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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AUD
2051
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$14.2M 0.01%
1,166,584
+43,230
+4% +$525K
BT
2052
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$14.2M 0.01%
434,882
+908
+0.2% +$29.6K
CCK icon
2053
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.2B
$14.2M 0.01%
262,080
+14,897
+6% +$805K
DRII
2054
DELISTED
DIAMOND RESORTS INTL, INC
DRII
$14.1M 0.01%
422,502
+321,006
+316% +$10.7M
PDFS icon
2055
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$779M
$14.1M 0.01%
787,727
+14,616
+2% +$262K
CVI icon
2056
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.11B
$14.1M 0.01%
331,502
+53,899
+19% +$2.29M
BREW
2057
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
$14.1M 0.01%
1,034,243
+17,657
+2% +$241K
RATE
2058
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$14.1M 0.01%
1,241,377
-13,502
-1% -$153K
SGNT
2059
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
$14.1M 0.01%
605,346
+173,418
+40% +$4.03M
ESIO
2060
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$14.1M 0.01%
2,275,708
+9,424
+0.4% +$58.2K
ALR
2061
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$14M 0.01%
315,940
+5,487
+2% +$244K
LAMR icon
2062
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.9B
$14M 0.01%
236,395
-10,510
-4% -$623K
BKMU
2063
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$14M 0.01%
1,911,212
+41,016
+2% +$300K
SYBT icon
2064
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.23B
$13.9M 0.01%
605,582
+11,982
+2% +$275K
IMO icon
2065
Imperial Oil
IMO
$47.1B
$13.9M 0.01%
347,369
+92,044
+36% +$3.67M
WLFC icon
2066
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.14B
$13.8M 0.01%
744,398
-1,004
-0.1% -$18.7K
CHRD icon
2067
Chord Energy
CHRD
$5.89B
$13.8M 0.01%
972,251
-30,140
-3% -$429K
TSLA icon
2068
Tesla
TSLA
$1.34T
$13.8M 0.01%
1,097,400
-234,300
-18% -$2.95M
ST icon
2069
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.63B
$13.8M 0.01%
240,383
+6,424
+3% +$369K
ARMK icon
2070
Aramark
ARMK
$10B
$13.8M 0.01%
+604,544
New +$13.8M
TRGP icon
2071
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.4B
$13.8M 0.01%
143,962
-63,752
-31% -$6.11M
CCF
2072
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$13.8M 0.01%
315,133
-745
-0.2% -$32.6K
CASS icon
2073
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$563M
$13.8M 0.01%
323,899
+7,436
+2% +$316K
AJG icon
2074
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$74.7B
$13.7M 0.01%
293,323
+4,075
+1% +$191K
VRSN icon
2075
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.8B
$13.7M 0.01%
204,501
+38
+0% +$2.55K