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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SNCY icon
2476
Sun Country Airlines
SNCY
$728M
$5.95M ﹤0.01%
+401,043
New +$5.95M
PFIS icon
2477
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$525M
$5.95M ﹤0.01%
148,358
+20,504
+16% +$822K
NICE icon
2478
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$5.94M ﹤0.01%
34,938
+3,113
+10% +$529K
MPAA icon
2479
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$5.92M ﹤0.01%
731,615
-135,384
-16% -$1.1M
HRTG icon
2480
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$763M
$5.9M ﹤0.01%
909,749
+127,872
+16% +$830K
PCB icon
2481
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$308M
$5.86M ﹤0.01%
379,501
+42,362
+13% +$654K
DJCO icon
2482
Daily Journal
DJCO
$562M
$5.86M ﹤0.01%
19,921
+561
+3% +$165K
ACTG icon
2483
Acacia Research
ACTG
$317M
$5.85M ﹤0.01%
1,602,408
+31,474
+2% +$115K
ALLO icon
2484
Allogene Therapeutics
ALLO
$251M
$5.83M ﹤0.01%
1,838,356
+546,215
+42% +$1.73M
FARO
2485
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$5.79M ﹤0.01%
379,934
-89,025
-19% -$1.36M
PLCE icon
2486
Children's Place
PLCE
$155M
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
213,862
-181,988
-46% -$4.92M
DRVN icon
2487
Driven Brands
DRVN
$3B
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
458,984
-191,949
-29% -$2.42M
UONEK icon
2488
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$34.6M
$5.74M ﹤0.01%
1,141,523
+53,224
+5% +$268K
DUOL icon
2489
Duolingo
DUOL
$14.1B
$5.74M ﹤0.01%
34,605
+24,895
+256% +$4.13M
VIST icon
2490
Vista Energy
VIST
$3.72B
$5.73M ﹤0.01%
187,946
MGNX icon
2491
MacroGenics
MGNX
$100M
$5.69M ﹤0.01%
1,221,245
-18,070
-1% -$84.2K
BIPC icon
2492
Brookfield Infrastructure
BIPC
$4.76B
$5.69M ﹤0.01%
160,992
+62,802
+64% +$2.22M
IOT icon
2493
Samsara
IOT
$21.9B
$5.68M ﹤0.01%
225,382
+16,907
+8% +$426K
AVO icon
2494
Mission Produce
AVO
$900M
$5.66M ﹤0.01%
584,388
+221,206
+61% +$2.14M
HBT icon
2495
HBT Financial
HBT
$804M
$5.63M ﹤0.01%
308,738
+42,690
+16% +$779K
KALV icon
2496
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
$705M
$5.61M ﹤0.01%
582,905
+162,369
+39% +$1.56M
LUMN icon
2497
Lumen
LUMN
$6.21B
$5.57M ﹤0.01%
3,919,056
-6,446,433
-62% -$9.16M
VNET
2498
VNET Group
VNET
$2.57B
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
1,774,494
-22,040
-1% -$69K
MACK
2499
DELISTED
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MACK
$5.53M ﹤0.01%
448,752
-11,208
-2% -$138K
RKLB icon
2500
Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock
RKLB
$25.7B
$5.52M ﹤0.01%
+1,261,183
New +$5.52M