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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WTRG icon
1476
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$43.9M 0.02%
927,729
+21,003
+2% +$993K
JRVR icon
1477
James River Group
JRVR
$246M
$43.8M 0.02%
890,604
-52,592
-6% -$2.58M
CTRN icon
1478
Citi Trends
CTRN
$278M
$43.7M 0.02%
880,050
-25,627
-3% -$1.27M
LNT icon
1479
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$43.7M 0.02%
847,764
+45,238
+6% +$2.33M
VICR icon
1480
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$43.7M 0.02%
473,516
-72,184
-13% -$6.66M
DGII icon
1481
Digi International
DGII
$1.34B
$43.6M 0.02%
2,308,808
+5,757
+0.2% +$109K
CUBI icon
1482
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$43.4M 0.02%
2,387,679
-51,548
-2% -$937K
EBSB
1483
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$43.4M 0.02%
2,907,437
-41,143
-1% -$613K
AY
1484
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$43.3M 0.02%
1,141,320
-17,343
-1% -$659K
EXEL icon
1485
Exelixis
EXEL
$10.5B
$43.3M 0.02%
2,156,482
-34,610
-2% -$695K
SBSI icon
1486
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$920M
$43.2M 0.02%
1,391,871
-54,631
-4% -$1.7M
AXON icon
1487
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.4B
$43.2M 0.02%
352,182
-192,357
-35% -$23.6M
PRSU
1488
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.05B
$43.1M 0.02%
1,192,946
-184,686
-13% -$6.68M
UVSP icon
1489
Univest Financial
UVSP
$890M
$43.1M 0.02%
2,095,661
-5,225
-0.2% -$108K
DOCU icon
1490
DocuSign
DOCU
$16.1B
$43.1M 0.02%
193,802
+5,105
+3% +$1.13M
LGF.A
1491
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$43M 0.02%
3,785,119
+71,787
+2% +$816K
FARO
1492
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$43M 0.02%
609,106
-38,616
-6% -$2.73M
MTG icon
1493
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.61B
$43M 0.02%
3,425,976
+728,292
+27% +$9.14M
WRI
1494
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$43M 0.02%
1,983,810
-21,983
-1% -$476K
TAL icon
1495
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.6B
$42.9M 0.02%
600,187
-22,582
-4% -$1.62M
CS
1496
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$42.9M 0.02%
3,353,367
+687,344
+26% +$8.8M
ABEV icon
1497
Ambev
ABEV
$35.7B
$42.7M 0.02%
13,961,113
-3,840,995
-22% -$11.8M
APPF icon
1498
AppFolio
APPF
$9.99B
$42.7M 0.02%
237,082
-6,559
-3% -$1.18M
BKH icon
1499
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.32B
$42.7M 0.02%
694,563
-16,693
-2% -$1.03M
LMNX
1500
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$42.6M 0.02%
1,842,507
-123,862
-6% -$2.86M