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
ARNC
1701
DELISTED
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
$26.1M 0.01%
1,371,564
-41,731
-3% -$795K
CTRE icon
1702
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,464,755
-5,996
-0.4% -$107K
MIME
1703
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
$26M 0.01%
554,376
+10,026
+2% +$470K
TARO
1704
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$26M 0.01%
474,162
+13,275
+3% +$728K
WCN icon
1705
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$26M 0.01%
250,267
-19,890
-7% -$2.06M
PGRE
1706
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.57B
$25.8M 0.01%
3,648,764
+532,470
+17% +$3.77M
H icon
1707
Hyatt Hotels
H
$13.7B
$25.8M 0.01%
483,469
+11,727
+2% +$626K
DELL icon
1708
Dell
DELL
$84.1B
$25.7M 0.01%
749,223
+24,911
+3% +$855K
INSW icon
1709
International Seaways
INSW
$2.33B
$25.7M 0.01%
1,758,242
+1,407
+0.1% +$20.6K
AMBC icon
1710
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$25.6M 0.01%
2,006,849
-54,682
-3% -$698K
MOD icon
1711
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.86B
$25.6M 0.01%
4,094,910
-41,755
-1% -$261K
GRA
1712
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$25.6M 0.01%
635,211
-52,854
-8% -$2.13M
PRKS icon
1713
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.79B
$25.6M 0.01%
1,297,615
-77,633
-6% -$1.53M
ELME
1714
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$25.6M 0.01%
1,271,211
-13,692
-1% -$276K
AOSL icon
1715
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$853M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,991,052
-526
-0% -$6.74K
PDFS icon
1716
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$25.5M 0.01%
1,363,886
-69,239
-5% -$1.3M
TTE icon
1717
TotalEnergies
TTE
$133B
$25.5M 0.01%
743,665
+55,471
+8% +$1.9M
AORT icon
1718
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$25.4M 0.01%
1,374,605
-51,685
-4% -$955K
COUP
1719
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$25.4M 0.01%
92,488
+473
+0.5% +$130K
VECO icon
1720
Veeco
VECO
$1.52B
$25.3M 0.01%
2,171,402
-166,095
-7% -$1.94M
DAY icon
1721
Dayforce
DAY
$10.9B
$25.3M 0.01%
306,596
+41,141
+15% +$3.4M
EPRT icon
1722
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$5.91B
$25.3M 0.01%
1,382,199
+103,969
+8% +$1.9M
HOFT icon
1723
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$25.3M 0.01%
978,611
-18,818
-2% -$486K
FMX icon
1724
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$32B
$25.2M 0.01%
449,457
-7,819
-2% -$439K
CVLT icon
1725
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$25.2M 0.01%
618,661
+7,098
+1% +$290K