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
HMC icon
1651
Honda
HMC
$44B
$29.3M 0.01%
1,214,745
+217,070
+22% +$5.24M
CARG icon
1652
CarGurus
CARG
$3.59B
$29.3M 0.01%
1,363,109
+79,567
+6% +$1.71M
VNDA icon
1653
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$259M
$29.2M 0.01%
2,680,025
+416,866
+18% +$4.54M
EZPW icon
1654
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.05B
$29.1M 0.01%
3,874,931
+24,266
+0.6% +$182K
BDN
1655
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$796M
$29.1M 0.01%
3,016,220
-24,036
-0.8% -$232K
LYG icon
1656
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$68.6B
$28.9M 0.01%
14,162,098
+1,716,122
+14% +$3.5M
FCPT icon
1657
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.68B
$28.9M 0.01%
1,087,198
+1,081
+0.1% +$28.7K
PJT icon
1658
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.41B
$28.8M 0.01%
410,446
-6,287
-2% -$442K
FRPH icon
1659
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$475M
$28.8M 0.01%
955,492
+15,630
+2% +$472K
VTLE icon
1660
Vital Energy
VTLE
$617M
$28.8M 0.01%
418,118
+61,493
+17% +$4.24M
SBH icon
1661
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.56B
$28.8M 0.01%
2,418,153
-126,808
-5% -$1.51M
RM icon
1662
Regional Management Corp
RM
$430M
$28.8M 0.01%
769,708
-29,141
-4% -$1.09M
TIPT icon
1663
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$889M
$28.7M 0.01%
2,704,477
+53,574
+2% +$569K
CVLG icon
1664
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$585M
$28.7M 0.01%
2,289,060
+5,790
+0.3% +$72.6K
ROIC
1665
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$28.7M 0.01%
1,816,510
+1,010
+0.1% +$15.9K
GCP
1666
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$28.6M 0.01%
913,980
-85,320
-9% -$2.67M
NPTN
1667
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
$28.6M 0.01%
1,817,091
-109,897
-6% -$1.73M
PDM
1668
Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
PDM
$1.1B
$28.6M 0.01%
2,177,312
-7,536
-0.3% -$98.9K
DEA
1669
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.06B
$28.5M 0.01%
598,684
-7,776
-1% -$370K
HONE icon
1670
HarborOne Bancorp
HONE
$561M
$28.4M 0.01%
2,059,135
+194,903
+10% +$2.69M
ICHR icon
1671
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$586M
$28.3M 0.01%
1,090,877
+185,829
+21% +$4.83M
WRLD icon
1672
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$921M
$28.3M 0.01%
252,162
-5,322
-2% -$597K
SWBI icon
1673
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$419M
$28.2M 0.01%
2,150,002
+202,652
+10% +$2.66M
CAKE icon
1674
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.8B
$28.2M 0.01%
1,067,391
+22,700
+2% +$600K
MSBI icon
1675
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$384M
$28.1M 0.01%
1,170,399
+103,362
+10% +$2.48M