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
ROL icon
2426
Rollins
ROL
$27.2B
$6.94M ﹤0.01%
780,914
+95,468
+14% +$848K
HBIO icon
2427
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$20.8M
$6.92M ﹤0.01%
1,520,937
+14,450
+1% +$65.7K
BFAM icon
2428
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.21B
$6.91M ﹤0.01%
160,982
+142,688
+780% +$6.13M
BIRT
2429
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
$6.87M ﹤0.01%
1,439,335
+2,940
+0.2% +$14K
WY icon
2430
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.7B
$6.85M ﹤0.01%
207,228
+3,601
+2% +$119K
SKUL
2431
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
$6.85M ﹤0.01%
944,697
+270,678
+40% +$1.96M
ALOT icon
2432
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.4M
$6.84M ﹤0.01%
503,491
-200
-0% -$2.72K
RCMT icon
2433
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$199M
$6.83M ﹤0.01%
1,073,773
+1,081
+0.1% +$6.88K
BLDR icon
2434
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$14.3B
$6.81M ﹤0.01%
909,964
-52,528
-5% -$393K
DKS icon
2435
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$20B
$6.79M ﹤0.01%
145,951
+7,916
+6% +$368K
FANG icon
2436
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$40.7B
$6.76M ﹤0.01%
76,114
+30,318
+66% +$2.69M
LMNX
2437
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$6.75M ﹤0.01%
393,691
-8,627
-2% -$148K
DMRC icon
2438
Digimarc
DMRC
$224M
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
206,659
-601
-0.3% -$19.6K
CHUY
2439
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$6.73M ﹤0.01%
185,472
+111,355
+150% +$4.04M
WP
2440
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$6.73M ﹤0.01%
200,156
+96,463
+93% +$3.24M
CASH icon
2441
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.72B
$6.72M ﹤0.01%
504,171
+34,833
+7% +$464K
TAST
2442
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$6.72M ﹤0.01%
944,043
+88,519
+10% +$630K
KYO
2443
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
$6.7M ﹤0.01%
140,799
-1,711
-1% -$81.4K
RAX
2444
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$6.69M ﹤0.01%
198,812
+13,303
+7% +$448K
PFBI
2445
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
$6.66M ﹤0.01%
569,327
+257,146
+82% +$3.01M
QADA
2446
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$6.65M ﹤0.01%
311,859
-500
-0.2% -$10.7K
PPIH icon
2447
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$184M
$6.65M ﹤0.01%
582,580
+4,746
+0.8% +$54.2K
MTL
2448
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$6.65M ﹤0.01%
1,517,471
-57,084
-4% -$250K
INWK
2449
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$6.63M ﹤0.01%
780,391
+36,420
+5% +$310K
AMD icon
2450
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$258B
$6.63M ﹤0.01%
1,582,307
+418,003
+36% +$1.75M