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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ENTA icon
1551
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$177M
$43.3M 0.02%
700,791
+32,100
+5% +$1.98M
NVO icon
1552
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$43.3M 0.02%
1,495,522
SPTN icon
1553
SpartanNash
SPTN
$897M
$43.3M 0.02%
3,038,873
+10,160
+0.3% +$145K
LW icon
1554
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.86B
$43.3M 0.02%
502,832
+15,235
+3% +$1.31M
CNP icon
1555
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25B
$43.2M 0.02%
1,585,982
+9,936
+0.6% +$271K
MBWM icon
1556
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$43.2M 0.02%
1,185,013
-7,886
-0.7% -$288K
VECO icon
1557
Veeco
VECO
$1.52B
$43.2M 0.02%
2,941,210
-184,591
-6% -$2.71M
KBAL
1558
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$43.1M 0.02%
2,086,585
-41,662
-2% -$861K
BWXT icon
1559
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.4B
$43.1M 0.02%
694,510
-7,336
-1% -$455K
TAL icon
1560
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.67B
$43M 0.02%
892,009
-10,577
-1% -$510K
PRKS icon
1561
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.79B
$43M 0.02%
1,355,879
+10,990
+0.8% +$348K
SIX
1562
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$43M 0.02%
952,778
+106,196
+13% +$4.79M
FISI icon
1563
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$42.9M 0.02%
1,337,901
-3,257
-0.2% -$105K
SITE icon
1564
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$6.23B
$42.9M 0.02%
473,508
+1,958
+0.4% +$177K
FTDR icon
1565
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.83B
$42.9M 0.02%
905,033
+14,150
+2% +$671K
SINA
1566
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$42.9M 0.02%
1,075,760
+461,599
+75% +$18.4M
AMBA icon
1567
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.43B
$42.9M 0.02%
707,826
+2,890
+0.4% +$175K
NEO icon
1568
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.03B
$42.8M 0.02%
1,464,633
+5,147
+0.4% +$151K
KNSL icon
1569
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$10.1B
$42.8M 0.02%
421,365
+13,710
+3% +$1.39M
SMPL icon
1570
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.73B
$42.8M 0.02%
1,500,379
+65,253
+5% +$1.86M
DNKN
1571
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$42.8M 0.02%
566,634
-8,702
-2% -$657K
LOPE icon
1572
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.89B
$42.7M 0.02%
445,817
+45,263
+11% +$4.34M
LNG icon
1573
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.9B
$42.7M 0.02%
698,950
-337
-0% -$20.6K
TSC
1574
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$42.7M 0.02%
1,633,207
+4,821
+0.3% +$126K
SWBI icon
1575
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$414M
$42.6M 0.02%
5,965,483
-37,540
-0.6% -$268K