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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
STAA icon
1376
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$52.4M 0.02%
407,823
+97,397
+31% +$12.5M
PDD icon
1377
Pinduoduo
PDD
$178B
$52.4M 0.02%
578,064
+14,692
+3% +$1.33M
SHEN icon
1378
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$744M
$52.3M 0.02%
1,657,587
-55,612
-3% -$1.76M
CMP icon
1379
Compass Minerals
CMP
$753M
$52.3M 0.02%
812,435
-59,984
-7% -$3.86M
NGVT icon
1380
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.12B
$52.2M 0.02%
731,929
+18,455
+3% +$1.32M
FFIC icon
1381
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$476M
$52.2M 0.02%
2,310,970
-26,438
-1% -$598K
ALSN icon
1382
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.39B
$52.2M 0.02%
1,478,481
+49,665
+3% +$1.75M
NX icon
1383
Quanex
NX
$661M
$52.2M 0.02%
2,438,552
-10,763
-0.4% -$230K
PANW icon
1384
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$131B
$52.1M 0.02%
652,302
-12,618
-2% -$1.01M
CZR icon
1385
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$5.22B
$52.1M 0.02%
463,561
-80,337
-15% -$9.02M
CNP icon
1386
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$52M 0.02%
2,115,494
+58,008
+3% +$1.43M
NTGR icon
1387
NETGEAR
NTGR
$831M
$52M 0.02%
1,630,760
-44,611
-3% -$1.42M
LGND icon
1388
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$51.9M 0.02%
597,557
-58,674
-9% -$5.1M
KELYA icon
1389
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$481M
$51.9M 0.02%
2,747,989
-91,928
-3% -$1.74M
ARNC
1390
DELISTED
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
$51.9M 0.02%
1,644,068
+176,971
+12% +$5.58M
STBA icon
1391
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.5B
$51.8M 0.02%
1,756,100
-25,796
-1% -$760K
SEDG icon
1392
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.72B
$51.5M 0.02%
194,093
-69,328
-26% -$18.4M
IRBT icon
1393
iRobot
IRBT
$107M
$51.4M 0.02%
654,207
-845
-0.1% -$66.3K
MATW icon
1394
Matthews International
MATW
$763M
$51.3M 0.02%
1,477,861
-77,412
-5% -$2.69M
IAA
1395
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$51.2M 0.02%
938,579
+17,107
+2% +$934K
MTOR
1396
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$51.2M 0.02%
2,401,791
+27,143
+1% +$578K
CORT icon
1397
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.68B
$51.2M 0.02%
2,599,645
-192,534
-7% -$3.79M
PENN icon
1398
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$51.1M 0.02%
705,501
-6,041
-0.8% -$438K
CVLT icon
1399
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$51M 0.02%
677,698
+38,911
+6% +$2.93M
SMCI icon
1400
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.7B
$51M 0.02%
13,947,920
+629,880
+5% +$2.3M