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
MRC icon
1601
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$31.7M 0.01%
3,184,202
+420,440
+15% +$4.19M
MUFG icon
1602
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$178B
$31.5M 0.01%
5,892,135
+32,006
+0.5% +$171K
BKE icon
1603
Buckle
BKE
$3.14B
$31.5M 0.01%
1,136,019
+61,457
+6% +$1.7M
GIB icon
1604
CGI
GIB
$20.7B
$31.4M 0.01%
394,219
+51,057
+15% +$4.07M
ATRC icon
1605
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.72B
$31.4M 0.01%
768,188
+51,063
+7% +$2.09M
CDE icon
1606
Coeur Mining
CDE
$10.9B
$31.3M 0.01%
10,304,205
+1,671,363
+19% +$5.08M
BAP icon
1607
Credicorp
BAP
$21.1B
$31.2M 0.01%
260,489
-16,919
-6% -$2.03M
COWN
1608
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$31.2M 0.01%
1,317,996
+23,859
+2% +$565K
HA
1609
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$31.1M 0.01%
2,174,237
+3,238
+0.1% +$46.3K
CS
1610
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$31M 0.01%
5,469,793
+338,036
+7% +$1.92M
LMAT icon
1611
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$31M 0.01%
680,540
-8,707
-1% -$397K
PHG icon
1612
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$30.9M 0.01%
1,616,552
+42,976
+3% +$822K
NIC icon
1613
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$1.99B
$30.8M 0.01%
426,145
+29,548
+7% +$2.14M
TRST icon
1614
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$738M
$30.7M 0.01%
995,930
+62,025
+7% +$1.91M
CENT icon
1615
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$30.7M 0.01%
905,043
+1,074
+0.1% +$36.4K
XNCR icon
1616
Xencor
XNCR
$606M
$30.7M 0.01%
1,121,677
+194,968
+21% +$5.34M
BFAM icon
1617
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.21B
$30.7M 0.01%
362,928
+55,976
+18% +$4.73M
PEB icon
1618
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.37B
$30.7M 0.01%
1,850,489
-4,342
-0.2% -$71.9K
LOB icon
1619
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.67B
$30.7M 0.01%
904,603
-33,520
-4% -$1.14M
DBX icon
1620
Dropbox
DBX
$8.6B
$30.6M 0.01%
1,459,945
-2,855
-0.2% -$59.9K
CNDT icon
1621
Conduent
CNDT
$436M
$30.6M 0.01%
7,089,260
+304,109
+4% +$1.31M
EXPE icon
1622
Expedia Group
EXPE
$28.2B
$30.5M 0.01%
322,141
+20,209
+7% +$1.92M
AGX icon
1623
Argan
AGX
$3.3B
$30.5M 0.01%
817,531
+54,370
+7% +$2.03M
TILE icon
1624
Interface
TILE
$1.71B
$30.5M 0.01%
2,428,736
-40,921
-2% -$513K
VGR
1625
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$30.4M 0.01%
2,894,319
+27,582
+1% +$290K