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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NVO icon
1651
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$244B
$37.2M 0.02%
1,509,000
YUMC icon
1652
Yum China
YUMC
$16.1B
$37.1M 0.02%
894,217
+301,377
+51% +$12.5M
RP
1653
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$37.1M 0.02%
720,073
+52,233
+8% +$2.69M
WU icon
1654
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$37M 0.02%
1,925,764
+99,227
+5% +$1.91M
CRAI icon
1655
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$37M 0.02%
707,949
-3,467
-0.5% -$181K
MKTX icon
1656
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.91B
$36.9M 0.02%
169,727
+499
+0.3% +$109K
PRAH
1657
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$36.9M 0.02%
444,854
+1,593
+0.4% +$132K
MTSC
1658
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$36.9M 0.02%
714,491
+35,175
+5% +$1.82M
UEIC icon
1659
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$62.3M
$36.8M 0.02%
707,924
+61,868
+10% +$3.22M
RYAM icon
1660
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$421M
$36.8M 0.02%
1,714,885
+35,102
+2% +$754K
CAI
1661
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$36.8M 0.02%
1,729,498
+92,852
+6% +$1.97M
LGND icon
1662
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$36.7M 0.02%
356,324
-5,901
-2% -$608K
GLRE icon
1663
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$36.7M 0.02%
2,285,367
+131,632
+6% +$2.11M
WING icon
1664
Wingstop
WING
$7.43B
$36.7M 0.02%
776,468
+57,897
+8% +$2.73M
RGEN icon
1665
Repligen
RGEN
$6.39B
$36.7M 0.02%
1,013,331
+98,864
+11% +$3.58M
JWN
1666
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$36.7M 0.02%
757,126
+50,784
+7% +$2.46M
DIN icon
1667
Dine Brands
DIN
$368M
$36.6M 0.02%
557,369
-90,127
-14% -$5.91M
IIIN icon
1668
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$36.5M 0.02%
1,322,101
+9,843
+0.8% +$272K
ALLE icon
1669
Allegion
ALLE
$15B
$36.5M 0.02%
427,837
+12,190
+3% +$1.04M
PSB
1670
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$36.5M 0.02%
322,527
+7,488
+2% +$846K
LULU icon
1671
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19B
$36.5M 0.02%
409,027
+4,443
+1% +$396K
HQY icon
1672
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.97B
$36.4M 0.02%
601,854
+65,324
+12% +$3.95M
KE icon
1673
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$36.4M 0.02%
2,255,651
-7,278
-0.3% -$118K
LMAT icon
1674
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.09B
$36.3M 0.02%
1,003,254
-6,659
-0.7% -$241K
KBAL
1675
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$36.3M 0.02%
2,130,958
-548
-0% -$9.34K