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
HZO icon
1751
MarineMax
HZO
$556M
$29.7M 0.01%
1,383,323
-76,781
-5% -$1.65M
BBSI icon
1752
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$29.7M 0.01%
722,074
-62,202
-8% -$2.56M
DAKT icon
1753
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.14B
$29.7M 0.01%
2,438,975
-16,870
-0.7% -$205K
CC icon
1754
Chemours
CC
$2.51B
$29.7M 0.01%
2,192,811
+413,109
+23% +$5.59M
WINA icon
1755
Winmark
WINA
$1.74B
$29.5M 0.01%
92,728
-9,676
-9% -$3.08M
DRVN icon
1756
Driven Brands
DRVN
$3B
$29.4M 0.01%
1,717,284
+531,189
+45% +$9.11M
CLBK icon
1757
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.6B
$29.4M 0.01%
1,962,220
+64,796
+3% +$972K
AMSF icon
1758
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$841M
$29.2M 0.01%
556,559
-23,411
-4% -$1.23M
NFBK icon
1759
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$492M
$29.2M 0.01%
2,678,064
-89,306
-3% -$974K
COCO icon
1760
Vita Coco
COCO
$2.25B
$29.2M 0.01%
952,560
+47,805
+5% +$1.47M
USPH icon
1761
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.22B
$29.2M 0.01%
403,160
-23,138
-5% -$1.67M
KE icon
1762
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$29.2M 0.01%
1,772,310
-75,113
-4% -$1.24M
OPY icon
1763
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$29.1M 0.01%
488,704
-7,212
-1% -$430K
PK icon
1764
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$2.39B
$29.1M 0.01%
2,723,954
-173,838
-6% -$1.86M
EQBK icon
1765
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$800M
$29M 0.01%
737,225
-31,797
-4% -$1.25M
AXL icon
1766
American Axle
AXL
$697M
$29M 0.01%
7,135,102
-446,218
-6% -$1.82M
VYX icon
1767
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.77B
$28.9M 0.01%
2,967,150
+76,385
+3% +$745K
LQDT icon
1768
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$849M
$28.9M 0.01%
932,173
-130,270
-12% -$4.04M
BTI icon
1769
British American Tobacco
BTI
$123B
$28.9M 0.01%
698,759
+20,761
+3% +$859K
TWST icon
1770
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$1.53B
$28.9M 0.01%
735,147
-143,851
-16% -$5.65M
MQ icon
1771
Marqeta
MQ
$2.61B
$28.8M 0.01%
6,989,093
-81,032
-1% -$334K
PTCT icon
1772
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$4.85B
$28.6M 0.01%
561,839
+456,789
+435% +$23.3M
CECO icon
1773
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$28.6M 0.01%
1,254,667
-215,793
-15% -$4.92M
DNLI icon
1774
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$2.07B
$28.6M 0.01%
2,100,856
+245,820
+13% +$3.34M
CMCO icon
1775
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$415M
$28.5M 0.01%
1,682,731
-206,013
-11% -$3.49M