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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PSO icon
1851
Pearson
PSO
$9.16B
$28.1M 0.01%
2,627,745
-37,723
-1% -$403K
CPE
1852
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$28.1M 0.01%
728,395
+57,061
+8% +$2.2M
SQM icon
1853
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$28.1M 0.01%
528,710
-11,533
-2% -$612K
CWEN icon
1854
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.39B
$28M 0.01%
995,145
-237,569
-19% -$6.68M
TALO icon
1855
Talos Energy
TALO
$1.68B
$28M 0.01%
2,324,692
+483,666
+26% +$5.82M
PFSI icon
1856
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.44B
$28M 0.01%
418,384
-1,121,450
-73% -$75M
AOUT icon
1857
American Outdoor Brands
AOUT
$111M
$28M 0.01%
1,104,564
-41,344
-4% -$1.05M
PEGA icon
1858
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$27.9M 0.01%
488,382
-22,108
-4% -$1.26M
INVA icon
1859
Innoviva
INVA
$1.22B
$27.7M 0.01%
2,320,058
-32,569
-1% -$389K
LILA icon
1860
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.5B
$27.7M 0.01%
2,159,788
+49,166
+2% +$631K
PJT icon
1861
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.47B
$27.7M 0.01%
409,358
-754
-0.2% -$51K
DXPE icon
1862
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.85B
$27.6M 0.01%
915,705
-22,440
-2% -$677K
SPLK
1863
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$27.6M 0.01%
203,544
+15,121
+8% +$2.05M
GCI icon
1864
Gannett
GCI
$620M
$27.6M 0.01%
5,125,658
-723,316
-12% -$3.89M
ATRC icon
1865
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.74B
$27.5M 0.01%
420,233
+136,044
+48% +$8.91M
HEI icon
1866
HEICO
HEI
$44.4B
$27.5M 0.01%
218,307
+6,412
+3% +$807K
DAY icon
1867
Dayforce
DAY
$10.9B
$27.4M 0.01%
325,724
+17,671
+6% +$1.49M
UBER icon
1868
Uber
UBER
$200B
$27.4M 0.01%
503,357
+190,136
+61% +$10.4M
FORR icon
1869
Forrester Research
FORR
$195M
$27.4M 0.01%
644,804
-24,079
-4% -$1.02M
VRE
1870
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$27.4M 0.01%
1,768,995
-97,189
-5% -$1.5M
AORT icon
1871
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$27.4M 0.01%
1,212,785
-92,526
-7% -$2.09M
ZM icon
1872
Zoom
ZM
$25.1B
$27.3M 0.01%
85,093
+12,332
+17% +$3.96M
PAAS icon
1873
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.5B
$27.3M 0.01%
909,239
+49,601
+6% +$1.49M
UNIT
1874
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$27.3M 0.01%
2,473,889
+597,627
+32% +$6.59M
CHGG icon
1875
Chegg
CHGG
$167M
$27.2M 0.01%
318,109
-1,127
-0.4% -$96.5K