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
NMR icon
2276
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$22B
$8.62M 0.01%
1,109,414
AMAG
2277
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AMAG
$8.61M 0.01%
354,777
-13,125
-4% -$319K
ZEP
2278
DELISTED
ZEP INC COM STK (DE)
ZEP
$8.61M 0.01%
474,037
+29,250
+7% +$531K
KRNY icon
2279
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$8.59M 0.01%
1,019,084
+20,712
+2% +$175K
MTD icon
2280
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$25.9B
$8.56M 0.01%
35,306
+376
+1% +$91.2K
NATH icon
2281
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$441M
$8.55M 0.01%
169,534
-2,212
-1% -$112K
OABC
2282
DELISTED
OMNIAMERICAN BANCORP INC COM STK (TX)
OABC
$8.53M 0.01%
398,906
-1,828
-0.5% -$39.1K
NILE
2283
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$8.51M 0.01%
180,690
+43,901
+32% +$2.07M
ESBF
2284
DELISTED
E S B FINL CORP
ESBF
$8.49M 0.01%
597,617
+4,252
+0.7% +$60.4K
ACH
2285
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Limited
ACH
$8.48M 0.01%
974,893
-9,050
-0.9% -$78.7K
FNHC
2286
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$8.48M 0.01%
579,646
+20,326
+4% +$297K
PEGA icon
2287
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$8.47M 0.01%
688,776
+281,008
+69% +$3.46M
ALCO icon
2288
Alico
ALCO
$260M
$8.46M 0.01%
217,535
-900
-0.4% -$35K
CVLG icon
2289
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$8.42M 0.01%
2,051,482
+5,646
+0.3% +$23.2K
WSTL
2290
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
$8.4M 0.01%
518,699
+12,388
+2% +$201K
UTI icon
2291
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.48B
$8.39M 0.01%
602,776
+16,156
+3% +$225K
AEPI
2292
DELISTED
AEP Industries Inc
AEPI
$8.37M 0.01%
158,455
-5,626
-3% -$297K
CPSS icon
2293
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$190M
$8.37M 0.01%
891,336
-13,817
-2% -$130K
CDNS icon
2294
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$8.36M 0.01%
596,500
+22,798
+4% +$320K
UCFC
2295
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$8.36M 0.01%
2,341,309
+20,361
+0.9% +$72.7K
ECHO
2296
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$8.35M 0.01%
388,592
+45,974
+13% +$988K
CTWS
2297
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$8.34M 0.01%
234,974
+3,380
+1% +$120K
UTMD icon
2298
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$8.33M 0.01%
145,660
-1,897
-1% -$108K
FLWS icon
2299
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$8.31M 0.01%
1,535,426
-19,126
-1% -$103K
SGC icon
2300
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$8.3M 0.01%
1,072,866
-7,926
-0.7% -$61.3K