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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BTI icon
2201
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$9.6M 0.01%
178,704
-9,120
-5% -$490K
IT icon
2202
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$9.6M 0.01%
135,052
+230
+0.2% +$16.3K
IHS
2203
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$9.58M 0.01%
80,014
+3,616
+5% +$433K
OCFC icon
2204
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.04B
$9.55M 0.01%
557,625
+9,959
+2% +$171K
ENV
2205
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$9.54M 0.01%
236,810
-1,578
-0.7% -$63.6K
MED icon
2206
Medifast
MED
$154M
$9.54M 0.01%
364,979
+16,023
+5% +$419K
MUSA icon
2207
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.53B
$9.51M 0.01%
228,655
-204,676
-47% -$8.51M
VVTV
2208
DELISTED
VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
VVTV
$9.51M 0.01%
1,359,925
+8,835
+0.7% +$61.8K
DISH
2209
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$9.5M 0.01%
163,983
+3,920
+2% +$227K
MFC icon
2210
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54.2B
$9.48M 0.01%
480,422
-5,561
-1% -$110K
OFIX icon
2211
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$589M
$9.47M 0.01%
414,945
+31,103
+8% +$710K
CSCD
2212
DELISTED
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
CSCD
$9.46M 0.01%
1,015,463
+23,138
+2% +$216K
LMOS
2213
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
$9.45M 0.01%
449,982
+44,921
+11% +$943K
CNOB icon
2214
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$9.44M 0.01%
503,362
-185
-0% -$3.47K
MG icon
2215
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$9.43M 0.01%
451,591
+17,318
+4% +$362K
DISCK
2216
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$9.41M 0.01%
224,328
-6,342
-3% -$266K
ASIA
2217
DELISTED
ASIAINFO-LINKAGE INC COM STK (DE)
ASIA
$9.38M 0.01%
784,062
-4,553
-0.6% -$54.5K
AWRE icon
2218
Aware
AWRE
$61.4M
$9.37M 0.01%
1,533,321
+13,872
+0.9% +$84.8K
BVH
2219
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$9.34M 0.01%
119,765
EPAM icon
2220
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.69B
$9.34M 0.01%
267,212
+235,470
+742% +$8.23M
FFNW
2221
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$9.33M 0.01%
899,916
+15,620
+2% +$162K
WTRG icon
2222
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$9.32M 0.01%
395,200
+2,679
+0.7% +$63.2K
STRS icon
2223
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$9.32M 0.01%
543,812
-1,614
-0.3% -$27.6K
MFLX
2224
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
$9.3M 0.01%
669,643
+14,889
+2% +$207K
TKC icon
2225
Turkcell
TKC
$4.86B
$9.3M 0.01%
695,769
-6,329
-0.9% -$84.6K