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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACIA
1676
DELISTED
Acacia Communications, Inc. Common Stock
ACIA
$26.9M 0.01%
398,391
-22,324
-5% -$1.5M
BMTC
1677
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$26.8M 0.01%
1,077,861
-13,060
-1% -$325K
SPOT icon
1678
Spotify
SPOT
$143B
$26.8M 0.01%
110,458
-2,609
-2% -$633K
JOBS
1679
DELISTED
51job, Inc.
JOBS
$26.8M 0.01%
343,086
+4,731
+1% +$369K
MTSI icon
1680
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$9.82B
$26.7M 0.01%
786,447
-46,917
-6% -$1.6M
WINA icon
1681
Winmark
WINA
$1.74B
$26.7M 0.01%
155,214
-9,519
-6% -$1.64M
VSAT icon
1682
Viasat
VSAT
$4.1B
$26.7M 0.01%
775,990
+24,171
+3% +$831K
DLX icon
1683
Deluxe
DLX
$881M
$26.6M 0.01%
1,033,585
-55,377
-5% -$1.42M
CS
1684
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$26.6M 0.01%
2,666,023
+276,857
+12% +$2.76M
VIRT icon
1685
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.1B
$26.6M 0.01%
1,154,940
+66,751
+6% +$1.54M
HRB icon
1686
H&R Block
HRB
$6.86B
$26.6M 0.01%
1,631,023
-311,282
-16% -$5.07M
RP
1687
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$26.5M 0.01%
459,988
+17,973
+4% +$1.04M
SGRY icon
1688
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$2.8B
$26.5M 0.01%
1,210,958
-167,900
-12% -$3.68M
NVEE
1689
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$26.5M 0.01%
2,006,548
+30,076
+2% +$397K
PEB icon
1690
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$26.4M 0.01%
2,109,077
-67,189
-3% -$842K
CVA
1691
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$26.4M 0.01%
3,409,440
-128,780
-4% -$998K
ILPT
1692
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$424M
$26.4M 0.01%
1,205,673
+176,412
+17% +$3.86M
HEI icon
1693
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$26.3M 0.01%
251,698
+4,135
+2% +$433K
MDP
1694
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$26.3M 0.01%
2,005,931
-214,068
-10% -$2.81M
WB icon
1695
Weibo
WB
$3B
$26.3M 0.01%
723,728
+42,172
+6% +$1.53M
GRBK icon
1696
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.21B
$26.3M 0.01%
1,633,036
-11,280
-0.7% -$182K
PBF icon
1697
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.18B
$26.3M 0.01%
4,614,882
-2,354,289
-34% -$13.4M
HCI icon
1698
HCI Group
HCI
$2.34B
$26.2M 0.01%
531,139
-69,229
-12% -$3.41M
MIK
1699
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$26.1M 0.01%
2,708,453
-23,180
-0.8% -$224K
SRPT icon
1700
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.82B
$26.1M 0.01%
186,136
+3,608
+2% +$507K