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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NGS icon
1676
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$24.4M 0.01%
1,065,975
+38,244
+4% +$876K
COR icon
1677
Cencora
COR
$58.7B
$24.4M 0.01%
307,760
-4,299
-1% -$341K
FFIN icon
1678
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.12B
$24.4M 0.01%
1,488,070
-12,390
-0.8% -$203K
BFX
1679
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$24.3M 0.01%
1,364,668
+17,214
+1% +$307K
QUAD icon
1680
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$24.3M 0.01%
1,043,073
+10,405
+1% +$242K
LTC
1681
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$24.3M 0.01%
469,055
+11,673
+3% +$604K
NEU icon
1682
NewMarket
NEU
$7.87B
$24.2M 0.01%
58,517
+427
+0.7% +$177K
LFCR icon
1683
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$24.2M 0.01%
2,248,099
-48,150
-2% -$518K
ESRT icon
1684
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$24.2M 0.01%
1,272,227
+71,901
+6% +$1.37M
CPLA
1685
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$24.1M 0.01%
457,946
+32,199
+8% +$1.69M
STE icon
1686
Steris
STE
$24.6B
$24.1M 0.01%
350,517
-46,309
-12% -$3.18M
CDNS icon
1687
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$24.1M 0.01%
991,153
-4,225
-0.4% -$103K
FLO icon
1688
Flowers Foods
FLO
$2.9B
$24.1M 0.01%
1,284,350
-13,644
-1% -$256K
PGRE
1689
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.57B
$24.1M 0.01%
1,510,357
+177,468
+13% +$2.83M
FARO
1690
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$24M 0.01%
710,802
+106,560
+18% +$3.6M
SLCA
1691
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$24M 0.01%
697,533
-498
-0.1% -$17.2K
HZNP
1692
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$24M 0.01%
1,458,520
+891,466
+157% +$14.7M
CLB icon
1693
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$24M 0.01%
193,911
+2,500
+1% +$310K
FFIV icon
1694
F5
FFIV
$18.5B
$24M 0.01%
210,785
+2,175
+1% +$248K
PKD
1695
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$23.8M 0.01%
692,200
+17,573
+3% +$604K
MRD
1696
DELISTED
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEV CORP COM STK (DE)
MRD
$23.7M 0.01%
1,495,341
+53,208
+4% +$845K
SPWR
1697
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$23.7M 0.01%
2,339,642
+733,550
+46% +$7.44M
APOL
1698
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$23.7M 0.01%
2,600,148
-2,697
-0.1% -$24.6K
LBTYK icon
1699
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.07B
$23.7M 0.01%
826,361
+617,961
+297% +$17.7M
MTOR
1700
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$23.7M 0.01%
3,285,784
-126,906
-4% -$914K