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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SLG icon
1401
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.66B
$40.2M 0.02%
1,000,759
-180,257
-15% -$7.24M
BLMN icon
1402
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$577M
$40.2M 0.02%
2,190,332
+71,671
+3% +$1.31M
AVTA
1403
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$40.1M 0.02%
2,075,969
-202,394
-9% -$3.91M
CPA icon
1404
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.86B
$40.1M 0.02%
598,217
-6,223
-1% -$417K
TNL icon
1405
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.02B
$39.7M 0.02%
1,163,711
-2,673
-0.2% -$91.2K
PFBC icon
1406
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$39.7M 0.02%
608,634
-1,084
-0.2% -$70.7K
ALGN icon
1407
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$39.7M 0.02%
191,443
+4,960
+3% +$1.03M
VREX icon
1408
Varex Imaging
VREX
$469M
$39.5M 0.02%
1,869,038
+163,587
+10% +$3.46M
AGYS icon
1409
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$39.5M 0.02%
713,032
-2,795
-0.4% -$155K
FLS icon
1410
Flowserve
FLS
$7.36B
$39.4M 0.02%
1,623,087
+82,198
+5% +$2M
H icon
1411
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$39.4M 0.02%
486,687
-753
-0.2% -$61K
FFWM icon
1412
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$39.3M 0.02%
2,168,030
+194,065
+10% +$3.52M
TREX icon
1413
Trex
TREX
$6.48B
$39.3M 0.02%
894,506
+56,907
+7% +$2.5M
MAXR
1414
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$39.2M 0.02%
2,092,483
+165,369
+9% +$3.1M
FIZZ icon
1415
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.67B
$39.1M 0.02%
1,014,495
+10,290
+1% +$397K
AXL icon
1416
American Axle
AXL
$697M
$39.1M 0.02%
5,721,240
-32,738
-0.6% -$224K
KAMN
1417
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$39.1M 0.02%
1,398,105
+137,979
+11% +$3.85M
APA icon
1418
APA Corp
APA
$8.17B
$39M 0.02%
1,140,829
-172,579
-13% -$5.9M
SSTK icon
1419
Shutterstock
SSTK
$742M
$39M 0.02%
777,388
-6,477
-0.8% -$325K
IDCC icon
1420
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.33B
$39M 0.02%
964,141
+14,546
+2% +$588K
NWLI
1421
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$38.9M 0.01%
227,663
+922
+0.4% +$157K
WWE
1422
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$38.8M 0.01%
553,219
+29,536
+6% +$2.07M
CARS icon
1423
Cars.com
CARS
$829M
$38.8M 0.01%
3,371,056
-227,747
-6% -$2.62M
CHNG
1424
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$38.7M 0.01%
1,408,392
-39,987
-3% -$1.1M
LGND icon
1425
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$38.7M 0.01%
719,936
+10,281
+1% +$552K