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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EGO icon
1601
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$5.7B
$34.5M 0.01%
3,334,912
+544,764
+20% +$5.64M
MED icon
1602
Medifast
MED
$154M
$34.5M 0.01%
332,739
-2,386
-0.7% -$247K
CGNX icon
1603
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$34.4M 0.01%
695,041
+24,887
+4% +$1.23M
CRSP icon
1604
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.12B
$34.4M 0.01%
759,735
-15,076
-2% -$682K
POWL icon
1605
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.47B
$34.3M 0.01%
805,643
+19,485
+2% +$830K
VBTX icon
1606
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.88B
$34.3M 0.01%
1,878,755
+233,878
+14% +$4.27M
LMAT icon
1607
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$34.2M 0.01%
663,907
-3,997
-0.6% -$206K
LGF.A
1608
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$34.2M 0.01%
3,085,845
-414,118
-12% -$4.58M
UFPT icon
1609
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.54B
$34.1M 0.01%
262,976
-39,408
-13% -$5.12M
KOP icon
1610
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$34.1M 0.01%
974,874
+72,360
+8% +$2.53M
PBA icon
1611
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$34M 0.01%
1,050,682
-26,082
-2% -$845K
CCF
1612
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$34M 0.01%
324,376
+8,503
+3% +$890K
REVG icon
1613
REV Group
REVG
$3.02B
$33.9M 0.01%
2,830,578
+118,449
+4% +$1.42M
PENN icon
1614
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$33.9M 0.01%
1,142,822
-47,021
-4% -$1.39M
BJRI icon
1615
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$684M
$33.9M 0.01%
1,162,745
+88,506
+8% +$2.58M
HIW icon
1616
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.5B
$33.8M 0.01%
1,459,033
+26,832
+2% +$622K
IIIN icon
1617
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$33.8M 0.01%
1,216,114
+58,452
+5% +$1.63M
VSEC icon
1618
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$33.8M 0.01%
751,693
+34,204
+5% +$1.54M
ISEE
1619
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$33.7M 0.01%
1,386,533
-47,742
-3% -$1.16M
VSCO icon
1620
Victoria's Secret
VSCO
$2.12B
$33.6M 0.01%
984,404
+308,693
+46% +$10.5M
AGX icon
1621
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$33.6M 0.01%
830,653
-10,438
-1% -$422K
QNST icon
1622
QuinStreet
QNST
$930M
$33.6M 0.01%
2,115,592
+87,371
+4% +$1.39M
ELAN icon
1623
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.21B
$33.5M 0.01%
3,566,084
+482,830
+16% +$4.54M
GRC icon
1624
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$1.13B
$33.5M 0.01%
1,339,832
-12,802
-0.9% -$320K
SMTC icon
1625
Semtech
SMTC
$5.23B
$33.3M 0.01%
1,381,071
+312,621
+29% +$7.55M