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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JRVR icon
1601
James River Group
JRVR
$244M
$40.3M 0.01%
882,775
-7,829
-0.9% -$357K
UFI icon
1602
UNIFI
UFI
$82.8M
$40.2M 0.01%
1,459,975
-24,592
-2% -$678K
TMP icon
1603
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$40.2M 0.01%
486,437
-19,482
-4% -$1.61M
XNCR icon
1604
Xencor
XNCR
$613M
$40.2M 0.01%
933,998
+69,511
+8% +$2.99M
RP
1605
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$40.2M 0.01%
460,785
+511
+0.1% +$44.6K
POR icon
1606
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.66B
$40.2M 0.01%
846,284
-13,591
-2% -$645K
PFBC icon
1607
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$40.2M 0.01%
630,472
-24,027
-4% -$1.53M
LSXMA
1608
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$40M 0.01%
1,235,645
+35,692
+3% +$1.16M
MGPI icon
1609
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$596M
$40M 0.01%
676,022
-6,826
-1% -$404K
SYBT icon
1610
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
$39.9M 0.01%
780,537
-43,043
-5% -$2.2M
CHUY
1611
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$39.8M 0.01%
899,651
-21,529
-2% -$953K
PRTA icon
1612
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$442M
$39.8M 0.01%
1,579,102
-158,867
-9% -$4M
HEI.A icon
1613
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.9B
$39.8M 0.01%
349,934
-17
-0% -$1.93K
BKE icon
1614
Buckle
BKE
$3.04B
$39.8M 0.01%
1,011,966
+38,921
+4% +$1.53M
CVLT icon
1615
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$39.7M 0.01%
615,851
+2,491
+0.4% +$161K
NTB icon
1616
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$39.7M 0.01%
1,037,882
-45,801
-4% -$1.75M
VRS
1617
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
$39.6M 0.01%
2,716,513
-38,273
-1% -$558K
RELX icon
1618
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$39.6M 0.01%
1,572,782
+47,070
+3% +$1.18M
PLNT icon
1619
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.54B
$39.5M 0.01%
511,349
-35,060
-6% -$2.71M
SHO icon
1620
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.85B
$39.5M 0.01%
3,169,836
-63,396
-2% -$790K
CHEF icon
1621
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.7B
$39.5M 0.01%
1,294,814
-58,349
-4% -$1.78M
SPR icon
1622
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.54B
$39.4M 0.01%
810,568
+21,772
+3% +$1.06M
CYH icon
1623
Community Health Systems
CYH
$412M
$39.4M 0.01%
2,916,371
+374,372
+15% +$5.06M
MBWM icon
1624
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$39.3M 0.01%
1,204,664
-24,617
-2% -$803K
DBI icon
1625
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$39.3M 0.01%
2,257,204
-618,335
-22% -$10.8M