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
SHOP icon
1426
Shopify
SHOP
$186B
$54.2M 0.01%
567,389
+71,201
+14% +$6.8M
CHEF icon
1427
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.7B
$54M 0.01%
991,640
-217,975
-18% -$11.9M
SKT icon
1428
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$54M 0.01%
1,597,305
+43,450
+3% +$1.47M
SIRI icon
1429
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$54M 0.01%
2,393,483
-8,107
-0.3% -$183K
LYG icon
1430
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$53.6M 0.01%
14,040,936
-2,363,323
-14% -$9.03M
K icon
1431
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
$53.6M 0.01%
649,858
-1,995,554
-75% -$165M
BELFB
1432
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$53.5M 0.01%
714,658
-37,464
-5% -$2.8M
ARES icon
1433
Ares Management
ARES
$40.1B
$53.5M 0.01%
364,909
-87,038
-19% -$12.8M
LUMN icon
1434
Lumen
LUMN
$6.21B
$53.5M 0.01%
13,637,663
+3,825,168
+39% +$15M
RPRX icon
1435
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$15.7B
$53.4M 0.01%
1,715,387
+34,852
+2% +$1.09M
TILE icon
1436
Interface
TILE
$1.66B
$53.2M 0.01%
2,680,913
+46,665
+2% +$926K
CPRX icon
1437
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$2.44B
$53M 0.01%
2,187,422
-825,610
-27% -$20M
PFBC icon
1438
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$53M 0.01%
633,671
-30,724
-5% -$2.57M
UPBD icon
1439
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$53M 0.01%
2,211,010
-117,219
-5% -$2.81M
HUBS icon
1440
HubSpot
HUBS
$25.9B
$52.8M 0.01%
92,339
+5,320
+6% +$3.04M
VRTS icon
1441
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.34B
$52.7M 0.01%
305,701
-15,192
-5% -$2.62M
CENX icon
1442
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.44B
$52.7M 0.01%
2,837,851
-100,119
-3% -$1.86M
POWI icon
1443
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.48B
$52.6M 0.01%
1,040,860
+38,361
+4% +$1.94M
NVEE
1444
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$52.5M 0.01%
2,723,236
+208,920
+8% +$4.03M
TME icon
1445
Tencent Music
TME
$38.5B
$52.4M 0.01%
3,634,998
+381,589
+12% +$5.5M
LIVN icon
1446
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.07B
$52.3M 0.01%
1,331,954
+20,964
+2% +$823K
CRI icon
1447
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$52.3M 0.01%
1,278,061
+29,572
+2% +$1.21M
PLYA
1448
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$52.1M 0.01%
3,912,144
-3,509,645
-47% -$46.8M
PBA icon
1449
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$52M 0.01%
1,299,631
+123,695
+11% +$4.95M
DVAX icon
1450
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$1.1B
$52M 0.01%
4,009,683
-58,268
-1% -$756K