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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
XYZ
1201
Block, Inc.
XYZ
$46.2B
$59.3M 0.02%
863,449
+209,248
+32% +$14.4M
AVAV icon
1202
AeroVironment
AVAV
$13.3B
$59.2M 0.02%
645,600
-26,160
-4% -$2.4M
AGM icon
1203
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.09B
$59M 0.02%
443,154
+6,497
+1% +$865K
AVA icon
1204
Avista
AVA
$2.92B
$58.9M 0.02%
1,386,510
+17,935
+1% +$761K
PLYA
1205
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$58.8M 0.02%
6,122,187
+1,785,509
+41% +$17.1M
CCOI icon
1206
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.84B
$58.8M 0.02%
922,126
+7,586
+0.8% +$483K
EPAM icon
1207
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.61B
$58.7M 0.02%
196,275
+4,904
+3% +$1.47M
MGEE icon
1208
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.04B
$58.4M 0.02%
751,310
+4,002
+0.5% +$311K
FBNC icon
1209
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.25B
$58.2M 0.02%
1,638,003
+63,745
+4% +$2.26M
CWK icon
1210
Cushman & Wakefield
CWK
$3.85B
$58.1M 0.02%
5,515,078
+1,776,929
+48% +$18.7M
TRU icon
1211
TransUnion
TRU
$17.4B
$58.1M 0.02%
935,072
+46,681
+5% +$2.9M
HAE icon
1212
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.47B
$58M 0.02%
701,245
-34,984
-5% -$2.89M
SCVL icon
1213
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$645M
$58M 0.02%
2,261,769
-15,413
-0.7% -$395K
APOG icon
1214
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$919M
$57.8M 0.02%
1,335,564
-64,257
-5% -$2.78M
AOSL icon
1215
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$882M
$57.8M 0.02%
2,142,888
-69,822
-3% -$1.88M
MD icon
1216
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.44B
$57.6M 0.02%
3,861,170
+306,469
+9% +$4.57M
STRL icon
1217
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.82B
$57.6M 0.02%
1,519,495
+15,998
+1% +$606K
MGY icon
1218
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$4.39B
$57.6M 0.02%
2,630,669
+154,054
+6% +$3.37M
MXL icon
1219
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.45B
$57.5M 0.02%
1,632,641
+106,145
+7% +$3.74M
ZTO icon
1220
ZTO Express
ZTO
$15.5B
$57.2M 0.02%
1,994,677
-43,591
-2% -$1.25M
HLIT icon
1221
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.14B
$57.1M 0.02%
3,913,337
-667,041
-15% -$9.73M
MMI icon
1222
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.25B
$57.1M 0.02%
1,777,320
+140,119
+9% +$4.5M
GRBK icon
1223
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.18B
$56.9M 0.02%
1,623,918
-28,815
-2% -$1.01M
NGVT icon
1224
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.14B
$56.9M 0.02%
795,684
+67,068
+9% +$4.8M
LBAI
1225
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$56.8M 0.02%
3,633,907
-41,327
-1% -$646K