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
TR icon
1776
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.92B
$26.1M 0.01%
928,713
-1,419
-0.2% -$39.9K
NOVA
1777
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$25.9M 0.01%
2,477,433
-1,267,277
-34% -$13.3M
WT icon
1778
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$25.9M 0.01%
3,704,200
-12,471
-0.3% -$87.3K
TRC icon
1779
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$25.9M 0.01%
1,595,459
+39,364
+3% +$638K
EYE icon
1780
National Vision
EYE
$1.82B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,595,094
+140,247
+10% +$2.27M
RCUS icon
1781
Arcus Biosciences
RCUS
$1.23B
$25.8M 0.01%
1,436,515
+297,035
+26% +$5.33M
JWN
1782
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$25.8M 0.01%
1,725,058
+21,195
+1% +$317K
HEI icon
1783
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$25.7M 0.01%
158,881
-419
-0.3% -$67.8K
PENN icon
1784
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$25.7M 0.01%
1,120,675
-26,931
-2% -$618K
HRMY icon
1785
Harmony Biosciences
HRMY
$1.86B
$25.7M 0.01%
784,444
+51,893
+7% +$1.7M
KAMN
1786
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$25.7M 0.01%
1,307,295
-36,340
-3% -$714K
LXU icon
1787
LSB Industries
LXU
$576M
$25.6M 0.01%
2,506,112
+150,467
+6% +$1.54M
IAS icon
1788
Integral Ad Science
IAS
$1.4B
$25.6M 0.01%
2,154,658
+679,264
+46% +$8.08M
HAIN icon
1789
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$194M
$25.6M 0.01%
2,467,507
-605,287
-20% -$6.28M
CLBK icon
1790
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.6B
$25.6M 0.01%
1,626,911
+158,170
+11% +$2.48M
XPEL icon
1791
XPEL
XPEL
$960M
$25.5M 0.01%
330,066
+64,108
+24% +$4.94M
GNL icon
1792
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
$25.3M 0.01%
2,632,482
+1,185,457
+82% +$11.4M
CNNE icon
1793
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$1.11B
$25.3M 0.01%
1,355,282
-481,984
-26% -$8.99M
DGICA icon
1794
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$25.3M 0.01%
1,772,032
-5,334
-0.3% -$76K
SBSW icon
1795
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.17B
$25.2M 0.01%
4,087,519
-121,532
-3% -$750K
ICUI icon
1796
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.22B
$25.2M 0.01%
211,428
+146,330
+225% +$17.4M
ESMT
1797
DELISTED
EngageSmart, Inc.
ESMT
$25.2M 0.01%
1,398,697
+328,916
+31% +$5.92M
PGNY icon
1798
Progyny
PGNY
$1.94B
$25.1M 0.01%
739,135
+233,697
+46% +$7.95M
CCBG icon
1799
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$25.1M 0.01%
842,721
-6,299
-0.7% -$188K
UE icon
1800
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.66B
$25.1M 0.01%
1,644,813
+7,313
+0.4% +$112K