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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PLYA
2026
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$20.7M 0.01%
2,466,843
+186,214
+8% +$1.56M
TFSL icon
2027
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$20.7M 0.01%
1,051,496
-35,875
-3% -$706K
ITIC icon
2028
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$20.6M 0.01%
129,674
-10,959
-8% -$1.74M
TGH
2029
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$20.6M 0.01%
1,927,552
+104,842
+6% +$1.12M
YORW icon
2030
York Water
YORW
$445M
$20.6M 0.01%
446,600
-3,771
-0.8% -$174K
TLYS icon
2031
Tilly's
TLYS
$57.3M
$20.6M 0.01%
1,677,997
+20,145
+1% +$247K
INN
2032
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$623M
$20.5M 0.01%
1,663,333
+22,731
+1% +$280K
AEM icon
2033
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$77B
$20.5M 0.01%
333,025
-21,900
-6% -$1.35M
UNIT
2034
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$20.5M 0.01%
2,495,792
-33,827
-1% -$278K
RFP
2035
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$20.4M 0.01%
4,854,000
-27,571
-0.6% -$116K
PSO icon
2036
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$20.3M 0.01%
2,409,114
+136,384
+6% +$1.15M
NCMI icon
2037
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$20.2M 0.01%
277,711
-4,545
-2% -$331K
LOB icon
2038
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.67B
$20.2M 0.01%
1,060,471
-28,191
-3% -$536K
OMN
2039
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$20.1M 0.01%
1,991,886
-110,941
-5% -$1.12M
WIFI
2040
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$20.1M 0.01%
1,838,331
-75,284
-4% -$824K
IPI icon
2041
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$389M
$20M 0.01%
739,724
-3,023
-0.4% -$81.9K
PJT icon
2042
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.47B
$20M 0.01%
442,603
-10,604
-2% -$479K
WTBA icon
2043
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$19.9M 0.01%
777,819
-11,776
-1% -$302K
TGI
2044
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$19.9M 0.01%
787,016
-290,272
-27% -$7.34M
CBB
2045
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
$19.8M 0.01%
1,893,830
-36,144
-2% -$378K
QADA
2046
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$19.8M 0.01%
389,274
-6,977
-2% -$355K
WDAY icon
2047
Workday
WDAY
$59.6B
$19.8M 0.01%
120,426
-439
-0.4% -$72.2K
ECVT icon
2048
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.06B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,151,338
+124,606
+12% +$2.14M
EAF icon
2049
GrafTech
EAF
$261M
$19.8M 0.01%
170,202
+20,998
+14% +$2.44M
KOF icon
2050
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$18B
$19.7M 0.01%
325,745
-11,927
-4% -$723K