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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LAMR icon
2051
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.9B
$11.5M 0.01%
219,827
+5,214
+2% +$272K
DYN
2052
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$11.5M 0.01%
532,329
+12,778
+2% +$275K
FCBC icon
2053
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$11.4M 0.01%
685,592
+9,999
+1% +$167K
SPNC
2054
DELISTED
Spectranetics Corp
SPNC
$11.4M 0.01%
456,423
-101,769
-18% -$2.54M
HURC icon
2055
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
$11.4M 0.01%
456,047
-1,098
-0.2% -$27.5K
CTRN icon
2056
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$11.4M 0.01%
670,337
+146,769
+28% +$2.5M
BAH icon
2057
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.9B
$11.4M 0.01%
593,849
+156,509
+36% +$3M
SAP icon
2058
SAP
SAP
$299B
$11.3M 0.01%
130,158
-1,494
-1% -$130K
AFAM
2059
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$11.3M 0.01%
350,686
+12,061
+4% +$390K
CULP icon
2060
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$11.3M 0.01%
554,238
+4,377
+0.8% +$89.5K
RPAI
2061
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$11.3M 0.01%
890,202
+339,927
+62% +$4.32M
CHTR icon
2062
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36B
$11.3M 0.01%
82,786
+7,624
+10% +$1.04M
WNEB icon
2063
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$11.3M 0.01%
1,515,354
-600
-0% -$4.48K
EDR
2064
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$11.3M 0.01%
426,317
+20,349
+5% +$538K
TWTC
2065
DELISTED
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
$11.3M 0.01%
370,212
+4,311
+1% +$131K
SRGA
2066
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
$11.3M 0.01%
106,028
+830
+0.8% +$88.1K
LTC
2067
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$11.2M 0.01%
317,441
+21,940
+7% +$777K
EZPW icon
2068
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$11.2M 0.01%
959,992
+198,061
+26% +$2.32M
CPAY icon
2069
Corpay
CPAY
$21.7B
$11.2M 0.01%
95,613
+2,524
+3% +$296K
DTSI
2070
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
$11.2M 0.01%
466,214
+16,706
+4% +$401K
KEP icon
2071
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$11.2M 0.01%
673,173
+6,332
+0.9% +$105K
WWAV
2072
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$11.2M 0.01%
486,846
-710
-0.1% -$16.3K
SPPI
2073
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$11.1M 0.01%
1,258,915
-15,330
-1% -$136K
LYTS icon
2074
LSI Industries
LYTS
$686M
$11.1M 0.01%
1,283,925
+14,335
+1% +$124K
USPH icon
2075
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$11.1M 0.01%
315,487
+5,085
+2% +$179K