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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FC icon
1876
Franklin Covey
FC
$250M
$24.6M 0.01%
531,110
-7,995
-1% -$371K
LOCO icon
1877
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$301M
$24.5M 0.01%
1,729,352
+7,799
+0.5% +$111K
RGNX icon
1878
Regenxbio
RGNX
$468M
$24.5M 0.01%
749,472
+82,730
+12% +$2.71M
CCJ icon
1879
Cameco
CCJ
$35.2B
$24.5M 0.01%
1,121,037
-222,567
-17% -$4.85M
SPLK
1880
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$24.4M 0.01%
211,120
+5,946
+3% +$688K
WPP icon
1881
WPP
WPP
$5.75B
$24.3M 0.01%
321,937
-17,025
-5% -$1.29M
FMX icon
1882
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$32.2B
$24.3M 0.01%
312,935
-9,103
-3% -$707K
FATE icon
1883
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$113M
$24.3M 0.01%
414,477
+95,408
+30% +$5.58M
TG icon
1884
Tredegar Corp
TG
$284M
$24.2M 0.01%
2,050,844
-95,061
-4% -$1.12M
NWG icon
1885
NatWest
NWG
$57.9B
$24.2M 0.01%
3,682,935
+96,808
+3% +$637K
JRVR icon
1886
James River Group
JRVR
$239M
$24.2M 0.01%
840,738
+67,141
+9% +$1.93M
SWCH
1887
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
$24.1M 0.01%
842,961
+65,576
+8% +$1.88M
BOX icon
1888
Box
BOX
$4.75B
$24.1M 0.01%
920,324
+41,575
+5% +$1.09M
THR icon
1889
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$882M
$24M 0.01%
1,415,250
-42,156
-3% -$714K
HQY icon
1890
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.9B
$23.9M 0.01%
539,889
+27,146
+5% +$1.2M
AROW icon
1891
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$23.9M 0.01%
718,944
-3,948
-0.5% -$131K
AGIO icon
1892
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.22B
$23.8M 0.01%
725,401
+184,903
+34% +$6.08M
CRWD icon
1893
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$112B
$23.8M 0.01%
116,411
+1,540
+1% +$315K
CSR
1894
Centerspace
CSR
$973M
$23.8M 0.01%
214,905
+1,348
+0.6% +$149K
DGICA icon
1895
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$700M
$23.8M 0.01%
1,667,619
-39,512
-2% -$565K
MPAA icon
1896
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$311M
$23.8M 0.01%
1,396,037
-41,491
-3% -$708K
AMBC icon
1897
Ambac
AMBC
$416M
$23.7M 0.01%
1,475,153
+113,493
+8% +$1.82M
EDIT icon
1898
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$249M
$23.6M 0.01%
888,374
+178,608
+25% +$4.74M
POWL icon
1899
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.59B
$23.6M 0.01%
798,922
-44,790
-5% -$1.32M
BY icon
1900
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.32B
$23.6M 0.01%
861,084
+28,474
+3% +$779K