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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GTES icon
1501
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.6B
$38.3M 0.01%
3,542,774
+1,143,723
+48% +$12.4M
DLB icon
1502
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$38.2M 0.01%
533,946
-8,569
-2% -$613K
SPHR icon
1503
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$2.1B
$38.2M 0.01%
725,059
+194,888
+37% +$10.3M
ABMD
1504
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$38.1M 0.01%
153,776
-3,633
-2% -$899K
TITN icon
1505
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$38.1M 0.01%
1,698,196
+14,731
+0.9% +$330K
WABC icon
1506
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.24B
$38M 0.01%
682,951
+6,914
+1% +$385K
SGRY icon
1507
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$2.8B
$38M 0.01%
1,312,225
+40,943
+3% +$1.18M
AZPN
1508
DELISTED
Aspen Technology Inc
AZPN
$38M 0.01%
+206,550
New +$38M
PGC icon
1509
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$37.9M 0.01%
1,277,222
+52,157
+4% +$1.55M
RBC icon
1510
RBC Bearings
RBC
$11.8B
$37.9M 0.01%
205,067
-100,640
-33% -$18.6M
ETD icon
1511
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$742M
$37.9M 0.01%
1,875,255
+57,204
+3% +$1.16M
NYT icon
1512
New York Times
NYT
$9.59B
$37.8M 0.01%
1,356,142
+253,490
+23% +$7.07M
MBWM icon
1513
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$37.8M 0.01%
1,183,445
+29,511
+3% +$943K
CEG icon
1514
Constellation Energy
CEG
$101B
$37.8M 0.01%
660,166
-3,154
-0.5% -$181K
PENN icon
1515
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$37.8M 0.01%
1,240,984
+338,345
+37% +$10.3M
WOLF icon
1516
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$365M
$37.7M 0.01%
593,444
-13,328
-2% -$846K
TPL icon
1517
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$21.5B
$37.5M 0.01%
75,678
+14,295
+23% +$7.09M
FND icon
1518
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.55B
$37.2M 0.01%
590,621
-54,086
-8% -$3.41M
MBUU icon
1519
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$629M
$37.2M 0.01%
705,523
+37,858
+6% +$2M
SQM icon
1520
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$37.2M 0.01%
445,243
+34,768
+8% +$2.9M
RGEN icon
1521
Repligen
RGEN
$6.39B
$37.1M 0.01%
228,453
-1,332
-0.6% -$216K
NHI icon
1522
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$37.1M 0.01%
611,519
-654
-0.1% -$39.6K
MOV icon
1523
Movado Group
MOV
$438M
$37M 0.01%
1,196,482
+46,150
+4% +$1.43M
MOD icon
1524
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.86B
$37M 0.01%
3,510,022
+49,066
+1% +$517K
RES icon
1525
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$36.9M 0.01%
5,339,148
+405,313
+8% +$2.8M