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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DUOL icon
1851
Duolingo
DUOL
$14.1B
$27M 0.01%
95,699
+7,289
+8% +$2.06M
BHB icon
1852
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$540M
$26.9M 0.01%
872,383
+6,859
+0.8% +$212K
NPK icon
1853
National Presto Industries
NPK
$802M
$26.8M 0.01%
356,919
+12,572
+4% +$945K
INSM icon
1854
Insmed
INSM
$30.8B
$26.8M 0.01%
367,252
+355,163
+2,938% +$25.9M
CAR icon
1855
Avis
CAR
$5.47B
$26.7M 0.01%
305,304
-12,761
-4% -$1.12M
VREX icon
1856
Varex Imaging
VREX
$469M
$26.7M 0.01%
2,242,048
-241,679
-10% -$2.88M
GCI icon
1857
Gannett
GCI
$620M
$26.7M 0.01%
4,752,874
-226,743
-5% -$1.27M
RRR icon
1858
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.65B
$26.7M 0.01%
490,447
-57,332
-10% -$3.12M
UTL icon
1859
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$26.5M 0.01%
438,026
-4,106
-0.9% -$249K
KNTK icon
1860
Kinetik
KNTK
$2.69B
$26.5M 0.01%
585,697
+128,957
+28% +$5.84M
DRH icon
1861
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$26.5M 0.01%
3,035,523
-66,840
-2% -$584K
NUVL icon
1862
Nuvalent
NUVL
$5.8B
$26.4M 0.01%
258,037
-90,052
-26% -$9.21M
OPEN icon
1863
Opendoor
OPEN
$6.68B
$26.4M 0.01%
13,192,316
-5,057,889
-28% -$10.1M
AVPT icon
1864
AvePoint
AVPT
$3.31B
$26.3M 0.01%
2,238,479
+306,231
+16% +$3.6M
PSO icon
1865
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$26.3M 0.01%
1,939,638
-48,998
-2% -$665K
BYD icon
1866
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.79B
$26.3M 0.01%
406,956
-66,726
-14% -$4.31M
SATS icon
1867
EchoStar
SATS
$21.5B
$26.3M 0.01%
1,058,699
-1,557,223
-60% -$38.7M
MTTR
1868
DELISTED
Matterport, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MTTR
$26.3M 0.01%
5,841,693
ALTM
1869
DELISTED
Arcadium Lithium plc
ALTM
$26.2M 0.01%
9,206,491
-311,283
-3% -$887K
LEVI icon
1870
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.67B
$26.2M 0.01%
1,203,384
+229,012
+24% +$4.99M
LYTS icon
1871
LSI Industries
LYTS
$686M
$26.2M 0.01%
1,624,107
-5,325
-0.3% -$86K
DGICA icon
1872
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$26.2M 0.01%
1,777,755
-7,910
-0.4% -$117K
FRSH icon
1873
Freshworks
FRSH
$3.63B
$26.1M 0.01%
2,272,163
-156,592
-6% -$1.8M
STR
1874
DELISTED
Sitio Royalties
STR
$26M 0.01%
1,249,834
+302,411
+32% +$6.3M
IMAX icon
1875
IMAX
IMAX
$1.74B
$26M 0.01%
1,268,257
-39,203
-3% -$804K