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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RMNI icon
2501
Rimini Street
RMNI
$417M
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
838,045
+233,415
+39% +$1.09M
TSQ icon
2502
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$115M
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
536,140
+6,590
+1% +$47.8K
CHWY icon
2503
Chewy
CHWY
$14.4B
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
126,598
-12,200
-9% -$375K
SPNE
2504
DELISTED
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Common Stock
SPNE
$3.88M ﹤0.01%
682,926
-160,566
-19% -$912K
INVE icon
2505
Identive
INVE
$85.9M
$3.88M ﹤0.01%
308,937
+27,556
+10% +$346K
LUNG icon
2506
Pulmonx
LUNG
$69.3M
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
231,973
+152,868
+193% +$2.55M
HWBK icon
2507
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$222M
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
183,615
+1,671
+0.9% +$35.1K
METC icon
2508
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.6B
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
433,271
+114,511
+36% +$1.02M
ARGX icon
2509
argenx
ARGX
$46.3B
$3.84M ﹤0.01%
10,885
+953
+10% +$336K
FRD icon
2510
Friedman Industries
FRD
$149M
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
538,333
-2,958
-0.5% -$21K
PAR icon
2511
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.79B
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
129,277
+96,127
+290% +$2.84M
HBM icon
2512
Hudbay
HBM
$5.35B
$3.81M ﹤0.01%
945,554
+233,143
+33% +$939K
TWOU
2513
DELISTED
2U, Inc.
TWOU
$3.81M ﹤0.01%
20,291
+3,526
+21% +$661K
SPFI icon
2514
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$646M
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
137,310
+41,425
+43% +$1.14M
BW icon
2515
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$281M
$3.77M ﹤0.01%
591,323
+228,319
+63% +$1.46M
LX
2516
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$961M
$3.77M ﹤0.01%
2,228,900
+101,714
+5% +$172K
PETQ
2517
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
545,490
-265,120
-33% -$1.83M
LNSR icon
2518
LENSAR
LNSR
$149M
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
677,900
-910
-0.1% -$5.05K
KRUS icon
2519
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$964M
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
51,088
-314
-0.6% -$23.1K
PRTS icon
2520
CarParts.com
PRTS
$44M
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
724,247
+88,094
+14% +$456K
LASR icon
2521
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.43B
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
395,564
+14,703
+4% +$139K
SCPL
2522
DELISTED
SciPlay Corporation Class A Common Stock
SCPL
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
313,369
+5,093
+2% +$59.9K
CDNA icon
2523
CareDx
CDNA
$720M
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
216,413
-66,605
-24% -$1.13M
VIV icon
2524
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20B
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
489,016
+8,247
+2% +$62K
DSKE
2525
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
679,706
-121,048
-15% -$654K