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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RELX icon
1551
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$43.6M 0.01%
1,636,353
+63,571
+4% +$1.7M
HEI.A icon
1552
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$43.5M 0.01%
350,399
+465
+0.1% +$57.7K
CGNX icon
1553
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$43.4M 0.01%
516,598
+5,888
+1% +$495K
CNSL
1554
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$43.3M 0.01%
4,927,083
+66,029
+1% +$580K
TRIP icon
1555
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
$43.2M 0.01%
1,072,334
-92,652
-8% -$3.73M
AGYS icon
1556
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$43.2M 0.01%
759,761
-18,673
-2% -$1.06M
FFWM icon
1557
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$43.2M 0.01%
1,918,355
-49,444
-3% -$1.11M
HEES
1558
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$43.2M 0.01%
1,297,168
-101,848
-7% -$3.39M
BDN
1559
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$789M
$43M 0.01%
3,139,572
-130,411
-4% -$1.79M
UI icon
1560
Ubiquiti
UI
$36.6B
$43M 0.01%
137,598
-32,128
-19% -$10M
SNDR icon
1561
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.18B
$42.8M 0.01%
1,968,229
+60,034
+3% +$1.31M
KNSL icon
1562
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$10.1B
$42.8M 0.01%
259,933
-5,254
-2% -$866K
WRLD icon
1563
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
$42.8M 0.01%
267,195
-28,868
-10% -$4.63M
CRMT icon
1564
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$42.7M 0.01%
301,627
-15,513
-5% -$2.2M
GTS
1565
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
$42.7M 0.01%
1,917,213
-9,808
-0.5% -$218K
EPAC icon
1566
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.3B
$42.7M 0.01%
1,603,604
-50,530
-3% -$1.35M
PDM
1567
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.1B
$42.6M 0.01%
2,309,113
-118,867
-5% -$2.2M
GRUB
1568
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$42.6M 0.01%
2,333,566
+1,957,562
+521% +$35.8M
NVEE
1569
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$42.5M 0.01%
1,799,288
-135,052
-7% -$3.19M
AY
1570
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$42.4M 0.01%
1,140,256
+7,701
+0.7% +$287K
AVD icon
1571
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$160M
$42.4M 0.01%
2,422,555
-17,391
-0.7% -$305K
VNDA icon
1572
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$266M
$42.3M 0.01%
1,966,427
+238,066
+14% +$5.12M
LMAT icon
1573
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$42.2M 0.01%
691,722
-7,842
-1% -$479K
HAFC icon
1574
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$42.2M 0.01%
2,213,532
+1,548
+0.1% +$29.5K
ALE icon
1575
Allete
ALE
$3.67B
$42.2M 0.01%
602,804
-62,115
-9% -$4.35M