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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HNI icon
1451
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.09B
$47.1M 0.01%
1,119,236
+7,841
+0.7% +$330K
MTUS icon
1452
Metallus
MTUS
$706M
$46.9M 0.01%
2,845,041
-85,802
-3% -$1.42M
VMW
1453
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$46.8M 0.01%
403,863
+203,322
+101% +$23.6M
MOV icon
1454
Movado Group
MOV
$442M
$46.7M 0.01%
1,117,213
-3,659
-0.3% -$153K
SBH icon
1455
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.56B
$46.7M 0.01%
2,530,848
+8,696
+0.3% +$161K
COWN
1456
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$46.7M 0.01%
1,293,103
-22,838
-2% -$824K
NTGR icon
1457
NETGEAR
NTGR
$846M
$46.7M 0.01%
1,597,185
-33,575
-2% -$981K
KAMN
1458
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$46.6M 0.01%
1,080,365
-35,287
-3% -$1.52M
ATRC icon
1459
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.76B
$46.6M 0.01%
670,420
-8,140
-1% -$566K
NFG icon
1460
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.93B
$46.6M 0.01%
728,165
+24,354
+3% +$1.56M
CVLT icon
1461
Commault Systems
CVLT
$8.38B
$46.4M 0.01%
673,948
-3,750
-0.6% -$258K
IAA
1462
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$46.4M 0.01%
917,353
-21,226
-2% -$1.07M
LAUR icon
1463
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.31B
$46.4M 0.01%
3,793,286
+423,765
+13% +$5.19M
WLL
1464
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$46.3M 0.01%
715,125
+127,013
+22% +$8.22M
AQUA
1465
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$46.1M 0.01%
986,784
-2,157
-0.2% -$101K
ARCH
1466
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
$46.1M 0.01%
505,049
-3,809
-0.7% -$348K
GCP
1467
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$46.1M 0.01%
1,454,935
-170,204
-10% -$5.39M
ATNI icon
1468
ATN International
ATNI
$240M
$46M 0.01%
1,152,617
-30,791
-3% -$1.23M
CTBI icon
1469
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.02B
$46M 0.01%
1,055,189
-16,182
-2% -$706K
AVTA
1470
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$46M 0.01%
2,655,856
-446,601
-14% -$7.74M
CWK icon
1471
Cushman & Wakefield
CWK
$3.83B
$46M 0.01%
2,066,291
+122,344
+6% +$2.72M
HTO
1472
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.72B
$45.9M 0.01%
627,424
-4,099
-0.6% -$300K
OKTA icon
1473
Okta
OKTA
$15.9B
$45.9M 0.01%
204,638
+64,253
+46% +$14.4M
OGN icon
1474
Organon & Co
OGN
$2.71B
$45.8M 0.01%
1,505,501
-111,905
-7% -$3.41M
MBUU icon
1475
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$632M
$45.8M 0.01%
666,780
-7,940
-1% -$546K