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
MDB icon
1851
MongoDB
MDB
$27.2B
$20.5M 0.01%
78,959
-7,092
-8% -$1.84M
PDFS icon
1852
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$776M
$20.5M 0.01%
952,558
-76,424
-7% -$1.64M
NVRI icon
1853
Enviri
NVRI
$1.01B
$20.4M 0.01%
2,872,061
+356,443
+14% +$2.53M
PLCE icon
1854
Children's Place
PLCE
$175M
$20.4M 0.01%
524,081
+120,322
+30% +$4.68M
NRIM icon
1855
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$500M
$20.4M 0.01%
506,218
-3,450
-0.7% -$139K
UFI icon
1856
UNIFI
UFI
$83.4M
$20.3M 0.01%
1,444,637
+35,811
+3% +$503K
BV icon
1857
BrightView Holdings
BV
$1.29B
$20.3M 0.01%
1,690,681
+233,762
+16% +$2.81M
NL icon
1858
NL Industries
NL
$304M
$20.2M 0.01%
2,047,654
+8,633
+0.4% +$85.2K
NGVC icon
1859
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$827M
$20.2M 0.01%
1,264,894
+11,708
+0.9% +$187K
AAMI
1860
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.73B
$20.2M 0.01%
1,120,120
+19,184
+2% +$346K
TG icon
1861
Tredegar Corp
TG
$286M
$20.2M 0.01%
2,017,161
-32,125
-2% -$321K
IESC icon
1862
IES Holdings
IESC
$7.28B
$20.1M 0.01%
667,028
+23,347
+4% +$704K
ANIK icon
1863
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$20.1M 0.01%
900,887
+30,588
+4% +$683K
CVGW icon
1864
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$490M
$20.1M 0.01%
481,645
-9,046
-2% -$377K
TARO
1865
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$20.1M 0.01%
555,613
+20,984
+4% +$759K
BJRI icon
1866
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$687M
$20M 0.01%
924,336
+73,630
+9% +$1.6M
OKTA icon
1867
Okta
OKTA
$15.9B
$20M 0.01%
221,191
-12,707
-5% -$1.15M
PLYA
1868
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$20M 0.01%
2,906,869
+625,932
+27% +$4.3M
GNL icon
1869
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
$19.9M 0.01%
1,407,883
-11,335
-0.8% -$161K
WYNN icon
1870
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.5B
$19.9M 0.01%
349,799
-28,564
-8% -$1.63M
UEIC icon
1871
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$63.9M
$19.9M 0.01%
778,586
+19,781
+3% +$506K
RRR icon
1872
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.63B
$19.9M 0.01%
596,143
-14,376
-2% -$480K
LBRDA icon
1873
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$8.56B
$19.8M 0.01%
174,807
+3,866
+2% +$439K
EXAS icon
1874
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.1B
$19.6M 0.01%
497,255
+48,615
+11% +$1.92M
FNKO icon
1875
Funko
FNKO
$183M
$19.5M 0.01%
872,463
+213,743
+32% +$4.77M