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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RGNX icon
1701
Regenxbio
RGNX
$459M
$26.6M 0.01%
1,077,494
+298,352
+38% +$7.37M
HCCI
1702
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$26.6M 0.01%
986,092
+43,936
+5% +$1.18M
VSEC icon
1703
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.42B
$26.5M 0.01%
705,579
+22,199
+3% +$834K
TTD icon
1704
Trade Desk
TTD
$22.3B
$26.4M 0.01%
630,414
-113,016
-15% -$4.73M
THFF icon
1705
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$687M
$26.3M 0.01%
591,153
-5,871
-1% -$261K
BN icon
1706
Brookfield
BN
$104B
$26.3M 0.01%
731,468
+66,641
+10% +$2.4M
LPL icon
1707
LG Display
LPL
$4.5B
$26.3M 0.01%
4,708,868
-148,380
-3% -$828K
DNLI icon
1708
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$1.92B
$26.2M 0.01%
891,678
+13,454
+2% +$396K
ESTE
1709
DELISTED
Earthstone Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock
ESTE
$26.2M 0.01%
1,917,220
+214,319
+13% +$2.93M
HLX icon
1710
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$920M
$26.2M 0.01%
8,437,865
+708,514
+9% +$2.2M
HCI icon
1711
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
$26M 0.01%
384,360
+3,427
+0.9% +$232K
AORT icon
1712
Artivion
AORT
$1.88B
$26M 0.01%
1,378,313
+113,898
+9% +$2.15M
PSTG icon
1713
Pure Storage
PSTG
$28.4B
$26M 0.01%
1,012,093
-23,821
-2% -$612K
JWN
1714
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$26M 0.01%
1,230,095
+402,569
+49% +$8.51M
CGNX icon
1715
Cognex
CGNX
$7.41B
$26M 0.01%
611,017
+2,968
+0.5% +$126K
RDNT icon
1716
RadNet
RDNT
$5.77B
$26M 0.01%
1,501,875
+9,614
+0.6% +$166K
BY icon
1717
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.32B
$25.9M 0.01%
1,089,496
+146,638
+16% +$3.49M
PLOW icon
1718
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$749M
$25.9M 0.01%
900,381
-8,308
-0.9% -$239K
SONO icon
1719
Sonos
SONO
$1.88B
$25.9M 0.01%
1,432,971
+303,216
+27% +$5.47M
RLJ icon
1720
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.14B
$25.9M 0.01%
2,343,662
-2,146
-0.1% -$23.7K
WB icon
1721
Weibo
WB
$3.11B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,114,948
+391,744
+54% +$9.06M
NSSC icon
1722
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.56B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,251,800
-21,836
-2% -$450K
SAM icon
1723
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.34B
$25.7M 0.01%
84,775
+15,430
+22% +$4.68M
SAN icon
1724
Banco Santander
SAN
$150B
$25.7M 0.01%
9,161,917
+2,204,415
+32% +$6.17M
FTDR icon
1725
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.78B
$25.6M 0.01%
1,065,192
+62,518
+6% +$1.51M