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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ASX icon
2201
ASE Group
ASX
$24.4B
$8.88M 0.01%
1,859,526
-44,743
-2% -$214K
RGLD icon
2202
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.9B
$8.85M 0.01%
181,890
+1,322
+0.7% +$64.3K
BOOM icon
2203
DMC Global
BOOM
$144M
$8.85M 0.01%
381,713
+9,232
+2% +$214K
WR
2204
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$8.84M 0.01%
288,479
+27,323
+10% +$837K
EFSC icon
2205
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.21B
$8.84M 0.01%
526,656
+8,309
+2% +$139K
PNRA
2206
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$8.84M 0.01%
55,730
+4,827
+9% +$765K
ILMN icon
2207
Illumina
ILMN
$15.5B
$8.83M 0.01%
112,251
+5,911
+6% +$465K
WEYS icon
2208
Weyco Group
WEYS
$282M
$8.82M 0.01%
311,260
+854
+0.3% +$24.2K
ATO icon
2209
Atmos Energy
ATO
$26.6B
$8.81M 0.01%
206,867
+13,121
+7% +$559K
WTBA icon
2210
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$8.81M 0.01%
638,053
-18,235
-3% -$252K
JOY
2211
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$8.79M 0.01%
172,149
+11,045
+7% +$564K
LMOS
2212
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$8.78M 0.01%
405,061
+9,450
+2% +$205K
CPRT icon
2213
Copart
CPRT
$46B
$8.77M 0.01%
2,208,808
+76,256
+4% +$303K
UVSP icon
2214
Univest Financial
UVSP
$885M
$8.77M 0.01%
465,375
+5,809
+1% +$109K
UTMD icon
2215
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$8.77M 0.01%
147,557
-1,154
-0.8% -$68.6K
VHS
2216
DELISTED
VANGUARD HEALTH SYS INC COM STK (DE)
VHS
$8.75M 0.01%
416,611
-14,115
-3% -$297K
TIBX
2217
DELISTED
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC
TIBX
$8.75M 0.01%
342,025
+75,307
+28% +$1.93M
VLGEA icon
2218
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$586M
$8.74M 0.01%
229,810
+703
+0.3% +$26.7K
IHS
2219
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$8.72M 0.01%
76,398
+3,947
+5% +$451K
AUD
2220
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$8.71M 0.01%
992,038
+11,044
+1% +$97K
CACH
2221
DELISTED
CACHE INC (DE)
CACH
$8.69M 0.01%
1,458,005
-6,990
-0.5% -$41.7K
PIN icon
2222
Invesco India ETF
PIN
$213M
$8.68M 0.01%
543,598
NMR icon
2223
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$22.2B
$8.67M 0.01%
1,109,414
MTOR
2224
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$8.66M 0.01%
1,102,356
+340,234
+45% +$2.67M
CVC
2225
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$8.66M 0.01%
514,253
+80,572
+19% +$1.36M