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
MSM icon
2426
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.1B
$6.7M 0.01%
82,864
+26,157
+46% +$2.12M
DLB icon
2427
Dolby
DLB
$6.88B
$6.7M 0.01%
173,726
+325
+0.2% +$12.5K
LGND icon
2428
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$6.66M 0.01%
203,079
+201,715
+14,788% +$6.62M
LGTY
2429
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
$6.66M 0.01%
674,245
+4,636
+0.7% +$45.8K
HNP
2430
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
$6.65M 0.01%
183,365
NBBC
2431
DELISTED
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP CLASS A COM STK (NC)
NBBC
$6.6M 0.01%
880,288
+181,405
+26% +$1.36M
GGG icon
2432
Graco
GGG
$14B
$6.59M 0.01%
253,086
+5,109
+2% +$133K
CLB icon
2433
Core Laboratories
CLB
$592M
$6.59M 0.01%
34,508
+1,496
+5% +$286K
THR icon
2434
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$849M
$6.59M 0.01%
241,065
+75,361
+45% +$2.06M
BRKR icon
2435
Bruker
BRKR
$4.91B
$6.57M 0.01%
332,347
+12,053
+4% +$238K
CPL
2436
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
$6.57M 0.01%
433,739
+14,894
+4% +$226K
FNGN
2437
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$6.56M 0.01%
94,432
+7,509
+9% +$522K
KRG icon
2438
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$6.54M 0.01%
248,947
+24,410
+11% +$641K
LNT icon
2439
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$6.54M 0.01%
253,300
+2,076
+0.8% +$53.6K
VRA icon
2440
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.2M
$6.5M 0.01%
270,549
-18,726
-6% -$450K
VGR
2441
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$6.5M 0.01%
750,293
-7,592
-1% -$65.8K
SAIC icon
2442
Saic
SAIC
$4.91B
$6.41M 0.01%
+193,951
New +$6.41M
WY icon
2443
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18.3B
$6.41M 0.01%
203,036
-422
-0.2% -$13.3K
DYAX
2444
DELISTED
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
$6.39M 0.01%
849,063
-3,700
-0.4% -$27.9K
HSH
2445
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
$6.39M 0.01%
191,195
-74,385
-28% -$2.49M
FLOW
2446
DELISTED
FLOW INTL CORP
FLOW
$6.38M 0.01%
1,578,539
-2,700
-0.2% -$10.9K
UNAM
2447
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$6.38M 0.01%
481,171
-840
-0.2% -$11.1K
SLCA
2448
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$6.37M 0.01%
186,818
+61,400
+49% +$2.09M
N
2449
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$6.34M ﹤0.01%
61,546
+611
+1% +$62.9K
CASH icon
2450
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.73B
$6.34M ﹤0.01%
471,360
+6,624
+1% +$89.1K