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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GWRE icon
1801
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.5B
$30.9M 0.01%
281,227
-26,820
-9% -$2.94M
KAR icon
1802
Openlane
KAR
$3.05B
$30.9M 0.01%
1,415,985
-30,667
-2% -$668K
PUK icon
1803
Prudential
PUK
$35.7B
$30.8M 0.01%
832,405
-155,246
-16% -$5.74M
LTRPA
1804
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$30.7M 0.01%
4,181,246
-232,879
-5% -$1.71M
GDDY icon
1805
GoDaddy
GDDY
$20.2B
$30.6M 0.01%
451,026
+7,649
+2% +$519K
CORT icon
1806
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.48B
$30.6M 0.01%
2,530,017
-18,670
-0.7% -$226K
WLFC icon
1807
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.14B
$30.5M 0.01%
517,210
-5,216
-1% -$307K
NSA icon
1808
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.39B
$30.5M 0.01%
906,117
+13,125
+1% +$441K
MLAB icon
1809
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$353M
$30.4M 0.01%
121,872
-16,316
-12% -$4.07M
MTSI icon
1810
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$9.85B
$30.4M 0.01%
1,142,644
-17,937
-2% -$477K
CC icon
1811
Chemours
CC
$2.59B
$30.4M 0.01%
1,678,143
+242,405
+17% +$4.38M
DXCM icon
1812
DexCom
DXCM
$30.1B
$30.2M 0.01%
553,040
+4,096
+0.7% +$224K
CHT icon
1813
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.9B
$30.2M 0.01%
819,012
-34,407
-4% -$1.27M
AVYA
1814
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$30.2M 0.01%
2,238,714
+113,791
+5% +$1.54M
FSB
1815
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$30.2M 0.01%
879,578
+16,398
+2% +$563K
CONN
1816
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$30.2M 0.01%
2,434,105
-10,456
-0.4% -$130K
ING icon
1817
ING
ING
$75.6B
$30.1M 0.01%
2,497,435
-52,527
-2% -$633K
ALNY icon
1818
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$60.6B
$30.1M 0.01%
261,245
+2,278
+0.9% +$262K
MOV icon
1819
Movado Group
MOV
$442M
$30M 0.01%
1,381,614
-531
-0% -$11.5K
BGS icon
1820
B&G Foods
BGS
$356M
$30M 0.01%
1,675,125
-15,720
-0.9% -$282K
AR icon
1821
Antero Resources
AR
$10.1B
$29.9M 0.01%
10,501,906
+1,118,218
+12% +$3.19M
LOCO icon
1822
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$306M
$29.9M 0.01%
1,973,968
-31,852
-2% -$482K
CTRE icon
1823
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.64B
$29.9M 0.01%
1,447,792
+29,091
+2% +$600K
WTTR icon
1824
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$966M
$29.9M 0.01%
3,216,684
+204,086
+7% +$1.89M
WPP icon
1825
WPP
WPP
$5.79B
$29.8M 0.01%
424,586
-9,198
-2% -$647K