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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HSKA
2201
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
$15.1M 0.01%
191,044
+8,513
+5% +$673K
JELD icon
2202
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$537M
$15.1M 0.01%
+492,660
New +$15.1M
VWTR
2203
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$15.1M 0.01%
1,315,691
PCTY icon
2204
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.36B
$15.1M 0.01%
294,017
+115,202
+64% +$5.9M
MNR
2205
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$15.1M 0.01%
1,000,655
+22,621
+2% +$340K
LCUT icon
2206
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$88.4M
$14.9M 0.01%
1,202,294
AMRC icon
2207
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$14.9M 0.01%
1,143,461
+140,550
+14% +$1.83M
AMBA icon
2208
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.43B
$14.9M 0.01%
303,351
+130,586
+76% +$6.4M
MEOH icon
2209
Methanex
MEOH
$3.04B
$14.8M 0.01%
244,676
+980
+0.4% +$59.4K
FSB
2210
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$14.8M 0.01%
453,310
+129,854
+40% +$4.23M
CTO
2211
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$14.7M 0.01%
862,299
+39,717
+5% +$678K
NC icon
2212
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$14.7M 0.01%
446,470
ORN icon
2213
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$299M
$14.7M 0.01%
2,224,261
+136,757
+7% +$901K
MCBC
2214
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
$14.6M 0.01%
1,421,766
+53,776
+4% +$552K
CTRE icon
2215
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$14.6M 0.01%
1,086,730
+50,537
+5% +$677K
DSGR icon
2216
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$14.5M 0.01%
1,151,346
+8,032
+0.7% +$101K
FFKT
2217
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
$14.5M 0.01%
362,693
+21,127
+6% +$844K
CCU icon
2218
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.21B
$14.5M 0.01%
491,939
-487
-0.1% -$14.3K
CLNE icon
2219
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$526M
$14.4M 0.01%
8,723,418
+31,346
+0.4% +$51.7K
OSBC icon
2220
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$961M
$14.4M 0.01%
1,034,457
-2,281
-0.2% -$31.7K
GNL icon
2221
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
$14.3M 0.01%
848,394
+82,599
+11% +$1.39M
GCAP
2222
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$14.3M 0.01%
2,120,732
HRTG icon
2223
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$763M
$14.3M 0.01%
941,381
-4,181
-0.4% -$63.4K
LEN.B icon
2224
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
$14.3M 0.01%
314,735
+39,763
+14% +$1.8M
YELL
2225
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
$14.3M 0.01%
1,615,560
-29,391
-2% -$260K