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
EBF icon
1401
Ennis
EBF
$473M
$39.4M 0.02%
2,174,664
-3,736
-0.2% -$67.8K
FANG icon
1402
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$40.1B
$39.4M 0.02%
942,916
-102,913
-10% -$4.3M
MMI icon
1403
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.29B
$39.4M 0.02%
1,364,135
+44,262
+3% +$1.28M
OSUR icon
1404
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$243M
$39.3M 0.02%
3,378,514
+100,410
+3% +$1.17M
SHYF
1405
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$39.3M 0.02%
2,332,246
-319,812
-12% -$5.39M
LXP icon
1406
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.74B
$39.2M 0.02%
3,717,319
+172,342
+5% +$1.82M
UPBD icon
1407
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.48B
$39.1M 0.02%
1,406,611
+164,032
+13% +$4.56M
TBBK icon
1408
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.53B
$39.1M 0.02%
3,991,421
+71,568
+2% +$701K
MSEX icon
1409
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$39.1M 0.02%
581,644
-18,562
-3% -$1.25M
TROX icon
1410
Tronox
TROX
$793M
$39.1M 0.02%
5,411,341
+559,339
+12% +$4.04M
STFC
1411
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$39M 0.02%
2,185,133
-66,367
-3% -$1.18M
BGS icon
1412
B&G Foods
BGS
$369M
$39M 0.02%
1,599,601
-54,014
-3% -$1.32M
JELD icon
1413
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$566M
$39M 0.02%
2,420,129
+334,680
+16% +$5.39M
ADVM icon
1414
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$65.9M
$38.9M 0.02%
186,347
-1,478
-0.8% -$309K
DCOM
1415
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$38.9M 0.02%
2,830,970
-131,580
-4% -$1.81M
NP
1416
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$38.8M 0.02%
784,759
+30,055
+4% +$1.49M
LYV icon
1417
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$38.8M 0.02%
874,865
-18,424
-2% -$817K
CRMT icon
1418
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$293M
$38.8M 0.02%
441,021
-32,691
-7% -$2.87M
VICR icon
1419
Vicor
VICR
$2.29B
$38.7M 0.02%
537,816
-2,330
-0.4% -$168K
BAP icon
1420
Credicorp
BAP
$21.2B
$38.7M 0.02%
289,276
-6,647
-2% -$889K
BWXT icon
1421
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
$38.5M 0.02%
679,820
+31,410
+5% +$1.78M
AVTA
1422
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$38.4M 0.02%
3,366,736
-7,916
-0.2% -$90.4K
AES icon
1423
AES
AES
$9.15B
$38.4M 0.02%
2,652,219
-66,842
-2% -$968K
NX icon
1424
Quanex
NX
$697M
$38.4M 0.02%
2,768,356
-30,884
-1% -$429K
CAKE icon
1425
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.9B
$38.4M 0.02%
1,673,309
+243,273
+17% +$5.58M