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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GKOS icon
1701
Glaukos
GKOS
$4.62B
$34.5M 0.01%
333,835
-95,491
-22% -$9.86M
HTO
1702
H2O America Common Stock
HTO
$1.72B
$34.4M 0.01%
662,493
+1,959
+0.3% +$102K
NGVT icon
1703
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.14B
$34.4M 0.01%
798,849
-18,842
-2% -$812K
AAMI
1704
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.74B
$34.4M 0.01%
976,779
-85,240
-8% -$3M
LXP icon
1705
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.71B
$34.4M 0.01%
4,165,646
-191,753
-4% -$1.58M
CABO icon
1706
Cable One
CABO
$941M
$34.2M 0.01%
252,173
+26,428
+12% +$3.59M
AQN icon
1707
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.29B
$34.2M 0.01%
5,970,306
+147,227
+3% +$844K
AMBA icon
1708
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.45B
$34.1M 0.01%
516,159
-27,524
-5% -$1.82M
HTBK icon
1709
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$618M
$34M 0.01%
3,423,604
+12,843
+0.4% +$128K
COCO icon
1710
Vita Coco
COCO
$2.26B
$34M 0.01%
941,645
-10,915
-1% -$394K
CAC icon
1711
Camden National
CAC
$681M
$34M 0.01%
837,560
-3,430
-0.4% -$139K
LFST icon
1712
Lifestance Health
LFST
$2.01B
$34M 0.01%
6,572,913
+1,746,703
+36% +$9.03M
CECO icon
1713
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.74B
$33.9M 0.01%
1,198,796
-55,871
-4% -$1.58M
DNLI icon
1714
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$1.92B
$33.8M 0.01%
2,412,928
+312,072
+15% +$4.37M
VERX icon
1715
Vertex
VERX
$3.82B
$33.7M 0.01%
954,700
+46,171
+5% +$1.63M
NABL icon
1716
N-able
NABL
$1.54B
$33.7M 0.01%
4,163,364
+396,351
+11% +$3.21M
UE icon
1717
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.6B
$33.7M 0.01%
1,803,385
-4,679
-0.3% -$87.3K
VSAT icon
1718
Viasat
VSAT
$4.42B
$33.6M 0.01%
2,304,450
+1,207,917
+110% +$17.6M
CAR icon
1719
Avis
CAR
$5.36B
$33.6M 0.01%
198,668
-222,326
-53% -$37.6M
ZG icon
1720
Zillow
ZG
$20.3B
$33.6M 0.01%
489,935
+37,505
+8% +$2.57M
IMAX icon
1721
IMAX
IMAX
$1.76B
$33.5M 0.01%
1,198,583
+5,262
+0.4% +$147K
ACVA icon
1722
ACV Auctions
ACVA
$1.73B
$33.5M 0.01%
2,064,703
-444,111
-18% -$7.2M
NSA icon
1723
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.37B
$33.4M 0.01%
1,044,771
+1,246
+0.1% +$39.9K
GNK icon
1724
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$783M
$33.4M 0.01%
2,555,015
-132,482
-5% -$1.73M
HBI icon
1725
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.23B
$33.2M 0.01%
7,255,917
+81,789
+1% +$375K