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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ANIK icon
1551
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$40M 0.01%
884,116
-37,464
-4% -$1.7M
RAVN
1552
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$39.9M 0.01%
1,205,527
-99,513
-8% -$3.29M
CAKE icon
1553
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.82B
$39.9M 0.01%
1,076,210
-84,569
-7% -$3.13M
MSEX icon
1554
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$39.9M 0.01%
550,210
-13,897
-2% -$1.01M
SNDR icon
1555
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.18B
$39.8M 0.01%
1,924,029
+25,441
+1% +$527K
CVGW icon
1556
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$489M
$39.8M 0.01%
573,466
-47,549
-8% -$3.3M
CHCO icon
1557
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
$39.7M 0.01%
570,866
-26,973
-5% -$1.88M
STRA icon
1558
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.98B
$39.5M 0.01%
414,704
-502
-0.1% -$47.9K
HSII icon
1559
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$39.5M 0.01%
1,345,098
-70,317
-5% -$2.07M
INFN
1560
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$39.5M 0.01%
3,770,446
-102,519
-3% -$1.07M
AVYA
1561
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$39.4M 0.01%
2,058,398
-14,423
-0.7% -$276K
CWEN icon
1562
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.39B
$39.4M 0.01%
1,232,714
-83,667
-6% -$2.67M
CRMT icon
1563
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$39.4M 0.01%
358,335
-37,455
-9% -$4.11M
WABC icon
1564
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.24B
$39.4M 0.01%
711,883
-12,543
-2% -$693K
GWRE icon
1565
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.3B
$39.3M 0.01%
305,381
+16,542
+6% +$2.13M
CIR
1566
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$39.3M 0.01%
1,021,866
-20,460
-2% -$786K
HCSG icon
1567
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.16B
$39.3M 0.01%
1,396,816
+8,682
+0.6% +$244K
NVEE
1568
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$39.2M 0.01%
1,991,712
-14,836
-0.7% -$292K
HLIT icon
1569
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$39.2M 0.01%
5,306,105
-149,188
-3% -$1.1M
PPC icon
1570
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.4B
$39.2M 0.01%
1,998,574
+51,043
+3% +$1M
CGNX icon
1571
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$39.2M 0.01%
487,697
+4,327
+0.9% +$347K
WBT
1572
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$39.1M 0.01%
2,963,815
+1,467
+0% +$19.4K
HFWA icon
1573
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$39.1M 0.01%
1,672,421
-45,008
-3% -$1.05M
CRNC icon
1574
Cerence
CRNC
$450M
$39M 0.01%
388,071
+83,290
+27% +$8.37M
LDL
1575
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$38.9M 0.01%
1,295,548
-21,864
-2% -$657K