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
IT icon
2101
Gartner
IT
$19B
$11.9M 0.01%
168,563
+30,187
+22% +$2.13M
CUTR
2102
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$11.9M 0.01%
1,142,287
+6,138
+0.5% +$63.8K
RMD icon
2103
ResMed
RMD
$39.9B
$11.8M 0.01%
233,734
-607
-0.3% -$30.7K
PRDO icon
2104
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.28B
$11.8M 0.01%
2,528,817
+221,569
+10% +$1.04M
UPL
2105
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$11.8M 0.01%
397,418
+15,707
+4% +$466K
HCKT icon
2106
Hackett Group
HCKT
$570M
$11.8M 0.01%
1,971,169
+23,710
+1% +$142K
G icon
2107
Genpact
G
$7.2B
$11.8M 0.01%
670,755
+3,938
+0.6% +$69K
BRSL
2108
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.16B
$11.8M 0.01%
738,499
-43,880
-6% -$698K
IPGP icon
2109
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.45B
$11.7M 0.01%
170,394
-411
-0.2% -$28.3K
POM
2110
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$11.7M 0.01%
425,749
+7,014
+2% +$193K
BFX
2111
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$11.7M 0.01%
1,051,121
+69,879
+7% +$775K
AEC
2112
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$11.6M 0.01%
644,874
+36,869
+6% +$664K
WAT icon
2113
Waters Corp
WAT
$18B
$11.6M 0.01%
110,994
+2,638
+2% +$276K
WSO icon
2114
Watsco
WSO
$16B
$11.6M 0.01%
112,635
+4,215
+4% +$433K
IPI icon
2115
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$382M
$11.6M 0.01%
69,007
+328
+0.5% +$55K
IDXX icon
2116
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.7B
$11.5M 0.01%
172,926
+35,370
+26% +$2.36M
FSYS
2117
DELISTED
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC COM STK
FSYS
$11.5M 0.01%
1,035,009
+23,656
+2% +$264K
ENV
2118
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$11.5M 0.01%
235,033
-1,177
-0.5% -$57.6K
TSYS
2119
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$11.5M 0.01%
3,491,104
+178,608
+5% +$588K
WNEB icon
2120
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$248M
$11.5M 0.01%
1,537,676
+15,842
+1% +$118K
ULTA icon
2121
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.5B
$11.5M 0.01%
125,468
+175
+0.1% +$16K
CTRE icon
2122
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.6B
$11.4M 0.01%
+577,331
New +$11.4M
WINA icon
2123
Winmark
WINA
$1.8B
$11.4M 0.01%
163,968
+10,632
+7% +$740K
AUD
2124
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$11.4M 0.01%
1,062,773
+37,310
+4% +$400K
USLM icon
2125
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.7B
$11.4M 0.01%
878,700
+20,675
+2% +$268K