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
WEYS icon
2226
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$9.29M 0.01%
315,670
+4,410
+1% +$130K
ALU
2227
DELISTED
ALCATEL-LUCENT ADR
ALU
$9.26M 0.01%
2,104,907
-85,548
-4% -$376K
VICR icon
2228
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$9.26M 0.01%
690,092
+801
+0.1% +$10.7K
GXP
2229
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$9.21M 0.01%
379,917
+41,979
+12% +$1.02M
IDCC icon
2230
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.33B
$9.2M 0.01%
312,049
-6,742
-2% -$199K
GNE icon
2231
Genie Energy
GNE
$404M
$9.2M 0.01%
900,909
-8,960
-1% -$91.5K
CE icon
2232
Celanese
CE
$4.99B
$9.19M 0.01%
166,240
+9,338
+6% +$516K
STRT icon
2233
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$283M
$9.19M 0.01%
205,797
+5,595
+3% +$250K
LMIA
2234
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
$9.17M 0.01%
622,276
-7,482
-1% -$110K
AWAY
2235
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$9.17M 0.01%
224,356
-230
-0.1% -$9.4K
EXAC
2236
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$9.15M 0.01%
385,030
+8,895
+2% +$211K
TE
2237
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$9.15M 0.01%
530,481
+8,296
+2% +$143K
AEC
2238
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$9.14M 0.01%
569,672
+35,756
+7% +$574K
STRL icon
2239
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.54B
$9.1M 0.01%
775,932
+587
+0.1% +$6.89K
SMI
2240
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$9.09M 0.01%
2,332,456
-32,231
-1% -$126K
UAA icon
2241
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$9.09M 0.01%
419,327
+4,133
+1% +$89.6K
CLMS
2242
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
$9.08M 0.01%
766,801
+19,613
+3% +$232K
UTL icon
2243
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$9.06M 0.01%
297,194
+6,311
+2% +$192K
NSR
2244
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$9.05M 0.01%
181,525
-3,837
-2% -$191K
LEN.B icon
2245
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
$9.05M 0.01%
287,960
-10,254
-3% -$322K
NAT icon
2246
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$669M
$9.03M 0.01%
951,734
-3,913
-0.4% -$37.1K
INFA
2247
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$9.03M 0.01%
217,543
+12,685
+6% +$526K
AVP
2248
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$9.03M 0.01%
524,113
-6,870
-1% -$118K
RGLD icon
2249
Royal Gold
RGLD
$12.5B
$9.02M 0.01%
195,825
+13,935
+8% +$642K
HILL
2250
DELISTED
DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP
HILL
$9.01M 0.01%
2,674,306