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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RUSHB icon
1826
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$27.9M 0.01%
1,569,931
-19,278
-1% -$342K
INVA icon
1827
Innoviva
INVA
$1.22B
$27.8M 0.01%
2,640,894
+19,386
+0.7% +$204K
HTBK icon
1828
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$27.8M 0.01%
2,365,088
+23,729
+1% +$279K
ACHN
1829
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
$27.6M 0.01%
7,674,201
-11,397
-0.1% -$41K
VSTO
1830
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$27.6M 0.01%
4,454,874
-81,529
-2% -$505K
UPBD icon
1831
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$27.6M 0.01%
1,069,070
+174,773
+20% +$4.51M
NTB icon
1832
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$27.6M 0.01%
929,971
+64,472
+7% +$1.91M
PKOH icon
1833
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$27.5M 0.01%
922,405
+1,648
+0.2% +$49.2K
BRSL
1834
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$27.5M 0.01%
1,936,737
-1,702
-0.1% -$24.2K
GIC icon
1835
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$27.5M 0.01%
1,248,957
-22,649
-2% -$499K
APPF icon
1836
AppFolio
APPF
$9.9B
$27.3M 0.01%
286,596
+6,456
+2% +$614K
INCY icon
1837
Incyte
INCY
$16.2B
$27.2M 0.01%
366,878
+9,875
+3% +$733K
WPP icon
1838
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$27.2M 0.01%
433,784
+75,206
+21% +$4.71M
THFF icon
1839
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$27.1M 0.01%
622,729
+39,736
+7% +$1.73M
CMRE icon
1840
Costamare
CMRE
$1.48B
$27.1M 0.01%
4,456,977
+147,513
+3% +$895K
SWBI icon
1841
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$414M
$27M 0.01%
6,003,023
+42,835
+0.7% +$193K
SRDX icon
1842
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$27M 0.01%
589,368
-1,724
-0.3% -$78.9K
RELX icon
1843
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$26.8M 0.01%
1,128,253
+46,321
+4% +$1.1M
EVH icon
1844
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.05B
$26.7M 0.01%
3,713,186
+62,915
+2% +$452K
EPAY
1845
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$26.7M 0.01%
677,935
+16,253
+2% +$640K
ING icon
1846
ING
ING
$74.7B
$26.6M 0.01%
2,549,962
-249,795
-9% -$2.61M
MPAA icon
1847
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$26.6M 0.01%
1,575,531
-7,334
-0.5% -$124K
COOP icon
1848
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$14.1B
$26.6M 0.01%
2,501,605
+208,567
+9% +$2.22M
HCCI
1849
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$26.6M 0.01%
1,001,947
-291
-0% -$7.71K
Z icon
1850
Zillow
Z
$21.3B
$26.5M 0.01%
889,332
+110,830
+14% +$3.3M