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
GLOB icon
1626
Globant
GLOB
$2.45B
$30.4M 0.01%
174,576
-14,113
-7% -$2.46M
FCBC icon
1627
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$679M
$30.3M 0.01%
1,030,422
+12,399
+1% +$365K
IRBT icon
1628
iRobot
IRBT
$124M
$30.3M 0.01%
823,753
+131,460
+19% +$4.83M
HTBK icon
1629
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$618M
$30.3M 0.01%
2,831,316
+124,703
+5% +$1.33M
DFIN icon
1630
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.48B
$30.3M 0.01%
1,032,956
-92,823
-8% -$2.72M
AXNX
1631
DELISTED
Axonics, Inc. Common Stock
AXNX
$30.1M 0.01%
531,700
-118,340
-18% -$6.71M
SWI
1632
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
$30M 0.01%
2,930,313
+1,841,376
+169% +$18.9M
YETI icon
1633
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$2.82B
$30M 0.01%
693,076
+63,772
+10% +$2.76M
PRLB icon
1634
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.19B
$30M 0.01%
626,794
+200,600
+47% +$9.6M
ADT icon
1635
ADT
ADT
$7.19B
$29.9M 0.01%
4,868,588
+770,676
+19% +$4.74M
RYI icon
1636
Ryerson Holding
RYI
$745M
$29.9M 0.01%
1,406,304
+84,867
+6% +$1.81M
Z icon
1637
Zillow
Z
$21.1B
$29.9M 0.01%
942,398
+271,261
+40% +$8.61M
SHO icon
1638
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.83B
$29.9M 0.01%
3,015,963
-49,625
-2% -$492K
HEI.A icon
1639
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$35.6B
$29.9M 0.01%
283,296
-20,513
-7% -$2.16M
PLAY icon
1640
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$836M
$29.8M 0.01%
909,546
+82,844
+10% +$2.72M
FORR icon
1641
Forrester Research
FORR
$198M
$29.8M 0.01%
622,903
-1,498
-0.2% -$71.7K
AGIO icon
1642
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.11B
$29.8M 0.01%
1,343,157
+332,541
+33% +$7.37M
TV icon
1643
Televisa
TV
$1.52B
$29.7M 0.01%
3,632,764
-23,362
-0.6% -$191K
DGICA icon
1644
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$702M
$29.7M 0.01%
1,740,890
+54,129
+3% +$923K
NOK icon
1645
Nokia
NOK
$24.5B
$29.6M 0.01%
6,426,587
+1,396,944
+28% +$6.44M
STAA icon
1646
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$29.6M 0.01%
417,489
+13,079
+3% +$928K
EPAC icon
1647
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.29B
$29.6M 0.01%
1,554,252
-828
-0.1% -$15.7K
HTHT icon
1648
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$11.3B
$29.5M 0.01%
775,896
-107,656
-12% -$4.1M
PAAS icon
1649
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.7B
$29.4M 0.01%
1,494,625
+246,185
+20% +$4.84M
STRL icon
1650
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.82B
$29.3M 0.01%
1,338,928
+15,487
+1% +$339K