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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FSP
2101
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$172M
$12.3M 0.01%
1,191,961
+16,593
+1% +$172K
BLD icon
2102
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$12.3M 0.01%
399,991
+305,844
+325% +$9.41M
YDKN
2103
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$12.3M 0.01%
488,690
+144,135
+42% +$3.63M
APEI icon
2104
American Public Education
APEI
$596M
$12.3M 0.01%
660,497
+39,865
+6% +$742K
XCRA
2105
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$12.2M 0.01%
2,018,434
+67,327
+3% +$407K
TRC icon
2106
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$451M
$12.2M 0.01%
656,607
+26,354
+4% +$490K
CASH icon
2107
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.74B
$12.2M 0.01%
797,265
+74,457
+10% +$1.14M
HTBK icon
2108
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$630M
$12.2M 0.01%
1,020,216
+71,236
+8% +$852K
NWS icon
2109
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$12.2M 0.01%
873,270
+34,065
+4% +$476K
WRLD icon
2110
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$904M
$12.2M 0.01%
328,010
-6,982
-2% -$259K
PHI icon
2111
PLDT
PHI
$4.19B
$12.1M 0.01%
283,908
-36,944
-12% -$1.58M
DTLK
2112
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$12.1M 0.01%
1,782,990
-39,229
-2% -$267K
VSEC icon
2113
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.45B
$12.1M 0.01%
389,238
+8,288
+2% +$258K
HZNP
2114
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$12.1M 0.01%
557,772
+284,359
+104% +$6.16M
GRUB
2115
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$12.1M 0.01%
249,069
-1,884
-0.8% -$91.2K
CTLT
2116
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$12M 0.01%
480,812
+257,549
+115% +$6.45M
SXCL
2117
DELISTED
STEEL EXCEL INC. COMMON STOCK
SXCL
$12M 0.01%
817,414
-815
-0.1% -$12K
AMAG
2118
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AMAG
$12M 0.01%
397,816
+8,435
+2% +$255K
HWKN icon
2119
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.56B
$12M 0.01%
670,786
+12,562
+2% +$225K
KOP icon
2120
Koppers
KOP
$543M
$12M 0.01%
656,675
+3,668
+0.6% +$66.9K
CSBK
2121
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$12M 0.01%
835,558
+80,477
+11% +$1.15M
VPG icon
2122
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$396M
$11.9M 0.01%
1,054,652
-4,561
-0.4% -$51.6K
CTWS
2123
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$11.9M 0.01%
313,855
+16,474
+6% +$626K
WBK
2124
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
$11.9M 0.01%
492,333
+14,962
+3% +$363K
ENV
2125
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$11.9M 0.01%
399,533
-92,430
-19% -$2.76M