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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BSRR icon
1851
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$408M
$26.7M 0.01%
1,101,302
-9,635
-0.9% -$234K
QADA
1852
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$26.7M 0.01%
305,179
-67,408
-18% -$5.89M
VRE
1853
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$26.7M 0.01%
1,557,536
-44,363
-3% -$760K
ARES icon
1854
Ares Management
ARES
$40.1B
$26.7M 0.01%
361,034
+4,400
+1% +$325K
NOVA
1855
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$26.6M 0.01%
807,400
+332,935
+70% +$11M
PODD icon
1856
Insulet
PODD
$24.1B
$26.5M 0.01%
93,349
-4,735
-5% -$1.35M
SBSW icon
1857
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.17B
$26.5M 0.01%
2,149,940
-47,088
-2% -$581K
LBRT icon
1858
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$1.73B
$26.4M 0.01%
2,174,441
+439,935
+25% +$5.34M
BN icon
1859
Brookfield
BN
$101B
$26.4M 0.01%
609,782
+35,794
+6% +$1.55M
APPF icon
1860
AppFolio
APPF
$9.9B
$26.4M 0.01%
219,048
-3,202
-1% -$386K
FRPH icon
1861
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$26.4M 0.01%
942,452
+908
+0.1% +$25.4K
AOUT icon
1862
American Outdoor Brands
AOUT
$111M
$26.3M 0.01%
1,069,456
+9,910
+0.9% +$243K
TG icon
1863
Tredegar Corp
TG
$279M
$26.1M 0.01%
2,145,905
-159,267
-7% -$1.94M
XNCR icon
1864
Xencor
XNCR
$613M
$26.1M 0.01%
799,818
-200,276
-20% -$6.54M
APEI icon
1865
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$26.1M 0.01%
1,018,943
+12,707
+1% +$325K
GSM icon
1866
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$773M
$26.1M 0.01%
2,998,390
+421,800
+16% +$3.67M
SPOT icon
1867
Spotify
SPOT
$143B
$25.9M 0.01%
114,726
+1,735
+2% +$391K
BHC icon
1868
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.68B
$25.8M 0.01%
928,086
-146,405
-14% -$4.08M
GH icon
1869
Guardant Health
GH
$6.85B
$25.8M 0.01%
206,682
+5,672
+3% +$709K
PEGA icon
1870
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.93B
$25.8M 0.01%
405,974
-25,740
-6% -$1.64M
HCKT icon
1871
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$25.8M 0.01%
1,314,500
-20,758
-2% -$407K
VNE
1872
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
$25.8M 0.01%
756,609
+3,832
+0.5% +$131K
CGNT icon
1873
Cognyte Software
CGNT
$622M
$25.8M 0.01%
1,253,152
-3,879
-0.3% -$79.7K
SRDX icon
1874
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$25.7M 0.01%
463,093
-1,482
-0.3% -$82.4K
THFF icon
1875
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$25.7M 0.01%
611,942
-5,168
-0.8% -$217K