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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ADSK icon
2101
Autodesk
ADSK
$68.1B
$12.3M 0.01%
278,201
+8,283
+3% +$366K
VPG icon
2102
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$414M
$12.3M 0.01%
1,059,213
-10,199
-1% -$118K
XCRA
2103
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$12.3M 0.01%
1,951,107
+36,919
+2% +$232K
LYTS icon
2104
LSI Industries
LYTS
$678M
$12.3M 0.01%
1,451,562
+126,382
+10% +$1.07M
GRUB
2105
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$12.2M 0.01%
250,953
+65,367
+35% +$3.18M
NRIM icon
2106
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$508M
$12.1M 0.01%
419,202
+10,164
+2% +$294K
CMT icon
2107
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$181M
$12.1M 0.01%
653,820
+26,170
+4% +$483K
WLFC icon
2108
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.14B
$12M 0.01%
740,834
RATE
2109
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
$12M 0.01%
1,163,066
-3,464
-0.3% -$35.9K
SENEA icon
2110
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$761M
$12M 0.01%
456,474
+17,337
+4% +$457K
FCH
2111
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$12M 0.01%
1,699,707
+99,259
+6% +$702K
WTBA icon
2112
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$347M
$12M 0.01%
640,641
+1,471
+0.2% +$27.6K
SGY
2113
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
$12M 0.01%
42,596
-10,226
-19% -$2.88M
MLAB icon
2114
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$332M
$11.9M 0.01%
106,838
+293
+0.3% +$32.6K
GABC icon
2115
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$11.9M 0.01%
609,018
+9,433
+2% +$184K
CBPX
2116
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
$11.9M 0.01%
578,409
+281,253
+95% +$5.78M
TGH
2117
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$11.9M 0.01%
720,425
-6,141
-0.8% -$101K
NILE
2118
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$11.9M 0.01%
353,920
+37,712
+12% +$1.26M
WNEB icon
2119
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$249M
$11.8M 0.01%
1,546,852
-9,865
-0.6% -$75.5K
PE
2120
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$11.8M 0.01%
+784,908
New +$11.8M
FFNW
2121
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$11.8M 0.01%
977,826
+2,837
+0.3% +$34.3K
E icon
2122
ENI
E
$52.4B
$11.8M 0.01%
376,370
-6,178
-2% -$194K
BAS
2123
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$11.8M 0.01%
6,256
-86
-1% -$162K
FSL
2124
DELISTED
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
FSL
$11.8M 0.01%
321,860
+636
+0.2% +$23.3K
LUB
2125
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
$11.8M 0.01%
2,365,135
-4,500
-0.2% -$22.4K