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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CWST icon
2026
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.83B
$16.8M 0.01%
1,632,383
+63,733
+4% +$656K
TRC icon
2027
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$452M
$16.8M 0.01%
711,118
+20,437
+3% +$483K
FOSL icon
2028
Fossil Group
FOSL
$161M
$16.8M 0.01%
603,393
+50,962
+9% +$1.42M
VRTV
2029
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$16.8M 0.01%
333,970
+51,252
+18% +$2.57M
WIFI
2030
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$16.8M 0.01%
1,629,734
+141,337
+9% +$1.45M
IHC
2031
DELISTED
Independence Holding Company
IHC
$16.7M 0.01%
970,708
+2,377
+0.2% +$40.8K
SRDX icon
2032
Surmodics
SRDX
$458M
$16.6M 0.01%
550,444
+24,084
+5% +$725K
OPK icon
2033
Opko Health
OPK
$1.13B
$16.5M 0.01%
1,559,052
+81,840
+6% +$867K
SID icon
2034
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.99B
$16.5M 0.01%
5,980,687
-23,085
-0.4% -$63.7K
SFM icon
2035
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.4B
$16.5M 0.01%
798,723
+31,341
+4% +$647K
EPAY
2036
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$16.5M 0.01%
707,305
-39,542
-5% -$922K
CNR
2037
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$16.4M 0.01%
1,125,922
+275,297
+32% +$4.02M
CRAI icon
2038
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$16.4M 0.01%
616,180
+39,769
+7% +$1.06M
CSBK
2039
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$16.3M 0.01%
1,069,143
+48,417
+5% +$740K
PII icon
2040
Polaris
PII
$3.31B
$16.3M 0.01%
211,056
+32,374
+18% +$2.51M
ABMD
2041
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$16.3M 0.01%
127,016
+6,047
+5% +$778K
SIRI icon
2042
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.9B
$16.3M 0.01%
390,415
+1,129
+0.3% +$47.1K
LCUT icon
2043
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$92M
$16.3M 0.01%
1,208,241
+7,240
+0.6% +$97.5K
SBCF icon
2044
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.69B
$16.2M 0.01%
1,008,216
+138,522
+16% +$2.23M
HRB icon
2045
H&R Block
HRB
$6.94B
$16.2M 0.01%
698,986
+18,513
+3% +$428K
CGI
2046
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$16.2M 0.01%
1,848,990
+63,525
+4% +$555K
POT
2047
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$16.2M 0.01%
989,694
+18,618
+2% +$304K
BMRN icon
2048
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.7B
$16.1M 0.01%
173,516
+12,317
+8% +$1.14M
CONN
2049
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$16M 0.01%
1,555,207
-13,304
-0.8% -$137K
CRMT icon
2050
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$283M
$15.9M 0.01%
437,914
+17,599
+4% +$640K