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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HSII icon
2051
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.02B
$12.7M 0.01%
685,267
+28,012
+4% +$518K
PIN icon
2052
Invesco India ETF
PIN
$214M
$12.7M 0.01%
586,136
-144,000
-20% -$3.11M
DHX icon
2053
DHI Group
DHX
$144M
$12.7M 0.01%
1,662,468
+191,177
+13% +$1.45M
CBI
2054
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$12.6M 0.01%
185,418
+48,776
+36% +$3.33M
HTLF
2055
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$12.6M 0.01%
511,077
+13,113
+3% +$324K
VRSK icon
2056
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$35.5B
$12.6M 0.01%
210,476
+37,162
+21% +$2.23M
WR
2057
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$12.6M 0.01%
330,174
+23,200
+8% +$886K
FDO
2058
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
$12.6M 0.01%
190,509
+2,191
+1% +$145K
NEOG icon
2059
Neogen
NEOG
$1.12B
$12.6M 0.01%
830,240
-3,123
-0.4% -$47.4K
SEIC icon
2060
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.8B
$12.6M 0.01%
384,366
+14,414
+4% +$472K
FLO icon
2061
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.84B
$12.6M 0.01%
596,983
+13,568
+2% +$286K
SZMK
2062
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
$12.6M 0.01%
1,319,537
-3,693
-0.3% -$35.2K
ALSN icon
2063
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.33B
$12.5M 0.01%
402,390
+51,405
+15% +$1.6M
GLBR
2064
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
$12.5M 0.01%
83,635
+14,776
+21% +$2.21M
BSET icon
2065
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$141M
$12.5M 0.01%
950,638
+1,829
+0.2% +$24.1K
BWXT icon
2066
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$12.5M 0.01%
537,805
+105,574
+24% +$2.45M
POWR
2067
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$12.5M 0.01%
1,280,664
+32,313
+3% +$315K
GGG icon
2068
Graco
GGG
$14B
$12.5M 0.01%
478,920
+190,662
+66% +$4.96M
PEGA icon
2069
Pegasystems
PEGA
$10.1B
$12.4M 0.01%
1,175,386
+182,054
+18% +$1.92M
LUB
2070
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
$12.4M 0.01%
2,107,919
+7,649
+0.4% +$45K
CPAY icon
2071
Corpay
CPAY
$21.4B
$12.4M 0.01%
93,997
-1,316
-1% -$173K
TOWR
2072
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$12.4M 0.01%
336,182
+97,341
+41% +$3.59M
HFWA icon
2073
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$811M
$12.4M 0.01%
769,319
+351,858
+84% +$5.66M
NUTR
2074
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
$12.4M 0.01%
517,890
+12,261
+2% +$293K
CLMS
2075
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$12.4M 0.01%
922,603
+24,722
+3% +$331K