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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VAL icon
1651
Valaris
VAL
$3.71B
$32M 0.01%
491,446
+97,055
+25% +$6.31M
SPNT icon
1652
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.22B
$32M 0.01%
3,931,168
+566,160
+17% +$4.6M
HLNE icon
1653
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$6.53B
$31.9M 0.01%
430,592
+24,405
+6% +$1.81M
TMP icon
1654
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1B
$31.8M 0.01%
480,562
+14,449
+3% +$957K
GIL icon
1655
Gildan
GIL
$8.03B
$31.8M 0.01%
958,117
+93,638
+11% +$3.11M
DBX icon
1656
Dropbox
DBX
$8.34B
$31.6M 0.01%
1,463,782
+23,378
+2% +$505K
BFAM icon
1657
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.45B
$31.5M 0.01%
409,678
+63,643
+18% +$4.9M
MYE icon
1658
Myers Industries
MYE
$587M
$31.4M 0.01%
1,467,532
-30,024
-2% -$643K
FCPT icon
1659
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.66B
$31.4M 0.01%
1,169,837
+10,959
+0.9% +$294K
GLOB icon
1660
Globant
GLOB
$2.47B
$31.4M 0.01%
191,556
+4,955
+3% +$813K
CNDT icon
1661
Conduent
CNDT
$445M
$31.4M 0.01%
9,152,387
+904,919
+11% +$3.1M
NTB icon
1662
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$31.4M 0.01%
1,161,141
+166,895
+17% +$4.51M
HTHT icon
1663
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$11.4B
$31.3M 0.01%
639,438
-21,913
-3% -$1.07M
AMRK icon
1664
A-Mark Precious Metals
AMRK
$664M
$31.3M 0.01%
903,707
+141,394
+19% +$4.9M
EQC
1665
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$31.3M 0.01%
1,511,545
+64,985
+4% +$1.35M
NHI icon
1666
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
$31.2M 0.01%
604,357
-3,500
-0.6% -$181K
PEN icon
1667
Penumbra
PEN
$10.6B
$31.2M 0.01%
111,831
+1,682
+2% +$469K
CVLG icon
1668
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$31.1M 0.01%
1,756,660
-150,194
-8% -$2.66M
OTEX icon
1669
Open Text
OTEX
$9.07B
$31M 0.01%
804,086
-10,730
-1% -$414K
JBSS icon
1670
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$737M
$31M 0.01%
319,827
+1,957
+0.6% +$190K
BXC icon
1671
BlueLinx
BXC
$617M
$31M 0.01%
455,617
+68,503
+18% +$4.66M
VIRT icon
1672
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.1B
$30.9M 0.01%
1,635,907
+92,350
+6% +$1.75M
JKS
1673
JinkoSolar
JKS
$1.3B
$30.9M 0.01%
605,291
BMBL icon
1674
Bumble
BMBL
$710M
$30.9M 0.01%
1,578,726
+490,409
+45% +$9.59M
AMSF icon
1675
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$841M
$30.8M 0.01%
630,188
-2,820
-0.4% -$138K