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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALGT icon
1626
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.13B
$28.2M 0.01%
387,017
-9,501
-2% -$693K
TA
1627
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
$28.1M 0.01%
521,207
+2,170
+0.4% +$117K
PHG icon
1628
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
$28M 0.01%
2,051,355
+434,803
+27% +$5.94M
SHO icon
1629
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.83B
$28M 0.01%
2,973,554
-42,409
-1% -$400K
ISEE
1630
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$28M 0.01%
1,559,213
+252,924
+19% +$4.54M
USPH icon
1631
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.21B
$27.9M 0.01%
367,287
-5,608
-2% -$426K
RAMP icon
1632
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.73B
$27.9M 0.01%
1,534,577
-37,027
-2% -$672K
EPAC icon
1633
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.29B
$27.8M 0.01%
1,559,658
+5,406
+0.3% +$96.4K
BCE icon
1634
BCE
BCE
$22.1B
$27.7M 0.01%
660,461
+487,286
+281% +$20.4M
WINA icon
1635
Winmark
WINA
$1.77B
$27.6M 0.01%
127,725
-314
-0.2% -$67.9K
VPG icon
1636
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$433M
$27.6M 0.01%
932,053
-5,613
-0.6% -$166K
PSTG icon
1637
Pure Storage
PSTG
$28.4B
$27.6M 0.01%
1,006,759
-5,334
-0.5% -$146K
KD icon
1638
Kyndryl
KD
$7.4B
$27.5M 0.01%
3,326,429
+1,806,702
+119% +$14.9M
JXN icon
1639
Jackson Financial
JXN
$6.74B
$27.5M 0.01%
991,203
+830,676
+517% +$23.1M
CPRX icon
1640
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$2.42B
$27.5M 0.01%
2,143,567
-99,081
-4% -$1.27M
PJT icon
1641
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.41B
$27.4M 0.01%
410,162
-284
-0.1% -$19K
LOB icon
1642
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.67B
$27.4M 0.01%
895,486
-9,117
-1% -$279K
Z icon
1643
Zillow
Z
$21.1B
$27.3M 0.01%
954,023
+11,625
+1% +$333K
ATRC icon
1644
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.72B
$27.2M 0.01%
696,112
-72,076
-9% -$2.82M
KRTX
1645
DELISTED
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KRTX
$27.2M 0.01%
120,865
-10,728
-8% -$2.41M
FYBR icon
1646
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$9.37B
$27.2M 0.01%
1,159,964
+1,031,549
+803% +$24.2M
HTZ icon
1647
Hertz
HTZ
$1.92B
$27.2M 0.01%
1,668,115
+1,573,983
+1,672% +$25.6M
VNDA icon
1648
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$259M
$27M 0.01%
2,734,976
+54,951
+2% +$543K
AGX icon
1649
Argan
AGX
$3.3B
$27M 0.01%
839,686
+22,155
+3% +$713K
TR icon
1650
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.99B
$27M 0.01%
886,571
+31,154
+4% +$949K