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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ICLR icon
2601
Icon
ICLR
$13.3B
$4.3M ﹤0.01%
15,160
-118
-0.8% -$33.4K
SBDS
2602
Solo Brands, Inc.
SBDS
$24.5M
$4.27M ﹤0.01%
693,736
+186,739
+37% +$1.15M
GATO
2603
DELISTED
Gatos Silver, Inc.
GATO
$4.27M ﹤0.01%
653,007
+308,555
+90% +$2.02M
LUMN icon
2604
Lumen
LUMN
$6.5B
$4.27M ﹤0.01%
2,333,098
-1,585,958
-40% -$2.9M
CLAR icon
2605
Clarus
CLAR
$152M
$4.26M ﹤0.01%
618,091
+54,640
+10% +$377K
LWAY icon
2606
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$497M
$4.26M ﹤0.01%
317,479
+21,732
+7% +$291K
ERO icon
2607
Ero Copper
ERO
$1.7B
$4.25M ﹤0.01%
269,309
+53,703
+25% +$848K
TASK icon
2608
TaskUs
TASK
$1.56B
$4.24M ﹤0.01%
324,653
+137,400
+73% +$1.8M
HWBK icon
2609
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$221M
$4.24M ﹤0.01%
167,124
+3,706
+2% +$94K
CRON
2610
Cronos Group
CRON
$973M
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
2,004,781
+246,690
+14% +$516K
VIV icon
2611
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$19.8B
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
381,694
+34,707
+10% +$380K
PHR icon
2612
Phreesia
PHR
$1.52B
$4.14M ﹤0.01%
178,764
-143,455
-45% -$3.32M
BLUE
2613
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
149,764
+65,335
+77% +$1.8M
DIT icon
2614
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$76.2M
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
21,194
ADV icon
2615
Advantage Solutions
ADV
$619M
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
1,140,085
+655,356
+135% +$2.37M
UONEK icon
2616
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$38.2M
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
1,165,746
+24,223
+2% +$85.5K
GRWG icon
2617
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$90.9M
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
1,639,051
+44,385
+3% +$111K
PLL
2618
DELISTED
Piedmont Lithium
PLL
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
145,417
-39,207
-21% -$1.11M
EVER icon
2619
EverQuote
EVER
$874M
$4.09M ﹤0.01%
334,077
+84,882
+34% +$1.04M
MNTK icon
2620
Montauk Renewables
MNTK
$290M
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
456,668
+219,758
+93% +$1.96M
ACNT icon
2621
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$114M
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
425,492
-1,104
-0.3% -$10.6K
DFH icon
2622
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$2.86B
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
+113,427
New +$4.03M
EGHT icon
2623
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$290M
$4M ﹤0.01%
1,058,179
+631,819
+148% +$2.39M
AC
2624
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
111,778
PLCE icon
2625
Children's Place
PLCE
$164M
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
171,764
-42,098
-20% -$978K