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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WTTR icon
1451
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$54.5M 0.01%
6,311,660
-171,688
-3% -$1.48M
UPBD icon
1452
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$54.5M 0.01%
2,170,063
-40,947
-2% -$1.03M
PII icon
1453
Polaris
PII
$3.22B
$54.4M 0.01%
1,337,177
-14,221
-1% -$578K
PARA
1454
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$54.3M 0.01%
4,206,982
-79,931
-2% -$1.03M
PBA icon
1455
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$54.1M 0.01%
1,441,296
+141,665
+11% +$5.31M
PEN icon
1456
Penumbra
PEN
$10.6B
$54M 0.01%
210,249
-100,512
-32% -$25.8M
ECPG icon
1457
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$53.9M 0.01%
1,392,297
-110,481
-7% -$4.28M
NGG icon
1458
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$53.7M 0.01%
721,276
-15,481
-2% -$1.15M
BSY icon
1459
Bentley Systems
BSY
$16.1B
$53.6M 0.01%
994,235
+59,620
+6% +$3.22M
RKLB icon
1460
Rocket Lab Corporation Common Stock
RKLB
$25.7B
$53.6M 0.01%
1,498,017
-46,311
-3% -$1.66M
TIPT icon
1461
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$956M
$53.6M 0.01%
2,270,920
-151,227
-6% -$3.57M
FA icon
1462
First Advantage
FA
$2.75B
$53.5M 0.01%
3,223,842
-1,046,165
-25% -$17.4M
BIRK icon
1463
Birkenstock
BIRK
$8.51B
$53.2M 0.01%
1,082,360
+668,006
+161% +$32.9M
CVI icon
1464
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.13B
$53.2M 0.01%
1,981,364
-146,110
-7% -$3.92M
CPK icon
1465
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$2.95B
$53.2M 0.01%
442,276
-15,342
-3% -$1.84M
H icon
1466
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$53.1M 0.01%
379,968
-19,546
-5% -$2.73M
TW icon
1467
Tradeweb Markets
TW
$25.2B
$53M 0.01%
362,099
+12,767
+4% +$1.87M
PRLB icon
1468
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.18B
$52.7M 0.01%
1,315,928
-8,876
-0.7% -$355K
CWT icon
1469
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$52.7M 0.01%
1,158,009
-45,509
-4% -$2.07M
PFBC icon
1470
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$52.6M 0.01%
608,249
-25,422
-4% -$2.2M
RH icon
1471
RH
RH
$4.08B
$52.5M 0.01%
278,009
-18,098
-6% -$3.42M
HLIO icon
1472
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.8B
$52.4M 0.01%
1,571,590
+64,644
+4% +$2.16M
GLDD icon
1473
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$52.3M 0.01%
4,288,207
-49,239
-1% -$600K
TRIP icon
1474
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$52.2M 0.01%
4,001,167
+76,798
+2% +$1M
WU icon
1475
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$52.1M 0.01%
6,184,190
+631,326
+11% +$5.32M