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
UNFI icon
1826
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.77B
$29.7M 0.01%
3,390,669
-784,196
-19% -$6.87M
ABTX
1827
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
ABTX
$29.6M 0.01%
788,133
+197,619
+33% +$7.43M
DSGR icon
1828
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$29.6M 0.01%
1,137,168
-8,782
-0.8% -$229K
FCPT icon
1829
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.66B
$29.6M 0.01%
1,048,666
+23,212
+2% +$654K
ARNA
1830
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$29.5M 0.01%
650,325
-95,033
-13% -$4.32M
LNTH icon
1831
Lantheus
LNTH
$3.6B
$29.4M 0.01%
1,431,063
-41,880
-3% -$859K
TCO
1832
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$29.3M 0.01%
943,620
+817
+0.1% +$25.4K
CCRN icon
1833
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$411M
$29.3M 0.01%
2,518,684
-14,128
-0.6% -$164K
LGIH icon
1834
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.39B
$29.2M 0.01%
413,567
+22,837
+6% +$1.61M
NGG icon
1835
National Grid
NGG
$71B
$29.2M 0.01%
519,747
+18,641
+4% +$1.05M
EZPW icon
1836
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$29.2M 0.01%
4,281,682
-126,920
-3% -$866K
MEET
1837
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$29.2M 0.01%
5,825,407
-38,316
-0.7% -$192K
BRSL
1838
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$29.1M 0.01%
1,940,974
+4,237
+0.2% +$63.4K
CLW icon
1839
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$344M
$29M 0.01%
1,358,900
-30,008
-2% -$641K
PRTA icon
1840
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$442M
$29M 0.01%
1,832,029
-2,470
-0.1% -$39.1K
RELX icon
1841
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$28.9M 0.01%
1,144,393
+16,140
+1% +$408K
QNST icon
1842
QuinStreet
QNST
$930M
$28.9M 0.01%
1,886,410
+2,121
+0.1% +$32.5K
RM icon
1843
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$28.9M 0.01%
961,337
-38,677
-4% -$1.16M
QCRH icon
1844
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.3B
$28.9M 0.01%
657,995
+21,219
+3% +$931K
PDFS icon
1845
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$28.8M 0.01%
1,704,536
-79,368
-4% -$1.34M
LDL
1846
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$28.8M 0.01%
1,402,173
+2,142
+0.2% +$44K
MTUS icon
1847
Metallus
MTUS
$697M
$28.6M 0.01%
3,644,170
-90,106
-2% -$708K
OVV icon
1848
Ovintiv
OVV
$10.8B
$28.6M 0.01%
1,220,726
+369,099
+43% +$8.66M
ACIA
1849
DELISTED
Acacia Communications, Inc. Common Stock
ACIA
$28.6M 0.01%
421,351
-5,875
-1% -$398K
THFF icon
1850
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$28.5M 0.01%
623,594
+865
+0.1% +$39.5K