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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SYBT icon
2101
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.24B
$10.1M 0.01%
534,968
+2,241
+0.4% +$42.3K
VRSK icon
2102
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$35.6B
$10.1M 0.01%
155,534
+25,047
+19% +$1.63M
LAMR icon
2103
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.9B
$10.1M 0.01%
214,613
+8,654
+4% +$407K
FRPH icon
2104
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$475M
$10.1M 0.01%
596,504
+950
+0.2% +$16.1K
GLBR
2105
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
$10.1M 0.01%
50,893
-566
-1% -$112K
DYN
2106
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$10M 0.01%
519,551
-1,953
-0.4% -$37.7K
BWXT icon
2107
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.9B
$10M 0.01%
415,526
+22,318
+6% +$538K
AEO icon
2108
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.4B
$9.98M 0.01%
713,144
-19,355
-3% -$271K
CHRD icon
2109
Chord Energy
CHRD
$5.86B
$9.97M 0.01%
202,880
+32,361
+19% +$1.59M
CRAI icon
2110
CRA International
CRAI
$1.34B
$9.96M 0.01%
534,912
-1,720
-0.3% -$32K
SCNB
2111
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
$9.95M 0.01%
561,612
+1,281
+0.2% +$22.7K
CHS
2112
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$9.94M 0.01%
596,607
+45,375
+8% +$756K
XPO icon
2113
XPO
XPO
$15.8B
$9.93M 0.01%
1,324,831
+14,509
+1% +$109K
IONS icon
2114
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.74B
$9.9M 0.01%
263,563
+542
+0.2% +$20.3K
BTI icon
2115
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
$9.88M 0.01%
187,824
+29,052
+18% +$1.53M
BBW icon
2116
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$996M
$9.87M 0.01%
1,414,015
+3,572
+0.3% +$24.9K
IRC
2117
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
$9.87M 0.01%
964,612
+38,212
+4% +$391K
USLM icon
2118
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.71B
$9.85M 0.01%
840,155
+6,795
+0.8% +$79.6K
OABC
2119
DELISTED
OMNIAMERICAN BANCORP INC COM STK (TX)
OABC
$9.8M 0.01%
400,734
-751
-0.2% -$18.4K
VAR
2120
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$9.75M 0.01%
148,766
+11,298
+8% +$740K
WWAV
2121
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$9.74M 0.01%
487,556
+269,353
+123% +$5.38M
SAP icon
2122
SAP
SAP
$294B
$9.73M 0.01%
131,652
+4,212
+3% +$311K
RAIL icon
2123
FreightCar America
RAIL
$165M
$9.71M 0.01%
469,565
+10,316
+2% +$213K
WTRG icon
2124
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.6B
$9.7M 0.01%
392,521
+27,192
+7% +$672K
ERIE icon
2125
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$16.8B
$9.7M 0.01%
133,873
+4,982
+4% +$361K