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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NMRK icon
1576
Newmark Group
NMRK
$3.39B
$33.5M 0.01%
3,464,023
+506,581
+17% +$4.9M
PCTY icon
1577
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.22B
$33.5M 0.01%
191,809
-917
-0.5% -$160K
CHNG
1578
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$33.4M 0.01%
1,448,379
-56,790
-4% -$1.31M
MYE icon
1579
Myers Industries
MYE
$598M
$33.4M 0.01%
1,469,021
+334
+0% +$7.59K
NEU icon
1580
NewMarket
NEU
$7.81B
$33.3M 0.01%
110,746
+4,091
+4% +$1.23M
CHDN icon
1581
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.73B
$33.3M 0.01%
347,928
+16,506
+5% +$1.58M
FISI icon
1582
Financial Institutions
FISI
$535M
$33.3M 0.01%
1,277,963
+19,225
+2% +$500K
VNT icon
1583
Vontier
VNT
$6.27B
$33.2M 0.01%
1,444,581
+280,845
+24% +$6.46M
RH icon
1584
RH
RH
$4.17B
$33.2M 0.01%
156,269
-14,430
-8% -$3.06M
AMR icon
1585
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
AMR
$2.03B
$33.1M 0.01%
256,703
-8,789
-3% -$1.13M
MTSI icon
1586
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$9.79B
$33.1M 0.01%
717,096
+68,593
+11% +$3.16M
WSBF icon
1587
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$284M
$32.9M 0.01%
1,930,958
+88,938
+5% +$1.52M
GRBK icon
1588
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.18B
$32.9M 0.01%
1,679,350
+30,753
+2% +$602K
ATRI
1589
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$32.8M 0.01%
52,205
-39
-0.1% -$24.5K
VBTX icon
1590
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.87B
$32.8M 0.01%
1,120,516
+167,701
+18% +$4.91M
WWE
1591
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$32.7M 0.01%
523,683
+22,615
+5% +$1.41M
HSTM icon
1592
HealthStream
HSTM
$860M
$32.6M 0.01%
1,500,941
+33,795
+2% +$734K
AVID
1593
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$32.6M 0.01%
1,254,736
-987
-0.1% -$25.6K
HAYN
1594
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
$32.4M 0.01%
989,367
+10,391
+1% +$341K
CNSL
1595
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$32.2M 0.01%
4,602,913
+8,815
+0.2% +$61.7K
AMSF icon
1596
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$818M
$32.2M 0.01%
619,517
-17,056
-3% -$887K
VALE icon
1597
Vale
VALE
$46.2B
$32.1M 0.01%
2,190,609
+604,208
+38% +$8.85M
SENEA icon
1598
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$739M
$31.9M 0.01%
574,729
-3,567
-0.6% -$198K
NTB icon
1599
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$31.8M 0.01%
1,020,978
+34,620
+4% +$1.08M
IDT icon
1600
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.68B
$31.8M 0.01%
1,262,675
-11,984
-0.9% -$301K