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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ERJ icon
1201
Embraer
ERJ
$10.6B
$73.6M 0.02%
1,592,018
-33,186
-2% -$1.53M
HIMS icon
1202
Hims & Hers Health
HIMS
$12.3B
$73.5M 0.02%
2,488,217
-71,886
-3% -$2.12M
NOVT icon
1203
Novanta
NOVT
$4.14B
$73.5M 0.02%
574,446
-65,395
-10% -$8.36M
COTY icon
1204
Coty
COTY
$3.6B
$73.4M 0.02%
13,414,505
+95,820
+0.7% +$524K
AES icon
1205
AES
AES
$9.23B
$73.4M 0.02%
5,907,264
+1,606,117
+37% +$19.9M
OTTR icon
1206
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.47B
$73.3M 0.02%
912,069
-56,770
-6% -$4.56M
SAN icon
1207
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$73.2M 0.02%
10,925,108
-299,725
-3% -$2.01M
BTG icon
1208
B2Gold
BTG
$5.91B
$73.2M 0.02%
25,674,050
+1,284,687
+5% +$3.66M
SFL icon
1209
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.07B
$73.2M 0.02%
8,921,715
-125,040
-1% -$1.03M
DBX icon
1210
Dropbox
DBX
$8.35B
$73.2M 0.02%
2,738,975
+92,473
+3% +$2.47M
NEOG icon
1211
Neogen
NEOG
$1.19B
$73.1M 0.02%
8,435,969
+1,495,985
+22% +$13M
TGLS icon
1212
Tecnoglass
TGLS
$3.37B
$72.7M 0.02%
1,016,833
+23,319
+2% +$1.67M
EXPO icon
1213
Exponent
EXPO
$3.56B
$72.7M 0.02%
897,061
-34,434
-4% -$2.79M
BGC icon
1214
BGC Group
BGC
$4.8B
$72.6M 0.02%
7,913,507
+2,895
+0% +$26.5K
USLM icon
1215
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.68B
$72.4M 0.02%
818,672
-27,081
-3% -$2.39M
QTWO icon
1216
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$5.11B
$72.3M 0.02%
903,335
-34,409
-4% -$2.75M
VBTX icon
1217
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.89B
$72.3M 0.02%
2,893,856
+90,104
+3% +$2.25M
LW icon
1218
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.86B
$72.3M 0.02%
1,355,577
+186,301
+16% +$9.93M
CMRE icon
1219
Costamare
CMRE
$1.48B
$72.2M 0.02%
7,334,519
-46,722
-0.6% -$460K
KRG icon
1220
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.96B
$72.1M 0.02%
3,224,033
-38,821
-1% -$868K
SASR
1221
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$72.1M 0.02%
2,580,264
-34,737
-1% -$971K
RDY icon
1222
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$72.1M 0.02%
5,464,611
+103,598
+2% +$1.37M
FRPT icon
1223
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.66B
$72M 0.02%
866,106
+30,894
+4% +$2.57M
CUZ icon
1224
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.96B
$71.8M 0.02%
2,434,234
+290,526
+14% +$8.57M
FL
1225
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$71.7M 0.02%
5,085,533
-381,404
-7% -$5.38M