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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CSGS icon
1451
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.86B
$50.4M 0.01%
977,166
-17,199
-2% -$886K
KW icon
1452
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.24B
$50.3M 0.01%
5,866,810
-946,176
-14% -$8.12M
DVAX icon
1453
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$1.1B
$50.3M 0.01%
4,052,338
+20,199
+0.5% +$251K
PAYC icon
1454
Paycom
PAYC
$12.5B
$50.3M 0.01%
252,599
+1,234
+0.5% +$246K
CERT icon
1455
Certara
CERT
$1.81B
$50.2M 0.01%
2,805,928
+264,932
+10% +$4.74M
YETI icon
1456
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$2.88B
$50M 0.01%
1,297,906
+29,385
+2% +$1.13M
SLG icon
1457
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.66B
$50M 0.01%
906,600
+9,907
+1% +$546K
CNK icon
1458
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$49.7M 0.01%
2,766,632
+197,761
+8% +$3.55M
NTB icon
1459
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$49.6M 0.01%
1,548,989
+95,319
+7% +$3.05M
CENX icon
1460
Century Aluminum
CENX
$2.44B
$49.5M 0.01%
3,214,632
-28,941
-0.9% -$445K
CTBI icon
1461
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.03B
$49.4M 0.01%
1,158,712
-48
-0% -$2.05K
UFPT icon
1462
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.54B
$49.3M 0.01%
195,325
-5,361
-3% -$1.35M
AU icon
1463
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$33.5B
$49.2M 0.01%
2,217,918
-262,656
-11% -$5.83M
NWE icon
1464
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
$49.2M 0.01%
966,482
+10,355
+1% +$527K
LC icon
1465
LendingClub
LC
$1.91B
$49.2M 0.01%
5,598,009
+945,429
+20% +$8.31M
BKH icon
1466
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.33B
$49.1M 0.01%
899,539
+26,766
+3% +$1.46M
NIC icon
1467
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$2B
$49.1M 0.01%
570,536
+28,445
+5% +$2.45M
NEO icon
1468
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.03B
$48.8M 0.01%
3,106,937
+100,414
+3% +$1.58M
ILMN icon
1469
Illumina
ILMN
$14.6B
$48.7M 0.01%
364,824
+70,089
+24% +$9.36M
PZZA icon
1470
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.65B
$48.7M 0.01%
730,897
+7,568
+1% +$504K
LGND icon
1471
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$48.5M 0.01%
664,081
+2,783
+0.4% +$203K
SBRA icon
1472
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.57B
$48.3M 0.01%
3,269,737
+61,025
+2% +$901K
PLPC icon
1473
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$979M
$48.2M 0.01%
374,875
+7,167
+2% +$922K
AES icon
1474
AES
AES
$9.17B
$48.2M 0.01%
2,688,492
+128,975
+5% +$2.31M
RUN icon
1475
Sunrun
RUN
$3.71B
$48.2M 0.01%
3,655,585
+873,634
+31% +$11.5M