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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMPR icon
1376
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.4B
$54.4M 0.02%
501,601
-12,614
-2% -$1.37M
PPC icon
1377
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.4B
$54.4M 0.02%
2,450,769
+326,214
+15% +$7.24M
FBNC icon
1378
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$54.4M 0.02%
1,328,695
-34,649
-3% -$1.42M
SPTN icon
1379
SpartanNash
SPTN
$897M
$54.3M 0.02%
2,813,733
-14,173
-0.5% -$274K
CAL icon
1380
Caleres
CAL
$503M
$54.3M 0.02%
1,990,082
-62,836
-3% -$1.71M
PGTI
1381
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$54.2M 0.02%
2,335,205
-133,149
-5% -$3.09M
EAT icon
1382
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$54.2M 0.02%
876,255
-71,833
-8% -$4.44M
ARNA
1383
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$54.1M 0.02%
793,526
+60,943
+8% +$4.16M
NSP icon
1384
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$54.1M 0.02%
598,648
+1,428
+0.2% +$129K
NWLI
1385
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$54.1M 0.02%
241,025
-1,809
-0.7% -$406K
LMNX
1386
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$54.1M 0.02%
1,469,075
-232,252
-14% -$8.55M
UVSP icon
1387
Univest Financial
UVSP
$886M
$54M 0.02%
2,048,631
-20,028
-1% -$528K
CPK icon
1388
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$53.9M 0.02%
448,098
-23,203
-5% -$2.79M
AVTR icon
1389
Avantor
AVTR
$8.39B
$53.9M 0.02%
1,517,794
+1,159,167
+323% +$41.2M
GDOT icon
1390
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$53.8M 0.02%
1,148,484
-235,896
-17% -$11.1M
NSA icon
1391
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$53.8M 0.02%
1,064,205
+46,656
+5% +$2.36M
LGND icon
1392
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$53.7M 0.02%
656,231
+75,533
+13% +$6.18M
SNAP icon
1393
Snap
SNAP
$12.4B
$53.7M 0.02%
787,765
-813,145
-51% -$55.4M
HSKA
1394
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
$53.7M 0.02%
233,560
+21,544
+10% +$4.95M
TITN icon
1395
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$53.6M 0.02%
1,732,950
-49,858
-3% -$1.54M
CPE
1396
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$53.6M 0.02%
928,303
+199,908
+27% +$11.5M
MOMO
1397
Hello Group
MOMO
$1.19B
$53.5M 0.02%
3,495,399
+135,985
+4% +$2.08M
HSII icon
1398
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$53.5M 0.02%
1,201,725
-61,586
-5% -$2.74M
DLB icon
1399
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$53.5M 0.02%
544,206
+3,415
+0.6% +$336K
TDOC icon
1400
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.36B
$53.4M 0.02%
320,772
+1,836
+0.6% +$305K