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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CTRE icon
2151
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$14.6M 0.01%
869,946
+161,951
+23% +$2.72M
AAOI icon
2152
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$1.69B
$14.6M 0.01%
260,273
+187,740
+259% +$10.5M
GIC icon
2153
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$14.6M 0.01%
1,313,498
+2,654
+0.2% +$29.4K
SABR icon
2154
Sabre
SABR
$738M
$14.6M 0.01%
687,316
+5,659
+0.8% +$120K
ULTI
2155
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$14.5M 0.01%
74,444
+260
+0.4% +$50.8K
WTBA icon
2156
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$14.5M 0.01%
631,203
+7,001
+1% +$161K
SRDX icon
2157
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$14.4M 0.01%
600,421
+12,497
+2% +$301K
LW icon
2158
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.86B
$14.4M 0.01%
342,995
+64,340
+23% +$2.71M
VEON icon
2159
VEON
VEON
$3.71B
$14.4M 0.01%
141,228
+2,594
+2% +$264K
SPPI
2160
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$14.4M 0.01%
2,211,245
+240,614
+12% +$1.56M
ASPS icon
2161
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$123M
$14.4M 0.01%
48,743
-922
-2% -$271K
RH icon
2162
RH
RH
$4.08B
$14.3M 0.01%
309,551
-13,744
-4% -$636K
PBI icon
2163
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$14.3M 0.01%
1,090,101
+172,815
+19% +$2.27M
ODC icon
2164
Oil-Dri
ODC
$959M
$14.3M 0.01%
765,522
+6,716
+0.9% +$125K
FTK icon
2165
Flotek Industries
FTK
$341M
$14.3M 0.01%
185,757
-9,737
-5% -$747K
CVI icon
2166
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.13B
$14.2M 0.01%
709,154
-2,082
-0.3% -$41.8K
VSM
2167
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$14.2M 0.01%
464,150
+270,327
+139% +$8.27M
CCI icon
2168
Crown Castle
CCI
$41.5B
$14.1M 0.01%
149,445
+3,003
+2% +$284K
DHIL icon
2169
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$387M
$14.1M 0.01%
72,551
+6,691
+10% +$1.3M
HZN
2170
DELISTED
Horizon Global Corporation
HZN
$14M 0.01%
1,010,260
+208,508
+26% +$2.89M
LPG icon
2171
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.35B
$14M 0.01%
1,331,436
+299,021
+29% +$3.15M
BCH icon
2172
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.2B
$14M 0.01%
610,287
-13,240
-2% -$304K
RFP
2173
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$14M 0.01%
2,568,151
+175,547
+7% +$957K
TSRO
2174
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
$14M 0.01%
90,684
+363
+0.4% +$55.9K
SGBK
2175
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
$13.9M 0.01%
295,351
+72,132
+32% +$3.4M