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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
USLM icon
2126
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.69B
$12.5M 0.01%
965,925
+22,405
+2% +$289K
ROL icon
2127
Rollins
ROL
$27.4B
$12.4M 0.01%
1,129,293
+89,233
+9% +$981K
CLMS
2128
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$12.4M 0.01%
922,683
-6,688
-0.7% -$90K
MG icon
2129
Mistras Group
MG
$301M
$12.4M 0.01%
643,941
+46,691
+8% +$899K
BAK icon
2130
Braskem
BAK
$1.34B
$12.4M 0.01%
1,782,692
+355,698
+25% +$2.47M
SRDX icon
2131
Surmodics
SRDX
$462M
$12.3M 0.01%
474,348
+5,338
+1% +$139K
EXAC
2132
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$12.3M 0.01%
480,924
+17,691
+4% +$453K
CDE icon
2133
Coeur Mining
CDE
$10.7B
$12.3M 0.01%
2,616,280
-1,689,037
-39% -$7.96M
WSBF icon
2134
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$281M
$12.3M 0.01%
958,829
+29,625
+3% +$380K
TRR
2135
DELISTED
Trc Companies
TRR
$12.3M 0.01%
1,474,910
+12,692
+0.9% +$106K
EGN
2136
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$12.2M 0.01%
185,285
-2,916
-2% -$192K
MORN icon
2137
Morningstar
MORN
$10.5B
$12.2M 0.01%
162,580
+13,817
+9% +$1.04M
LGF
2138
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
$12.2M 0.01%
358,627
+41,242
+13% +$1.4M
IHS
2139
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$12.2M 0.01%
106,896
+12,352
+13% +$1.4M
WNEB icon
2140
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$248M
$12.1M 0.01%
1,564,646
-5,525
-0.4% -$42.7K
ODC icon
2141
Oil-Dri
ODC
$970M
$12.1M 0.01%
718,134
-1,548
-0.2% -$26K
BRSL
2142
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.15B
$12.1M 0.01%
693,663
-6,601
-0.9% -$115K
CNI icon
2143
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$59.2B
$12.1M 0.01%
180,457
+9,500
+6% +$635K
TECH icon
2144
Bio-Techne
TECH
$8.01B
$12.1M 0.01%
481,176
+44,320
+10% +$1.11M
ALCO icon
2145
Alico
ALCO
$264M
$12.1M 0.01%
235,208
+5,707
+2% +$293K
IRC
2146
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
$12M 0.01%
1,124,446
+12,909
+1% +$138K
ZVO
2147
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$12M 0.01%
1,240,759
+74,765
+6% +$721K
ULTI
2148
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$12M 0.01%
70,435
+3,385
+5% +$575K
RES icon
2149
RPC Inc
RES
$1B
$12M 0.01%
933,156
-19,436
-2% -$249K
FFNW
2150
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$11.9M 0.01%
964,380
+14,339
+2% +$177K