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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UCTT icon
2101
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.12B
$14.2M 0.01%
1,913,475
+82,203
+4% +$609K
RLH
2102
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$14.2M 0.01%
1,698,839
-2,853
-0.2% -$23.8K
ODC icon
2103
Oil-Dri
ODC
$960M
$14.2M 0.01%
752,500
+4,408
+0.6% +$83K
GWB
2104
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$14.1M 0.01%
423,213
+197,590
+88% +$6.58M
CYBE
2105
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
$14.1M 0.01%
573,299
-8,234
-1% -$202K
CIA icon
2106
Citizens
CIA
$273M
$14.1M 0.01%
1,503,527
+1,998
+0.1% +$18.7K
XHR
2107
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.38B
$14M 0.01%
924,376
+113,601
+14% +$1.72M
NILE
2108
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$13.9M 0.01%
403,606
+11,785
+3% +$406K
DXPE icon
2109
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.79B
$13.8M 0.01%
488,887
+122,993
+34% +$3.47M
CWEN icon
2110
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.35B
$13.8M 0.01%
812,209
+190,921
+31% +$3.24M
BB icon
2111
BlackBerry
BB
$2.3B
$13.8M 0.01%
1,724,406
-302,340
-15% -$2.41M
MCF
2112
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$13.8M 0.01%
1,345,586
+36,822
+3% +$376K
ESIO
2113
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$13.7M 0.01%
2,432,917
+31,114
+1% +$175K
ADC icon
2114
Agree Realty
ADC
$7.96B
$13.6M 0.01%
275,677
+14,574
+6% +$721K
NWS icon
2115
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$13.6M 0.01%
957,984
+27,376
+3% +$389K
NWG icon
2116
NatWest
NWG
$58B
$13.6M 0.01%
2,713,777
-38,490
-1% -$193K
LXU icon
2117
LSB Industries
LXU
$585M
$13.6M 0.01%
2,059,574
+738
+0% +$4.87K
OCLR
2118
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$13.6M 0.01%
1,587,287
+205,370
+15% +$1.76M
AROW icon
2119
Arrow Financial
AROW
$479M
$13.6M 0.01%
508,042
+11,227
+2% +$300K
BBW icon
2120
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$962M
$13.6M 0.01%
1,308,729
+14,837
+1% +$154K
NPK icon
2121
National Presto Industries
NPK
$784M
$13.5M 0.01%
154,251
+2,929
+2% +$257K
UA icon
2122
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.1B
$13.5M 0.01%
399,584
+8,710
+2% +$295K
CECO icon
2123
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.67B
$13.5M 0.01%
1,196,199
+137,566
+13% +$1.55M
LNKD
2124
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$13.5M 0.01%
70,537
+1,090
+2% +$208K
USLM icon
2125
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.56B
$13.4M 0.01%
1,018,465
+1,465
+0.1% +$19.3K