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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NCNO icon
1751
nCino
NCNO
$3.48B
$27.3M 0.01%
857,109
+370,859
+76% +$11.8M
AGI icon
1752
Alamos Gold
AGI
$13.9B
$27.2M 0.01%
2,413,028
+119,952
+5% +$1.35M
FBMS
1753
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$27.2M 0.01%
1,009,603
+122,918
+14% +$3.32M
LVS icon
1754
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.7B
$27.2M 0.01%
593,470
+36,000
+6% +$1.65M
EQX icon
1755
Equinox Gold
EQX
$8.29B
$27.2M 0.01%
6,428,291
+493,483
+8% +$2.09M
QDEL icon
1756
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.94B
$27.2M 0.01%
372,062
+239,752
+181% +$17.5M
PLOW icon
1757
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$27M 0.01%
894,611
-7,227
-0.8% -$218K
VICR icon
1758
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$26.9M 0.01%
457,013
+22,035
+5% +$1.3M
BZH icon
1759
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$781M
$26.9M 0.01%
1,077,951
+9,335
+0.9% +$233K
BJRI icon
1760
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$684M
$26.8M 0.01%
1,144,277
-55,839
-5% -$1.31M
PEN icon
1761
Penumbra
PEN
$10.6B
$26.8M 0.01%
110,706
-2,934
-3% -$710K
HFWA icon
1762
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
$26.8M 0.01%
1,641,403
-183,738
-10% -$3M
BTI icon
1763
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$26.7M 0.01%
850,552
-493,235
-37% -$15.5M
FMX icon
1764
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$32B
$26.7M 0.01%
244,598
+13,376
+6% +$1.46M
BNL icon
1765
Broadstone Net Lease
BNL
$3.55B
$26.7M 0.01%
1,864,571
+139,787
+8% +$2M
SENEA icon
1766
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$751M
$26.6M 0.01%
494,756
-24,510
-5% -$1.32M
LYTS icon
1767
LSI Industries
LYTS
$686M
$26.6M 0.01%
1,676,118
+10,934
+0.7% +$174K
GIL icon
1768
Gildan
GIL
$8.03B
$26.6M 0.01%
949,747
-8,783
-0.9% -$246K
AAL icon
1769
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.54B
$26.5M 0.01%
2,070,894
-30,841
-1% -$395K
CELH icon
1770
Celsius Holdings
CELH
$14.9B
$26.5M 0.01%
463,161
+12,063
+3% +$690K
PACB icon
1771
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$351M
$26.4M 0.01%
3,156,206
-405,836
-11% -$3.39M
SSP icon
1772
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$257M
$26.3M 0.01%
4,805,319
-257,456
-5% -$1.41M
FFIC icon
1773
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$476M
$26.3M 0.01%
2,003,393
-126,612
-6% -$1.66M
AVID
1774
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$26.3M 0.01%
977,379
-284,791
-23% -$7.65M
HCKT icon
1775
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$26.2M 0.01%
1,109,127
-11,808
-1% -$279K