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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
YELP icon
1501
Yelp
YELP
$2B
$34.9M 0.02%
1,510,423
+182,247
+14% +$4.21M
EPAY
1502
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$34.9M 0.02%
687,085
-899
-0.1% -$45.6K
EBSB
1503
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$34.9M 0.02%
3,006,494
+20,314
+0.7% +$236K
FIT
1504
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$34.9M 0.02%
5,395,413
-36,063
-0.7% -$233K
COOP icon
1505
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$14.1B
$34.8M 0.02%
2,799,814
-152,187
-5% -$1.89M
DOCU icon
1506
DocuSign
DOCU
$16.1B
$34.8M 0.02%
201,900
+9,962
+5% +$1.72M
EQH icon
1507
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$16.1B
$34.8M 0.02%
1,802,582
+392,085
+28% +$7.56M
AVD icon
1508
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$159M
$34.8M 0.02%
2,525,530
-6,733
-0.3% -$92.6K
SBCF icon
1509
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.72B
$34.7M 0.02%
1,703,331
+28,382
+2% +$579K
SCVL icon
1510
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$651M
$34.7M 0.02%
2,368,236
+21,966
+0.9% +$321K
APEI icon
1511
American Public Education
APEI
$638M
$34.7M 0.02%
1,170,859
-144,432
-11% -$4.28M
UVSP icon
1512
Univest Financial
UVSP
$901M
$34.6M 0.02%
2,143,981
+47,115
+2% +$760K
ADSW
1513
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
ADSW
$34.6M 0.02%
1,145,463
-13,195
-1% -$398K
HFWA icon
1514
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$845M
$34.5M 0.02%
1,725,998
+16,656
+1% +$333K
W icon
1515
Wayfair
W
$11.7B
$34.5M 0.02%
174,626
-5,745
-3% -$1.14M
WTRG icon
1516
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$34.5M 0.02%
815,930
-17,971
-2% -$759K
FFWM icon
1517
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$497M
$34.4M 0.02%
2,107,442
+57,380
+3% +$938K
DNKN
1518
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$34.4M 0.02%
527,407
-32,320
-6% -$2.11M
CTS icon
1519
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.26B
$34.3M 0.02%
1,713,093
-73,623
-4% -$1.48M
CPA icon
1520
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.82B
$34.3M 0.02%
678,308
+18,341
+3% +$927K
SMPL icon
1521
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$34.3M 0.02%
1,845,661
+239,405
+15% +$4.45M
EPAC icon
1522
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.33B
$34.2M 0.02%
1,943,932
-31,790
-2% -$560K
NATI
1523
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$34.2M 0.02%
882,891
+8,196
+0.9% +$317K
DCO icon
1524
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$34.2M 0.02%
979,923
+7,587
+0.8% +$265K
OII icon
1525
Oceaneering
OII
$2.48B
$34.1M 0.02%
5,342,859
-1,945,676
-27% -$12.4M