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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UPWK icon
1701
Upwork
UPWK
$2.24B
$32.5M 0.01%
2,493,637
+542,007
+28% +$7.07M
DBD icon
1702
Diebold Nixdorf
DBD
$2.17B
$32.5M 0.01%
744,266
+114,486
+18% +$5.01M
TFSL icon
1703
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.75B
$32.5M 0.01%
2,622,831
+63,202
+2% +$783K
HTBK icon
1704
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$32.5M 0.01%
3,410,761
+18,073
+0.5% +$172K
UTI icon
1705
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.48B
$32.4M 0.01%
1,263,422
-230,153
-15% -$5.91M
NGVT icon
1706
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.12B
$32.4M 0.01%
817,691
+24,268
+3% +$961K
DV icon
1707
DoubleVerify
DV
$2.13B
$32.3M 0.01%
2,418,662
+297,246
+14% +$3.97M
AORT icon
1708
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$32.3M 0.01%
1,312,599
-160,115
-11% -$3.94M
AVDX icon
1709
AvidXchange
AVDX
$2.06B
$32.2M 0.01%
3,801,588
-81,198
-2% -$689K
LFST icon
1710
Lifestance Health
LFST
$2.03B
$32.1M 0.01%
4,826,210
+1,301,681
+37% +$8.67M
MLR icon
1711
Miller Industries
MLR
$455M
$32.1M 0.01%
758,376
-58,556
-7% -$2.48M
CART icon
1712
Maplebear
CART
$12.2B
$32M 0.01%
803,206
+766,668
+2,098% +$30.6M
CAR icon
1713
Avis
CAR
$5.47B
$32M 0.01%
420,994
+122,285
+41% +$9.28M
ACLX icon
1714
Arcellx
ACLX
$4.23B
$31.9M 0.01%
486,269
+181,181
+59% +$11.9M
CRSP icon
1715
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.12B
$31.9M 0.01%
937,145
-10,156
-1% -$346K
WRBY icon
1716
Warby Parker
WRBY
$3.26B
$31.9M 0.01%
1,748,551
+253,362
+17% +$4.62M
VERX icon
1717
Vertex
VERX
$3.84B
$31.8M 0.01%
908,529
+84,230
+10% +$2.95M
CCBG icon
1718
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$31.8M 0.01%
883,074
+731
+0.1% +$26.3K
PSFE icon
1719
Paysafe
PSFE
$827M
$31.7M 0.01%
2,021,265
+169,863
+9% +$2.67M
NBN icon
1720
Northeast Bank
NBN
$941M
$31.6M 0.01%
345,659
-40,307
-10% -$3.69M
MBUU icon
1721
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$629M
$31.6M 0.01%
1,028,957
-59,360
-5% -$1.82M
OUT icon
1722
Outfront Media
OUT
$3.16B
$31.5M 0.01%
1,953,727
+92,521
+5% +$1.49M
CCB icon
1723
Coastal Financial
CCB
$1.65B
$31.4M 0.01%
347,818
-15,491
-4% -$1.4M
IMAX icon
1724
IMAX
IMAX
$1.74B
$31.4M 0.01%
1,193,321
-44,269
-4% -$1.17M
PDCO
1725
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$31.4M 0.01%
1,005,739
-2,528,271
-72% -$79M