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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BB icon
2276
BlackBerry
BB
$2.27B
$10.5M 0.01%
1,523,551
-200,855
-12% -$1.38M
ARC
2277
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$10.5M 0.01%
2,062,506
+14,460
+0.7% +$73.5K
TIS
2278
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
$10.5M 0.01%
399,325
+18,310
+5% +$479K
UHT
2279
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$572M
$10.5M 0.01%
159,334
+1,578
+1% +$104K
WIN
2280
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$10.4M 0.01%
284,055
-22,650
-7% -$830K
PENN icon
2281
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.93B
$10.4M 0.01%
754,268
-6,638
-0.9% -$91.5K
PANW icon
2282
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$134B
$10.4M 0.01%
498,660
+29,844
+6% +$622K
PAHC icon
2283
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.67B
$10.3M 0.01%
352,747
+17,656
+5% +$517K
RELX icon
2284
RELX
RELX
$83.6B
$10.3M 0.01%
574,664
-4,320
-0.7% -$77.6K
WMGI
2285
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$10.3M 0.01%
448,282
-12,821
-3% -$295K
SSNI
2286
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$10.3M 0.01%
773,637
+136,969
+22% +$1.82M
GWRE icon
2287
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.4B
$10.2M 0.01%
207,611
+1,837
+0.9% +$90.6K
CDI
2288
DELISTED
CDI Corp.
CDI
$10.2M 0.01%
1,384,036
+1,869
+0.1% +$13.8K
CAI
2289
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$10.2M 0.01%
1,180,576
+29,015
+3% +$252K
STRL icon
2290
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.42B
$10.2M 0.01%
1,208,659
+232,453
+24% +$1.97M
LKSD
2291
DELISTED
LSC Communications, Inc.
LKSD
$10.2M 0.01%
+344,119
New +$10.2M
EXTR icon
2292
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.99B
$10.2M 0.01%
2,030,440
+219,564
+12% +$1.1M
AVID
2293
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$10.2M 0.01%
2,317,901
-159,302
-6% -$701K
MC icon
2294
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.61B
$10.2M 0.01%
300,208
+22,638
+8% +$767K
WMS icon
2295
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11.2B
$10.1M 0.01%
491,771
+47,414
+11% +$977K
SJR
2296
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$10.1M 0.01%
503,833
-1,092
-0.2% -$21.9K
ESNT icon
2297
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.31B
$10.1M 0.01%
+312,202
New +$10.1M
PRAH
2298
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$10.1M 0.01%
+182,900
New +$10.1M
FWONK icon
2299
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.9B
$10.1M 0.01%
332,550
-8,825
-3% -$267K
BT
2300
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$10.1M 0.01%
437,381
-250
-0.1% -$5.76K