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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
H icon
2301
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.9B
$8.32M 0.01%
176,932
-2,338
-1% -$110K
SJR
2302
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$8.31M 0.01%
483,396
+8,201
+2% +$141K
CLD
2303
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$8.3M 0.01%
3,990,112
+8,670
+0.2% +$18K
ARC
2304
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$8.3M 0.01%
1,876,826
-44,066
-2% -$195K
VWTR
2305
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$8.22M 0.01%
796,516
-59,233
-7% -$611K
CJES
2306
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
$8.22M 0.01%
1,726,296
-1,921
-0.1% -$9.14K
TITN icon
2307
Titan Machinery
TITN
$470M
$8.21M 0.01%
751,110
-40,249
-5% -$440K
ZIXI
2308
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
$8.16M 0.01%
1,606,779
+73,359
+5% +$373K
VLGEA icon
2309
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$570M
$8.14M 0.01%
309,082
+16,625
+6% +$438K
GPRO icon
2310
GoPro
GPRO
$288M
$8.13M 0.01%
451,532
+150
+0% +$2.7K
PAHC icon
2311
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.67B
$8.13M 0.01%
269,740
+129,660
+93% +$3.91M
BHC icon
2312
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.68B
$8.11M 0.01%
79,777
+2,500
+3% +$254K
OPB
2313
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$8.11M 0.01%
219,292
+151,036
+221% +$5.58M
UCTT icon
2314
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.14B
$8.09M 0.01%
1,580,500
+231,825
+17% +$1.19M
SLI
2315
DELISTED
S L INDUSTRIES INC (DELAWARE)
SLI
$8.07M 0.01%
253,159
HIL
2316
DELISTED
Hill International, Inc. Common Stock
HIL
$8.07M 0.01%
2,079,332
-4,125
-0.2% -$16K
ASPS icon
2317
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$125M
$8.06M 0.01%
36,211
+421
+1% +$93.7K
OSBC icon
2318
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$961M
$8.03M 0.01%
1,024,637
+27,787
+3% +$218K
AUTO
2319
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$7.99M 0.01%
354,251
-19,260
-5% -$435K
LXU icon
2320
LSB Industries
LXU
$590M
$7.97M 0.01%
1,429,041
-16,948
-1% -$94.5K
BF.A icon
2321
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.2B
$7.97M 0.01%
180,878
+1,093
+0.6% +$48.1K
ADC icon
2322
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.11B
$7.94M 0.01%
233,645
+9,350
+4% +$318K
XHR
2323
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.4B
$7.93M ﹤0.01%
517,306
+175,054
+51% +$2.68M
BNCN
2324
DELISTED
BNC Bancorp
BNCN
$7.91M ﹤0.01%
311,568
+109,467
+54% +$2.78M
EDGW
2325
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
$7.88M ﹤0.01%
983,974
+6,723
+0.7% +$53.9K