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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DBI icon
1626
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$29.2M 0.01%
4,318,820
-323,374
-7% -$2.19M
SPOT icon
1627
Spotify
SPOT
$143B
$29.2M 0.01%
113,067
+16,452
+17% +$4.25M
LOCO icon
1628
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$304M
$29.1M 0.01%
1,974,417
+48,048
+2% +$709K
SHO icon
1629
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.85B
$29M 0.01%
3,562,191
-1,988
-0.1% -$16.2K
PRA icon
1630
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$29M 0.01%
2,005,724
-151,983
-7% -$2.2M
ECOL
1631
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$28.9M 0.01%
852,996
-4,191
-0.5% -$142K
PETS icon
1632
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$28.9M 0.01%
810,278
-335
-0% -$11.9K
VSAT icon
1633
Viasat
VSAT
$4.1B
$28.9M 0.01%
751,819
-72
-0% -$2.76K
PEGA icon
1634
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$28.8M 0.01%
568,928
-46,568
-8% -$2.36M
LSXMA
1635
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$28.8M 0.01%
1,134,720
-37,301
-3% -$946K
ICHR icon
1636
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$579M
$28.7M 0.01%
1,081,471
-27,284
-2% -$725K
RP
1637
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$28.7M 0.01%
442,015
+33,775
+8% +$2.2M
CARS icon
1638
Cars.com
CARS
$829M
$28.7M 0.01%
4,986,824
-520,257
-9% -$3M
INSW icon
1639
International Seaways
INSW
$2.33B
$28.7M 0.01%
1,756,835
-28,389
-2% -$464K
TNL icon
1640
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.02B
$28.7M 0.01%
1,017,280
-50,389
-5% -$1.42M
MTSI icon
1641
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$9.82B
$28.6M 0.01%
833,364
-224,340
-21% -$7.7M
PCRX icon
1642
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.22B
$28.6M 0.01%
544,307
+15,972
+3% +$838K
TTGT icon
1643
TechTarget
TTGT
$427M
$28.6M 0.01%
950,752
-20,764
-2% -$624K
ELME
1644
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$28.5M 0.01%
1,284,903
+7,245
+0.6% +$161K
SIRI icon
1645
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$28.5M 0.01%
485,803
+30,400
+7% +$1.78M
PFBC icon
1646
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$28.4M 0.01%
663,083
+26,273
+4% +$1.13M
SMCI icon
1647
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$26.7B
$28.4M 0.01%
10,002,210
+502,780
+5% +$1.43M
CENT icon
1648
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$28.4M 0.01%
985,451
-5,765
-0.6% -$166K
FMX icon
1649
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$32B
$28.4M 0.01%
457,276
-3,011
-0.7% -$187K
PANW icon
1650
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$131B
$28.3M 0.01%
739,194
+14,364
+2% +$550K