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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DAY icon
1801
Dayforce
DAY
$10.9B
$22.1M 0.01%
470,418
+6,613
+1% +$311K
BBWI icon
1802
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.37B
$22.1M 0.01%
822,661
-41,772
-5% -$1.12M
KWR icon
1803
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.44B
$22.1M 0.01%
147,939
+67,940
+85% +$10.2M
NOVA
1804
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$22.1M 0.01%
1,197,988
+100,160
+9% +$1.85M
MAGN
1805
Magnera Corporation
MAGN
$392M
$22.1M 0.01%
246,736
-11,802
-5% -$1.06M
AAT
1806
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$22M 0.01%
741,571
+1,055
+0.1% +$31.3K
ABEV icon
1807
Ambev
ABEV
$36.8B
$22M 0.01%
8,751,124
-2,136,168
-20% -$5.36M
PENG
1808
Penguin Solutions, Inc. Ordinary Shares
PENG
$1.38B
$21.9M 0.01%
1,337,490
-31,996
-2% -$524K
CEVA icon
1809
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$582M
$21.9M 0.01%
652,514
+16,689
+3% +$560K
SKT icon
1810
Tanger
SKT
$3.82B
$21.9M 0.01%
1,539,304
+8,950
+0.6% +$127K
MCS icon
1811
Marcus Corp
MCS
$501M
$21.8M 0.01%
1,477,096
+147,969
+11% +$2.19M
LTC
1812
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.64B
$21.8M 0.01%
566,957
-8,809
-2% -$338K
IONS icon
1813
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.77B
$21.7M 0.01%
585,048
+231,567
+66% +$8.57M
AROW icon
1814
Arrow Financial
AROW
$473M
$21.6M 0.01%
719,012
+5,209
+0.7% +$156K
NWPX icon
1815
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. Common Stock
NWPX
$502M
$21.5M 0.01%
719,608
+18,564
+3% +$556K
GIL icon
1816
Gildan
GIL
$8.14B
$21.5M 0.01%
747,329
+93,030
+14% +$2.68M
THR icon
1817
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$871M
$21.5M 0.01%
1,527,995
+82,555
+6% +$1.16M
FLGT icon
1818
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$672M
$21.4M 0.01%
392,514
+386,987
+7,002% +$21.1M
USAK
1819
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
$21.4M 0.01%
680,825
+53,625
+9% +$1.68M
ARES icon
1820
Ares Management
ARES
$39.2B
$21.4M 0.01%
376,008
+1,241
+0.3% +$70.6K
PLPC icon
1821
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$973M
$21.4M 0.01%
347,601
+8,439
+2% +$519K
KTB icon
1822
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.45B
$21.4M 0.01%
640,563
+48,755
+8% +$1.63M
CLBK icon
1823
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.62B
$21.3M 0.01%
977,946
+121,911
+14% +$2.66M
RCI icon
1824
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.3B
$21.3M 0.01%
444,966
+16,734
+4% +$802K
AKR icon
1825
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.64B
$21.3M 0.01%
1,362,328
+6,934
+0.5% +$108K