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
RHI icon
2251
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$9M 0.01%
214,239
+6,343
+3% +$266K
SHPG
2252
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$8.95M 0.01%
63,365
-2,015
-3% -$285K
ROIC
2253
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$8.95M 0.01%
607,899
+100,250
+20% +$1.48M
WWE
2254
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$8.95M 0.01%
539,543
+51,170
+10% +$848K
BCH icon
2255
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.2B
$8.94M 0.01%
342,936
+2,576
+0.8% +$67.2K
AROW icon
2256
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$8.94M 0.01%
443,587
-1,360
-0.3% -$27.4K
PETS icon
2257
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$8.94M 0.01%
537,274
-18,006
-3% -$299K
CPHD
2258
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$8.93M 0.01%
191,155
+5,166
+3% +$241K
ASX icon
2259
ASE Group
ASX
$24B
$8.92M 0.01%
1,859,397
-129
-0% -$619
MPX icon
2260
Marine Products Corp
MPX
$316M
$8.92M 0.01%
887,384
-1,096
-0.1% -$11K
ESC
2261
DELISTED
EMERITUS CORP
ESC
$8.9M 0.01%
411,281
-883
-0.2% -$19.1K
ESSA
2262
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$8.86M 0.01%
766,529
+7,678
+1% +$88.8K
PCBK
2263
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$8.86M 0.01%
559,729
+13,101
+2% +$207K
H icon
2264
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$8.85M 0.01%
178,977
+2,979
+2% +$147K
PCMI
2265
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$8.84M 0.01%
860,987
-1,659
-0.2% -$17K
PRCP
2266
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$8.84M 0.01%
637,338
+14,727
+2% +$204K
CLFD icon
2267
Clearfield
CLFD
$453M
$8.78M 0.01%
433,887
LII icon
2268
Lennox International
LII
$19.1B
$8.78M 0.01%
103,179
-730
-0.7% -$62.1K
BOOM icon
2269
DMC Global
BOOM
$145M
$8.76M 0.01%
402,844
+21,131
+6% +$459K
GHM icon
2270
Graham Corp
GHM
$537M
$8.74M 0.01%
240,889
+10,598
+5% +$385K
PEB icon
2271
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$8.73M 0.01%
283,927
+74,300
+35% +$2.29M
ULTI
2272
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$8.73M 0.01%
56,992
+340
+0.6% +$52.1K
SMG icon
2273
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$8.69M 0.01%
139,736
+5,206
+4% +$324K
PROV icon
2274
Provident Financial
PROV
$103M
$8.68M 0.01%
578,392
+1,764
+0.3% +$26.5K
JCP
2275
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$8.65M 0.01%
945,254
-542,890
-36% -$4.97M