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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SSYS icon
1526
Stratasys
SSYS
$835M
$37.7M 0.01%
2,769,554
-182,057
-6% -$2.48M
PLNT icon
1527
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.54B
$37.6M 0.01%
764,369
+91,004
+14% +$4.47M
CP icon
1528
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$68.9B
$37.6M 0.01%
504,676
+12,358
+3% +$920K
GNK icon
1529
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$774M
$37.6M 0.01%
2,684,300
-23,859
-0.9% -$334K
HCCI
1530
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$37.5M 0.01%
826,694
-279,925
-25% -$12.7M
RGP icon
1531
Resources Connection
RGP
$172M
$37.5M 0.01%
2,513,100
-23,085
-0.9% -$344K
CECO icon
1532
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$37.4M 0.01%
2,343,235
-1,913
-0.1% -$30.6K
PLTR icon
1533
Palantir
PLTR
$407B
$37.4M 0.01%
2,338,981
+9,410
+0.4% +$151K
CLVT icon
1534
Clarivate
CLVT
$2.88B
$37.3M 0.01%
5,553,483
-728,278
-12% -$4.89M
NBIX icon
1535
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$14.1B
$37.2M 0.01%
330,629
-5,535
-2% -$623K
BELFB
1536
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$37.2M 0.01%
778,959
+18,523
+2% +$884K
NOK icon
1537
Nokia
NOK
$24.3B
$36.9M 0.01%
9,866,359
+621,162
+7% +$2.32M
NUS icon
1538
Nu Skin
NUS
$596M
$36.9M 0.01%
1,738,741
-370,461
-18% -$7.86M
VET icon
1539
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.14B
$36.9M 0.01%
2,520,640
+173,720
+7% +$2.54M
HIBB
1540
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$36.8M 0.01%
775,073
-8,530
-1% -$405K
LGND icon
1541
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$36.8M 0.01%
614,392
+82,970
+16% +$4.97M
AGX icon
1542
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$36.8M 0.01%
807,606
-9,260
-1% -$422K
AVTA
1543
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$36.8M 0.01%
1,436,832
-209,083
-13% -$5.35M
NEO icon
1544
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.03B
$36.8M 0.01%
2,987,920
+7,546
+0.3% +$92.8K
FTRE icon
1545
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
$917M
$36.7M 0.01%
+1,284,292
New +$36.7M
LOB icon
1546
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.67B
$36.7M 0.01%
1,266,725
+55,932
+5% +$1.62M
SATS icon
1547
EchoStar
SATS
$21.5B
$36.6M 0.01%
2,184,503
-86,777
-4% -$1.45M
LKFN icon
1548
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.66B
$36.6M 0.01%
770,834
-4,093
-0.5% -$194K
ETSY icon
1549
Etsy
ETSY
$5.84B
$36.5M 0.01%
565,757
-114,217
-17% -$7.38M
GDOT icon
1550
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$36.5M 0.01%
2,621,322
+188,878
+8% +$2.63M