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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CFFN icon
1651
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$839M
$31.5M 0.01%
6,593,489
-741,669
-10% -$3.54M
CHUY
1652
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$31.4M 0.01%
883,713
-6,879
-0.8% -$245K
NFBK icon
1653
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$492M
$31.4M 0.01%
3,320,524
-228,319
-6% -$2.16M
UGI icon
1654
UGI
UGI
$7.47B
$31.4M 0.01%
1,363,681
+82,448
+6% +$1.9M
AMSF icon
1655
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$841M
$31.3M 0.01%
625,629
-6,882
-1% -$345K
DT icon
1656
Dynatrace
DT
$14.8B
$31.2M 0.01%
668,544
+7,509
+1% +$351K
DEI icon
1657
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.79B
$31.2M 0.01%
2,447,204
-17,704
-0.7% -$226K
CGNX icon
1658
Cognex
CGNX
$7.45B
$31.2M 0.01%
734,608
+19,555
+3% +$830K
JBSS icon
1659
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$737M
$31.1M 0.01%
314,895
-6,156
-2% -$608K
AVDX icon
1660
AvidXchange
AVDX
$2.06B
$31.1M 0.01%
3,277,033
+1,100,389
+51% +$10.4M
SQM icon
1661
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$31.1M 0.01%
520,814
-82
-0% -$4.89K
CIR
1662
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$31M 0.01%
555,287
-129,153
-19% -$7.2M
AMRC icon
1663
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$30.9M 0.01%
801,994
-8,321
-1% -$321K
THRY icon
1664
Thryv Holdings
THRY
$550M
$30.9M 0.01%
1,646,013
+221,446
+16% +$4.16M
MDB icon
1665
MongoDB
MDB
$26.9B
$30.9M 0.01%
89,220
+1,700
+2% +$588K
MSEX icon
1666
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$30.8M 0.01%
465,486
-1,992
-0.4% -$132K
HMY icon
1667
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$30.8M 0.01%
8,196,747
+406,096
+5% +$1.53M
IDYA icon
1668
IDEAYA Biosciences
IDYA
$2.16B
$30.8M 0.01%
1,142,242
+55,893
+5% +$1.51M
UFCS icon
1669
United Fire Group
UFCS
$807M
$30.8M 0.01%
1,559,060
-96,020
-6% -$1.9M
FOUR icon
1670
Shift4
FOUR
$6B
$30.8M 0.01%
555,804
+160,513
+41% +$8.89M
SMTC icon
1671
Semtech
SMTC
$5.23B
$30.7M 0.01%
1,192,664
-253,723
-18% -$6.53M
BY icon
1672
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.33B
$30.7M 0.01%
1,558,109
+31,012
+2% +$611K
VIRT icon
1673
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.1B
$30.7M 0.01%
1,775,943
-82,080
-4% -$1.42M
SSTK icon
1674
Shutterstock
SSTK
$742M
$30.7M 0.01%
805,757
-108,368
-12% -$4.12M
TBI
1675
Trueblue
TBI
$179M
$30.7M 0.01%
2,089,592
-195,320
-9% -$2.87M