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
PR icon
1601
Permian Resources
PR
$9.3B
$38.3M 0.01%
6,407,775
+2,253,011
+54% +$13.5M
CDK
1602
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$38.3M 0.01%
916,427
-8,161
-0.9% -$341K
CENT icon
1603
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$38.2M 0.01%
906,088
-17,002
-2% -$716K
RDY icon
1604
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.2B
$38.1M 0.01%
2,909,245
+132,160
+5% +$1.73M
CHEF icon
1605
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.72B
$38M 0.01%
1,141,755
-58,232
-5% -$1.94M
GABC icon
1606
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$38M 0.01%
974,285
-5,467
-0.6% -$213K
TMP icon
1607
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$992M
$38M 0.01%
454,256
-8,885
-2% -$743K
PRDO icon
1608
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.27B
$37.9M 0.01%
3,224,717
+15,858
+0.5% +$186K
AVYA
1609
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$37.9M 0.01%
1,911,915
-14,526
-0.8% -$288K
ZM icon
1610
Zoom
ZM
$25.3B
$37.9M 0.01%
205,805
+11,473
+6% +$2.11M
CDE icon
1611
Coeur Mining
CDE
$10.9B
$37.8M 0.01%
7,504,003
-1,059,180
-12% -$5.34M
HSTM icon
1612
HealthStream
HSTM
$860M
$37.6M 0.01%
1,425,426
+901
+0.1% +$23.8K
AVD icon
1613
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$158M
$37.4M 0.01%
2,280,405
-61,325
-3% -$1.01M
NTB icon
1614
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$37.4M 0.01%
980,180
-24,149
-2% -$920K
STAA icon
1615
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$37.3M 0.01%
408,755
+932
+0.2% +$85.1K
CORT icon
1616
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.33B
$37.3M 0.01%
1,883,466
-716,179
-28% -$14.2M
SJR
1617
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$37.3M 0.01%
1,228,906
VBTX icon
1618
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.87B
$37.3M 0.01%
936,485
+31,721
+4% +$1.26M
PRA icon
1619
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$37.2M 0.01%
1,471,240
-27,823
-2% -$704K
ATRI
1620
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$37.1M 0.01%
52,593
-249
-0.5% -$176K
SHO icon
1621
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.83B
$37.1M 0.01%
3,160,294
-43,098
-1% -$506K
W icon
1622
Wayfair
W
$11.4B
$37M 0.01%
194,999
+1,400
+0.7% +$266K
GWRE icon
1623
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.2B
$36.8M 0.01%
324,306
+9,583
+3% +$1.09M
NEU icon
1624
NewMarket
NEU
$7.81B
$36.8M 0.01%
107,376
+3,159
+3% +$1.08M
FARO
1625
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$36.8M 0.01%
525,019
-2,835
-0.5% -$199K