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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZEUS icon
1876
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$24.4M 0.01%
748,591
-14,429
-2% -$470K
PL icon
1877
Planet Labs
PL
$3.01B
$24.3M 0.01%
3,991,825
+1,332,647
+50% +$8.13M
BFST icon
1878
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$723M
$24.3M 0.01%
987,275
+94,070
+11% +$2.32M
WOOF icon
1879
Petco
WOOF
$970M
$24.3M 0.01%
8,594,321
+2,424,484
+39% +$6.86M
CENT icon
1880
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$24.3M 0.01%
690,639
-58,849
-8% -$2.07M
SHBI icon
1881
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$569M
$24.3M 0.01%
1,545,441
+70,298
+5% +$1.11M
GFL icon
1882
GFL Environmental
GFL
$17.1B
$24.2M 0.01%
480,662
-6,405
-1% -$323K
SWBI icon
1883
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$415M
$24.2M 0.01%
2,787,187
-96,638
-3% -$839K
RCI icon
1884
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.3B
$24.1M 0.01%
813,246
+65,420
+9% +$1.94M
SONO icon
1885
Sonos
SONO
$1.83B
$24M 0.01%
2,218,899
-335,077
-13% -$3.62M
HCKT icon
1886
Hackett Group
HCKT
$575M
$24M 0.01%
943,507
-26,314
-3% -$669K
AMTB icon
1887
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$880M
$23.9M 0.01%
1,310,570
+245,755
+23% +$4.48M
MTW icon
1888
Manitowoc
MTW
$362M
$23.9M 0.01%
1,986,354
-35,670
-2% -$429K
FG icon
1889
F&G Annuities & Life
FG
$4.65B
$23.9M 0.01%
746,575
+248,098
+50% +$7.93M
SG icon
1890
Sweetgreen
SG
$1B
$23.8M 0.01%
1,603,277
-152,829
-9% -$2.27M
SHO icon
1891
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.85B
$23.8M 0.01%
2,745,359
+166,953
+6% +$1.45M
CNDT icon
1892
Conduent
CNDT
$445M
$23.8M 0.01%
9,014,032
+391,081
+5% +$1.03M
MNRO icon
1893
Monro
MNRO
$519M
$23.8M 0.01%
1,595,148
-26,779
-2% -$399K
METC icon
1894
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.6B
$23.7M 0.01%
1,801,533
+61,313
+4% +$805K
CC icon
1895
Chemours
CC
$2.51B
$23.6M 0.01%
2,059,721
-133,090
-6% -$1.52M
MOFG icon
1896
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$604M
$23.5M 0.01%
816,563
+4,936
+0.6% +$142K
SMBC icon
1897
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$628M
$23.5M 0.01%
428,426
+13,695
+3% +$750K
MGPI icon
1898
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$596M
$23.2M 0.01%
775,458
-15,550
-2% -$466K
ASC icon
1899
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$505M
$23.2M 0.01%
2,419,571
-160,007
-6% -$1.54M
BZH icon
1900
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$781M
$23.2M 0.01%
1,038,159
-32,395
-3% -$725K