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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GIII icon
1176
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.13B
$51.4M 0.02%
3,870,056
-149,411
-4% -$1.99M
PRLB icon
1177
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.17B
$51.4M 0.02%
456,884
+11,965
+3% +$1.35M
LOPE icon
1178
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$51.3M 0.02%
566,424
+70,673
+14% +$6.4M
ALSN icon
1179
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.41B
$51.2M 0.02%
1,391,148
+125,478
+10% +$4.62M
COLM icon
1180
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$51.1M 0.02%
633,966
+35,961
+6% +$2.9M
NBHC icon
1181
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.47B
$51.1M 0.02%
1,891,730
-27,816
-1% -$751K
EV
1182
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$51M 0.02%
1,322,714
+99,875
+8% +$3.85M
AMSF icon
1183
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$857M
$51M 0.02%
833,220
-3,909
-0.5% -$239K
BUSE icon
1184
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.19B
$50.7M 0.02%
2,716,213
+129,753
+5% +$2.42M
NWLI
1185
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$50.6M 0.02%
248,935
-1,410
-0.6% -$286K
MGP
1186
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$50.5M 0.02%
1,855,884
+86,832
+5% +$2.36M
FWONK icon
1187
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.7B
$50.4M 0.02%
1,644,255
+209,870
+15% +$6.43M
CZR
1188
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$50.4M 0.02%
4,156,102
-41,576
-1% -$504K
ALGT icon
1189
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.16B
$50.4M 0.02%
461,537
-15,558
-3% -$1.7M
EGBN icon
1190
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$596M
$50.4M 0.02%
1,537,782
+30,638
+2% +$1M
CLW icon
1191
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$342M
$50.3M 0.02%
1,393,142
+4,797
+0.3% +$173K
WWD icon
1192
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$50.3M 0.02%
648,203
+32,297
+5% +$2.5M
NBL
1193
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$50.2M 0.02%
5,603,206
-1,573,676
-22% -$14.1M
GES icon
1194
Guess, Inc.
GES
$868M
$50.2M 0.02%
5,188,002
+18,810
+0.4% +$182K
CBRL icon
1195
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.09B
$50.1M 0.02%
451,889
+7,211
+2% +$800K
MNTA
1196
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$50.1M 0.02%
1,506,022
-66,399
-4% -$2.21M
SCSC icon
1197
Scansource
SCSC
$948M
$50.1M 0.02%
2,079,683
-15,036
-0.7% -$362K
DCI icon
1198
Donaldson
DCI
$9.34B
$50M 0.02%
1,074,929
+8,191
+0.8% +$381K
GRC icon
1199
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.12B
$49.9M 0.02%
1,607,005
-23,314
-1% -$725K
VIAV icon
1200
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.66B
$49.9M 0.02%
3,916,932
+59,175
+2% +$754K