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
SHEN icon
1726
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$744M
$31.2M 0.01%
2,485,339
-48,622
-2% -$611K
BEAM icon
1727
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$2.08B
$31.2M 0.01%
1,596,052
+57,654
+4% +$1.13M
MSGE icon
1728
Madison Square Garden
MSGE
$2.1B
$31.2M 0.01%
951,997
-66,660
-7% -$2.18M
PGC icon
1729
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$31.1M 0.01%
1,096,689
-20,644
-2% -$586K
NWN icon
1730
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$31M 0.01%
725,617
+9,666
+1% +$413K
OEC icon
1731
Orion
OEC
$521M
$31M 0.01%
2,393,692
+206,750
+9% +$2.67M
VTS icon
1732
Vitesse Energy
VTS
$968M
$30.8M 0.01%
1,253,656
+92,406
+8% +$2.27M
MCW icon
1733
Mister Car Wash
MCW
$1.77B
$30.8M 0.01%
3,899,223
+758,369
+24% +$5.98M
IIIN icon
1734
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$749M
$30.7M 0.01%
1,167,385
-51,856
-4% -$1.36M
ODP icon
1735
ODP
ODP
$624M
$30.7M 0.01%
2,142,455
-133,501
-6% -$1.91M
SMG icon
1736
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$30.6M 0.01%
556,987
+367,789
+194% +$20.2M
HLIT icon
1737
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$30.6M 0.01%
3,186,901
-52,541
-2% -$504K
NVRI icon
1738
Enviri
NVRI
$983M
$30.6M 0.01%
4,594,270
+125,281
+3% +$833K
ATLC icon
1739
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.09B
$30.5M 0.01%
596,069
-15,290
-3% -$782K
KELYA icon
1740
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$481M
$30.4M 0.01%
2,306,811
-218,640
-9% -$2.88M
WASH icon
1741
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$573M
$30.3M 0.01%
983,001
+50,945
+5% +$1.57M
AVPT icon
1742
AvePoint
AVPT
$3.31B
$30.3M 0.01%
2,096,979
-11,182
-0.5% -$161K
ZG icon
1743
Zillow
ZG
$20.4B
$30.2M 0.01%
452,430
+6,766
+2% +$452K
VTLE icon
1744
Vital Energy
VTLE
$635M
$30.2M 0.01%
1,420,865
+24,982
+2% +$530K
NRIM icon
1745
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$30M 0.01%
409,859
-40,488
-9% -$2.96M
NPK icon
1746
National Presto Industries
NPK
$802M
$30M 0.01%
341,117
-15,036
-4% -$1.32M
SPNS icon
1747
Sapiens International
SPNS
$2.4B
$29.9M 0.01%
1,105,000
+27,179
+3% +$736K
AQN icon
1748
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.3B
$29.9M 0.01%
5,823,079
+40,252
+0.7% +$207K
VSCO icon
1749
Victoria's Secret
VSCO
$2.12B
$29.9M 0.01%
1,608,253
+231,033
+17% +$4.29M
NWPX icon
1750
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. Common Stock
NWPX
$495M
$29.8M 0.01%
721,466
-36,760
-5% -$1.52M