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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OEC icon
1476
Orion
OEC
$521M
$48M 0.01%
1,729,261
+76,480
+5% +$2.12M
MAC icon
1477
Macerich
MAC
$4.58B
$48M 0.01%
3,107,606
-7,824
-0.3% -$121K
LTH icon
1478
Life Time Group Holdings
LTH
$6.29B
$47.9M 0.01%
3,178,654
+558,488
+21% +$8.42M
AVDX icon
1479
AvidXchange
AVDX
$2.06B
$47.9M 0.01%
3,864,725
+587,692
+18% +$7.28M
WTRG icon
1480
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$47.9M 0.01%
1,281,232
+44,477
+4% +$1.66M
STEL icon
1481
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
$1.61B
$47.8M 0.01%
1,716,585
-207,913
-11% -$5.79M
KALU icon
1482
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.24B
$47.7M 0.01%
669,608
-9,977
-1% -$710K
WHD icon
1483
Cactus
WHD
$2.74B
$47.6M 0.01%
1,049,429
+73,704
+8% +$3.35M
PCRX icon
1484
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.22B
$47.6M 0.01%
1,411,767
+17,949
+1% +$606K
IIIN icon
1485
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$47.5M 0.01%
1,239,317
+7,809
+0.6% +$299K
WINA icon
1486
Winmark
WINA
$1.74B
$47.4M 0.01%
113,571
-8,130
-7% -$3.39M
HZO icon
1487
MarineMax
HZO
$556M
$47.4M 0.01%
1,218,587
-173,352
-12% -$6.74M
HTO
1488
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.75B
$47.4M 0.01%
724,742
+27,301
+4% +$1.78M
LGND icon
1489
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$47.2M 0.01%
661,298
+46,906
+8% +$3.35M
CECO icon
1490
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$47.2M 0.01%
2,326,912
-16,323
-0.7% -$331K
CLNE icon
1491
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$526M
$47.2M 0.01%
12,314,636
+702,049
+6% +$2.69M
BKH icon
1492
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.33B
$47.1M 0.01%
872,773
-17,746
-2% -$957K
EYE icon
1493
National Vision
EYE
$1.82B
$47.1M 0.01%
2,249,556
+654,462
+41% +$13.7M
LSCC icon
1494
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$8.82B
$47.1M 0.01%
681,919
+25,849
+4% +$1.78M
VALE icon
1495
Vale
VALE
$45.5B
$47M 0.01%
2,965,164
+142,106
+5% +$2.25M
GRC icon
1496
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$47M 0.01%
1,321,685
+13,129
+1% +$466K
TWST icon
1497
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$1.53B
$46.7M 0.01%
1,267,708
+284,884
+29% +$10.5M
SYBT icon
1498
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
$46.6M 0.01%
905,258
+35,851
+4% +$1.85M
NTB icon
1499
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$46.5M 0.01%
1,453,670
+25,383
+2% +$813K
HAYW icon
1500
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.38B
$46.5M 0.01%
3,419,859
+662,795
+24% +$9.01M