M
STAA icon
1982
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$20.7M 0.01%
853,370
+171,046
+25% +$4.15M
STN icon
1983
Stantec
STN
$12.6B
$20.7M 0.01%
263,845
+30,629
+13% +$2.4M
FNKO icon
1984
Funko
FNKO
$182M
$20.7M 0.01%
1,544,963
+234,981
+18% +$3.15M
TITN icon
1985
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$20.7M 0.01%
1,462,922
-46,304
-3% -$654K
BLMN icon
1986
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$577M
$20.6M 0.01%
1,689,485
-480,897
-22% -$5.87M
FLXS icon
1987
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$20.6M ﹤0.01%
378,886
-3,901
-1% -$212K
BFST icon
1988
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$723M
$20.5M ﹤0.01%
798,114
+83,664
+12% +$2.15M
PGNY icon
1989
Progyny
PGNY
$1.94B
$20.5M ﹤0.01%
1,186,027
+74,740
+7% +$1.29M
BLBD icon
1990
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$1.84B
$20.4M ﹤0.01%
527,289
+28,460
+6% +$1.1M
TTE icon
1991
TotalEnergies
TTE
$133B
$20.4M ﹤0.01%
373,728
+20,734
+6% +$1.13M
MLNK icon
1992
MeridianLink
MLNK
$1.47B
$20.4M ﹤0.01%
986,105
+107,349
+12% +$2.22M
WSBF icon
1993
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$20.3M ﹤0.01%
1,513,327
-4,268
-0.3% -$57.4K
VPG icon
1994
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$416M
$20.3M ﹤0.01%
866,061
-64,287
-7% -$1.51M
RLGT icon
1995
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$307M
$20.1M ﹤0.01%
3,006,978
+40,666
+1% +$272K
UMH
1996
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.29B
$20.1M ﹤0.01%
1,064,590
+52,278
+5% +$987K
MITK icon
1997
Mitek Systems
MITK
$467M
$20M ﹤0.01%
1,798,287
+112,513
+7% +$1.25M
CCJ icon
1998
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$20M ﹤0.01%
388,431
-15,191
-4% -$781K
ACAD icon
1999
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$3.98B
$19.9M ﹤0.01%
1,086,840
+243,082
+29% +$4.46M
ESRT icon
2000
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$19.9M ﹤0.01%
1,931,201
-25,033
-1% -$258K