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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AVID
1551
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$41.3M 0.01%
1,267,123
-69,949
-5% -$2.28M
AY
1552
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$41.3M 0.01%
1,153,755
-64,290
-5% -$2.3M
SHEN icon
1553
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$759M
$41.3M 0.01%
1,617,947
-39,640
-2% -$1.01M
AMPH icon
1554
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.27B
$41.2M 0.01%
1,770,851
+25,936
+1% +$604K
SITC icon
1555
SITE Centers
SITC
$458M
$41.2M 0.01%
3,339,179
-24,728
-0.7% -$305K
GNW icon
1556
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.56B
$41.2M 0.01%
10,162,694
+555,954
+6% +$2.25M
PDM
1557
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.1B
$41.1M 0.01%
2,238,636
-53,228
-2% -$978K
BWXT icon
1558
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.9B
$41.1M 0.01%
859,192
+2,746
+0.3% +$131K
CGNX icon
1559
Cognex
CGNX
$7.41B
$41M 0.01%
527,434
+17,018
+3% +$1.32M
CMTL icon
1560
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$71.4M
$40.9M 0.01%
1,727,828
-7,255
-0.4% -$172K
UBER icon
1561
Uber
UBER
$206B
$40.9M 0.01%
975,862
+113,415
+13% +$4.76M
VCRA
1562
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$40.9M 0.01%
630,788
-1,465
-0.2% -$95K
SHOP icon
1563
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$40.7M 0.01%
295,740
+8,990
+3% +$1.24M
HLF icon
1564
Herbalife
HLF
$958M
$40.7M 0.01%
994,465
-197,065
-17% -$8.07M
UNIT
1565
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.67B
$40.7M 0.01%
2,903,204
-26,067
-0.9% -$365K
VSEC icon
1566
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.42B
$40.7M 0.01%
667,377
-4,964
-0.7% -$303K
WDAY icon
1567
Workday
WDAY
$59.5B
$40.6M 0.01%
148,702
+3,579
+2% +$978K
INCY icon
1568
Incyte
INCY
$16.2B
$40.6M 0.01%
552,854
+24,186
+5% +$1.78M
WSBF icon
1569
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$284M
$40.6M 0.01%
1,856,165
-25,181
-1% -$550K
VIRT icon
1570
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.06B
$40.5M 0.01%
1,405,267
-6,976
-0.5% -$201K
HLNE icon
1571
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$6.43B
$40.4M 0.01%
389,767
-6,021
-2% -$624K
BRSL
1572
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.18B
$40.3M 0.01%
1,393,671
-21,980
-2% -$635K
QCRH icon
1573
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.33B
$40.3M 0.01%
719,394
+12,110
+2% +$678K
HAYN
1574
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$40.3M 0.01%
998,621
-13,263
-1% -$535K
MBWM icon
1575
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$771M
$40.2M 0.01%
1,148,096
-30,036
-3% -$1.05M