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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UFI icon
1751
UNIFI
UFI
$82.8M
$31.5M 0.01%
1,436,891
-31,345
-2% -$687K
ILPT
1752
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$424M
$31.4M 0.01%
1,236,960
+15,306
+1% +$389K
CHNG
1753
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$31.3M 0.01%
1,496,312
+17,722
+1% +$371K
FORR icon
1754
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$31.2M 0.01%
633,486
-1,510
-0.2% -$74.4K
HAE icon
1755
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.51B
$31.2M 0.01%
442,078
-71,171
-14% -$5.02M
HTBK icon
1756
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$31.2M 0.01%
2,680,796
-43,662
-2% -$508K
CPE
1757
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$31.2M 0.01%
635,250
-293,053
-32% -$14.4M
ZS icon
1758
Zscaler
ZS
$44.8B
$31.1M 0.01%
118,545
+282
+0.2% +$73.9K
TRST icon
1759
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$746M
$31.1M 0.01%
971,732
-48,043
-5% -$1.54M
MLR icon
1760
Miller Industries
MLR
$455M
$30.9M 0.01%
908,466
-3,709
-0.4% -$126K
GTES icon
1761
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.6B
$30.9M 0.01%
1,900,116
+228,765
+14% +$3.72M
ELF icon
1762
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$7.67B
$30.9M 0.01%
1,062,074
+6,102
+0.6% +$177K
INFN
1763
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$30.8M 0.01%
3,697,054
+8,971
+0.2% +$74.6K
CCF
1764
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$30.8M 0.01%
301,040
+967
+0.3% +$98.8K
ELME
1765
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$30.8M 0.01%
1,242,437
+10,801
+0.9% +$267K
ADT icon
1766
ADT
ADT
$7.24B
$30.7M 0.01%
3,788,639
+336,027
+10% +$2.72M
AGX icon
1767
Argan
AGX
$3.18B
$30.6M 0.01%
700,031
+2,253
+0.3% +$98.4K
FOSL icon
1768
Fossil Group
FOSL
$168M
$30.6M 0.01%
2,579,312
-108,897
-4% -$1.29M
GCI icon
1769
Gannett
GCI
$620M
$30.5M 0.01%
4,571,121
-424,967
-9% -$2.84M
LPG icon
1770
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.35B
$30.5M 0.01%
2,460,431
-2,697
-0.1% -$33.5K
LQDT icon
1771
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$849M
$30.5M 0.01%
1,411,282
-53,133
-4% -$1.15M
INSW icon
1772
International Seaways
INSW
$2.33B
$30.3M 0.01%
1,665,534
-82,744
-5% -$1.51M
NP
1773
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$30.3M 0.01%
649,856
-10,742
-2% -$501K
BNED icon
1774
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$277M
$30.3M 0.01%
30,292
-480
-2% -$480K
WYNN icon
1775
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.6B
$30.2M 0.01%
356,397
+85,814
+32% +$7.27M