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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRSN icon
2226
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.9B
$10M 0.01%
204,805
-3,191
-2% -$156K
KN icon
2227
Knowles
KN
$1.91B
$9.97M 0.01%
324,245
+125,757
+63% +$3.87M
UCFC
2228
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$9.92M 0.01%
2,402,101
+58,237
+2% +$241K
CTCM
2229
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$9.91M 0.01%
900,381
-1,042,316
-54% -$11.5M
ANSS
2230
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$9.91M 0.01%
130,700
-2,167
-2% -$164K
CCK icon
2231
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.1B
$9.89M 0.01%
198,738
+34,164
+21% +$1.7M
NRIM icon
2232
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$500M
$9.89M 0.01%
386,711
+2,842
+0.7% +$72.7K
SP
2233
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$9.86M 0.01%
460,850
+30,561
+7% +$654K
TKC icon
2234
Turkcell
TKC
$5.11B
$9.86M 0.01%
631,665
-5,276
-0.8% -$82.3K
SMG icon
2235
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.49B
$9.85M 0.01%
173,269
+22,590
+15% +$1.28M
KCG
2236
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$9.84M 0.01%
828,062
+368,822
+80% +$4.38M
SLGN icon
2237
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.63B
$9.84M 0.01%
387,132
+82,372
+27% +$2.09M
SBH icon
2238
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.56B
$9.84M 0.01%
392,137
+35,036
+10% +$879K
BZH icon
2239
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$782M
$9.82M 0.01%
468,188
-76,184
-14% -$1.6M
SMI
2240
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
$9.79M 0.01%
2,319,624
+13,049
+0.6% +$55.1K
BCH icon
2241
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.1B
$9.78M 0.01%
411,006
+12,762
+3% +$304K
DBI icon
2242
Designer Brands
DBI
$210M
$9.78M 0.01%
350,016
-823
-0.2% -$23K
BAGL
2243
DELISTED
EINSTEIN NOAH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC CMN STK (DELAWARE)
BAGL
$9.76M 0.01%
607,930
+281,651
+86% +$4.52M
ARC
2244
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$9.75M 0.01%
1,663,941
+76,506
+5% +$448K
AMCX icon
2245
AMC Networks
AMCX
$363M
$9.75M 0.01%
158,548
+11,640
+8% +$716K
WTBA icon
2246
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$9.73M 0.01%
639,038
-1,370
-0.2% -$20.9K
CCBG icon
2247
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$743M
$9.7M 0.01%
667,222
-1,935
-0.3% -$28.1K
ARMH
2248
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$9.64M 0.01%
212,966
+8,743
+4% +$396K
SCG
2249
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$9.63M 0.01%
179,059
+10,044
+6% +$540K
LEN.B icon
2250
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$33.1B
$9.63M 0.01%
290,750
+1,635
+0.6% +$54.1K