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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WDAY icon
2201
Workday
WDAY
$59.6B
$16.9M 0.01%
115,671
+5,914
+5% +$863K
PDFS icon
2202
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$16.9M 0.01%
1,867,981
+263,986
+16% +$2.38M
RAIL icon
2203
FreightCar America
RAIL
$162M
$16.8M 0.01%
1,048,365
+12,098
+1% +$194K
REVG icon
2204
REV Group
REVG
$3.02B
$16.8M 0.01%
1,072,296
+127,559
+14% +$2M
CYH icon
2205
Community Health Systems
CYH
$412M
$16.8M 0.01%
4,862,458
-1,939,839
-29% -$6.71M
EQBK icon
2206
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$800M
$16.8M 0.01%
426,680
+62,006
+17% +$2.43M
MFSF
2207
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
$16.7M 0.01%
454,191
+5,027
+1% +$185K
STRS icon
2208
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$16.7M 0.01%
546,514
-6,348
-1% -$194K
TPIC
2209
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$16.7M 0.01%
585,724
+57,944
+11% +$1.65M
CTO
2210
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$16.7M 0.01%
988,391
+55,241
+6% +$934K
FBK icon
2211
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
$16.7M 0.01%
426,012
+36,237
+9% +$1.42M
HALL
2212
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
$16.7M 0.01%
151,706
+1,222
+0.8% +$134K
LAUR icon
2213
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.33B
$16.6M 0.01%
1,077,770
+391,165
+57% +$6.04M
WPM icon
2214
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$48.4B
$16.6M 0.01%
950,723
+447,626
+89% +$7.83M
HT
2215
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$16.6M 0.01%
733,297
-5,539
-0.7% -$126K
WMGI
2216
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$16.6M 0.01%
572,302
+396,345
+225% +$11.5M
KNSL icon
2217
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$10.1B
$16.6M 0.01%
259,519
+24,421
+10% +$1.56M
ARNA
2218
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$16.5M 0.01%
+359,528
New +$16.5M
VSI
2219
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$16.5M 0.01%
1,652,509
-16,942
-1% -$169K
PFSI icon
2220
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.44B
$16.5M 0.01%
790,411
+4,926
+0.6% +$103K
BBBY
2221
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$596M
$16.5M 0.01%
720,509
-146,109
-17% -$3.34M
VMW
2222
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$16.5M 0.01%
105,511
+17,948
+20% +$2.8M
BSTC
2223
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$16.4M 0.01%
281,111
+9,849
+4% +$576K
TTSH icon
2224
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$273M
$16.4M 0.01%
2,293,014
+190,244
+9% +$1.36M
NVTR
2225
DELISTED
Nuvectra Corporation Common Stock
NVTR
$16.4M 0.01%
744,170
+40,402
+6% +$888K