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
SNAP icon
1626
Snap
SNAP
$12.6B
$36.7M 0.01%
781,235
+3,646
+0.5% +$171K
CVET
1627
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
$36.7M 0.01%
1,839,274
-9,188
-0.5% -$183K
MAXR
1628
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$36.7M 0.01%
1,243,288
+113,092
+10% +$3.34M
FORR icon
1629
Forrester Research
FORR
$198M
$36.6M 0.01%
624,006
-9,480
-1% -$557K
CRK icon
1630
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.76B
$36.6M 0.01%
4,525,044
+852,596
+23% +$6.9M
SJI
1631
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$36.5M 0.01%
1,398,960
-314,566
-18% -$8.22M
NHI icon
1632
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.74B
$36.5M 0.01%
635,297
-25,807
-4% -$1.48M
TIPT icon
1633
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$889M
$36.5M 0.01%
2,636,652
-51,499
-2% -$712K
WU icon
1634
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$36.4M 0.01%
2,039,086
-303,732
-13% -$5.42M
AXON icon
1635
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.7B
$36.3M 0.01%
231,390
+3,231
+1% +$507K
APG icon
1636
APi Group
APG
$14.7B
$36.3M 0.01%
2,110,136
+258,965
+14% +$4.45M
ROIC
1637
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$36.2M 0.01%
1,848,824
-21,117
-1% -$414K
CAC icon
1638
Camden National
CAC
$681M
$36.2M 0.01%
752,264
-9,718
-1% -$468K
USPH icon
1639
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.21B
$36.2M 0.01%
378,452
-5,140
-1% -$491K
UFCS icon
1640
United Fire Group
UFCS
$811M
$36M 0.01%
1,554,141
-55,392
-3% -$1.28M
DBX icon
1641
Dropbox
DBX
$8.6B
$36M 0.01%
1,467,377
-7,712
-0.5% -$189K
CLFD icon
1642
Clearfield
CLFD
$456M
$36M 0.01%
426,507
-5,874
-1% -$496K
RRR icon
1643
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.63B
$35.9M 0.01%
652,892
-17,687
-3% -$973K
IRWD icon
1644
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$208M
$35.9M 0.01%
3,076,989
+119,916
+4% +$1.4M
WHD icon
1645
Cactus
WHD
$2.73B
$35.9M 0.01%
940,243
+21,319
+2% +$813K
APA icon
1646
APA Corp
APA
$8.2B
$35.8M 0.01%
1,332,929
-143,390
-10% -$3.86M
HVT icon
1647
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$377M
$35.8M 0.01%
1,171,580
-34,870
-3% -$1.07M
ELF icon
1648
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$8.19B
$35.8M 0.01%
1,077,832
+15,758
+1% +$523K
TDOC icon
1649
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.36B
$35.7M 0.01%
388,293
+19,109
+5% +$1.76M
BGS icon
1650
B&G Foods
BGS
$358M
$35.5M 0.01%
1,156,417
-12,782
-1% -$393K