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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BSAC icon
1726
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$36.3M 0.01%
1,155,759
+147,008
+15% +$4.62M
VRSN icon
1727
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$36.3M 0.01%
263,908
+9,566
+4% +$1.31M
STLA icon
1728
Stellantis
STLA
$26.9B
$36.1M 0.01%
1,910,791
-82,420
-4% -$1.56M
IT icon
1729
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$36.1M 0.01%
271,476
-3,009
-1% -$400K
TBBK icon
1730
The Bancorp
TBBK
$3.5B
$36.1M 0.01%
3,448,573
+145,998
+4% +$1.53M
AKR icon
1731
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$36.1M 0.01%
1,317,619
+22,195
+2% +$607K
FCBC icon
1732
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
$36M 0.01%
1,130,074
+41,678
+4% +$1.33M
CAC icon
1733
Camden National
CAC
$684M
$36M 0.01%
787,376
+39,341
+5% +$1.8M
CHX
1734
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$35.9M 0.01%
+861,102
New +$35.9M
IMAX icon
1735
IMAX
IMAX
$1.74B
$35.9M 0.01%
1,622,161
+186,989
+13% +$4.14M
LNG icon
1736
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$51.9B
$35.9M 0.01%
550,815
+11,772
+2% +$767K
HSY icon
1737
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
$35.9M 0.01%
385,293
+7,720
+2% +$718K
PEGI
1738
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$35.9M 0.01%
1,912,257
+23,235
+1% +$436K
SPXC icon
1739
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.21B
$35.8M 0.01%
1,022,485
+787
+0.1% +$27.6K
RGR icon
1740
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$600M
$35.8M 0.01%
639,217
-1,468
-0.2% -$82.2K
CMG icon
1741
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$51.8B
$35.8M 0.01%
4,147,850
+249,950
+6% +$2.16M
COHR
1742
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$35.8M 0.01%
228,658
+4,908
+2% +$768K
BTI icon
1743
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$35.7M 0.01%
707,751
-69,819
-9% -$3.52M
SKT icon
1744
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$35.7M 0.01%
1,519,180
+7,484
+0.5% +$176K
AEE icon
1745
Ameren
AEE
$27.3B
$35.6M 0.01%
584,934
+7,918
+1% +$482K
CRAI icon
1746
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$35.6M 0.01%
699,400
-8,549
-1% -$435K
PERY
1747
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$35.5M 0.01%
1,308,395
-17,292
-1% -$470K
FLWS icon
1748
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$343M
$35.5M 0.01%
2,830,921
-20,719
-0.7% -$260K
GBLI icon
1749
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$35.5M 0.01%
911,019
-48,471
-5% -$1.89M
JD icon
1750
JD.com
JD
$47.7B
$35.5M 0.01%
911,002
+33,955
+4% +$1.32M