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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DRH icon
1876
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$23M 0.01%
2,983,475
+12,010
+0.4% +$92.7K
USNA icon
1877
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$557M
$23M 0.01%
851,660
+78,432
+10% +$2.12M
ATRC icon
1878
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.74B
$22.9M 0.01%
711,044
+10,832
+2% +$349K
PLOW icon
1879
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$752M
$22.9M 0.01%
986,190
+31,519
+3% +$732K
UTL icon
1880
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$22.8M 0.01%
395,442
-31,543
-7% -$1.82M
BCH icon
1881
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.2B
$22.8M 0.01%
859,145
+45,907
+6% +$1.22M
STEP icon
1882
StepStone Group
STEP
$4.87B
$22.7M 0.01%
435,581
-109,640
-20% -$5.73M
RYAM icon
1883
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$421M
$22.6M 0.01%
3,934,382
-35,903
-0.9% -$206K
PARR icon
1884
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$1.67B
$22.6M 0.01%
1,582,627
-178,599
-10% -$2.55M
LMB icon
1885
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$1.23B
$22.5M 0.01%
302,220
-14,528
-5% -$1.08M
TS icon
1886
Tenaris
TS
$18.7B
$22.5M 0.01%
574,815
+155,734
+37% +$6.09M
FFIC icon
1887
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$476M
$22.5M 0.01%
1,767,875
+12,113
+0.7% +$154K
KRNY icon
1888
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$22.4M 0.01%
3,581,049
-1,226
-0% -$7.68K
AMBC icon
1889
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$22.4M 0.01%
2,556,880
-149,271
-6% -$1.31M
ULH icon
1890
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$650M
$22.4M 0.01%
852,041
-3,171
-0.4% -$83.2K
BOC icon
1891
Boston Omaha
BOC
$425M
$22.3M 0.01%
1,531,295
+60,210
+4% +$878K
GFS icon
1892
GlobalFoundries
GFS
$17.6B
$22.3M 0.01%
603,969
+98,090
+19% +$3.62M
HY icon
1893
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$634M
$22.3M 0.01%
536,627
+20,818
+4% +$865K
ATRO icon
1894
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$22.3M 0.01%
921,225
-77,281
-8% -$1.87M
AVO icon
1895
Mission Produce
AVO
$900M
$22.3M 0.01%
2,123,402
+335,624
+19% +$3.52M
HRTG icon
1896
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$763M
$22.2M 0.01%
1,542,515
-27,152
-2% -$392K
WPP icon
1897
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$22.2M 0.01%
584,164
+99,168
+20% +$3.77M
LOCO icon
1898
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$304M
$22.1M 0.01%
2,145,694
-68,240
-3% -$703K
TMDX icon
1899
Transmedics
TMDX
$3.91B
$22M 0.01%
327,634
+57,809
+21% +$3.89M
LEU icon
1900
Centrus Energy
LEU
$4.04B
$22M 0.01%
353,587
+32,711
+10% +$2.04M