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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SID icon
2001
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.99B
$19.4M 0.01%
5,998,898
+18,211
+0.3% +$58.9K
CUK icon
2002
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.7B
$19.3M 0.01%
377,272
-9,538
-2% -$488K
TFSL icon
2003
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.78B
$19.3M 0.01%
1,014,281
-23,927
-2% -$456K
PHIIK
2004
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$19.3M 0.01%
1,071,182
-4,102
-0.4% -$73.9K
HTBK icon
2005
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$633M
$19.3M 0.01%
1,337,366
+247,458
+23% +$3.57M
CONN
2006
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$19.3M 0.01%
1,523,304
-31,903
-2% -$404K
INN
2007
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$626M
$19.2M 0.01%
1,200,369
-9,070
-0.7% -$145K
HZN
2008
DELISTED
Horizon Global Corporation
HZN
$19.2M 0.01%
801,752
+158,373
+25% +$3.8M
SPA
2009
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$19.2M 0.01%
806,059
-30,390
-4% -$725K
AGYS icon
2010
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.06B
$19.2M 0.01%
1,853,517
+1,117
+0.1% +$11.6K
BMCH
2011
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$19.2M 0.01%
984,247
+299,221
+44% +$5.83M
GOV
2012
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$19.2M 0.01%
1,005,596
-11,627
-1% -$222K
CSBK
2013
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$19.2M 0.01%
1,132,094
+62,951
+6% +$1.07M
UIS icon
2014
Unisys
UIS
$291M
$19.1M 0.01%
1,279,794
-38,776
-3% -$580K
CECO icon
2015
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.68B
$19.1M 0.01%
1,369,686
+173,487
+15% +$2.42M
VRSN icon
2016
VeriSign
VRSN
$27B
$19M 0.01%
250,053
-751
-0.3% -$57.1K
IHC
2017
DELISTED
Independence Holding Company
IHC
$19M 0.01%
970,639
-69
-0% -$1.35K
QCP
2018
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
$19M 0.01%
+1,223,644
New +$19M
SONY icon
2019
Sony
SONY
$174B
$18.9M 0.01%
3,378,995
-391,780
-10% -$2.2M
ATI icon
2020
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
$18.9M 0.01%
1,187,268
+3,728
+0.3% +$59.4K
REIS
2021
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
$18.8M 0.01%
846,031
-3,742
-0.4% -$83.3K
CM icon
2022
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$73.9B
$18.8M 0.01%
460,336
+18,306
+4% +$747K
SIGM
2023
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$18.7M 0.01%
3,116,796
+119,654
+4% +$718K
SRCL
2024
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$18.7M 0.01%
242,439
+7,191
+3% +$554K
MORN icon
2025
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
$18.6M 0.01%
253,175
-4,237
-2% -$312K