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
SIRI icon
2351
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.79B
$7.96M 0.01%
230,151
-4,640
-2% -$160K
SAM icon
2352
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.45B
$7.96M 0.01%
35,603
+6,284
+21% +$1.4M
HNP
2353
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$7.94M 0.01%
175,579
SNN icon
2354
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.2B
$7.93M 0.01%
222,163
+14,310
+7% +$511K
SLH
2355
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$7.93M 0.01%
118,158
+6,841
+6% +$459K
WD icon
2356
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.91B
$7.92M 0.01%
561,371
+36,436
+7% +$514K
PCBK
2357
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$7.91M 0.01%
575,940
+12,495
+2% +$172K
SUNE
2358
SUNation Energy, Inc. Common Stock
SUNE
$4.84M
$7.9M 0.01%
1
RNET
2359
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$7.89M 0.01%
146,630
+67,206
+85% +$3.62M
NRC icon
2360
National Research Corp
NRC
$367M
$7.89M 0.01%
563,684
+12,339
+2% +$173K
MSEX icon
2361
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$950M
$7.88M 0.01%
372,198
+18,080
+5% +$383K
NATI
2362
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$7.86M 0.01%
242,637
-750
-0.3% -$24.3K
ENVE
2363
DELISTED
ENVENTIS CORP COM STK
ENVE
$7.83M 0.01%
494,328
+6,936
+1% +$110K
PULB
2364
DELISTED
PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP
PULB
$7.82M 0.01%
685,730
+733
+0.1% +$8.36K
CMT icon
2365
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$181M
$7.81M 0.01%
600,442
+10,608
+2% +$138K
UTI icon
2366
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.51B
$7.8M 0.01%
642,645
+17,948
+3% +$218K
BFS
2367
Saul Centers
BFS
$779M
$7.8M 0.01%
160,468
+372
+0.2% +$18.1K
NMR icon
2368
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$22B
$7.78M 0.01%
1,107,263
+5,800
+0.5% +$40.8K
EBSB
2369
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$7.78M 0.01%
742,057
+9,339
+1% +$98K
RCKY icon
2370
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$221M
$7.78M 0.01%
546,718
+8,592
+2% +$122K
UTMD icon
2371
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$198M
$7.78M 0.01%
151,246
+5,156
+4% +$265K
INFA
2372
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$7.77M 0.01%
217,998
-540
-0.2% -$19.2K
TD icon
2373
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$134B
$7.76M 0.01%
150,979
-6,538
-4% -$336K
ESBF
2374
DELISTED
E S B FINL CORP
ESBF
$7.76M 0.01%
599,541
+1,724
+0.3% +$22.3K
CLAR icon
2375
Clarus
CLAR
$144M
$7.72M 0.01%
690,738
-22,608
-3% -$253K