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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AAMI
1901
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.74B
$26.2M 0.01%
2,293,929
+83,838
+4% +$957K
RUSHB icon
1902
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,589,209
-21,076
-1% -$346K
FFWM icon
1903
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$26M 0.01%
1,934,974
+120,438
+7% +$1.62M
ACOR
1904
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
ACOR
$26M 0.01%
28,230
+2,078
+8% +$1.91M
SNDR icon
1905
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.18B
$25.9M 0.01%
1,422,146
+296,277
+26% +$5.4M
CRAI icon
1906
CRA International
CRAI
$1.3B
$25.9M 0.01%
675,613
-1,443
-0.2% -$55.3K
MPWR icon
1907
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$39.9B
$25.9M 0.01%
190,476
-62,975
-25% -$8.55M
ASIX icon
1908
AdvanSix
ASIX
$576M
$25.8M 0.01%
1,055,353
+49,546
+5% +$1.21M
ADVM icon
1909
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$63.4M
$25.8M 0.01%
216,591
+26,376
+14% +$3.14M
MRLN
1910
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$25.7M 0.01%
1,032,756
-5,119
-0.5% -$128K
CLW icon
1911
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$344M
$25.7M 0.01%
1,389,131
+4,914
+0.4% +$90.9K
SRDX icon
1912
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$25.5M 0.01%
591,092
-11,051
-2% -$477K
DNR
1913
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$25.5M 0.01%
20,536,914
-3,343
-0% -$4.15K
PRTY
1914
DELISTED
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
$25.4M 0.01%
3,463,336
+1,018,895
+42% +$7.47M
VRTV
1915
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$25.4M 0.01%
1,305,950
+19,096
+1% +$371K
TRC icon
1916
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$25.2M 0.01%
1,520,391
+17,194
+1% +$285K
XNCR icon
1917
Xencor
XNCR
$613M
$25.2M 0.01%
615,066
+109,134
+22% +$4.47M
BRSL
1918
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$25.1M 0.01%
1,938,439
+5,149
+0.3% +$66.8K
PDFS icon
1919
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$25.1M 0.01%
1,914,332
-82,917
-4% -$1.09M
NEX
1920
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$25M 0.01%
3,724,907
+350,248
+10% +$2.35M
TVTX icon
1921
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$2.09B
$24.9M 0.01%
1,240,988
+28,611
+2% +$575K
STMP
1922
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$24.9M 0.01%
550,369
+183,503
+50% +$8.31M
WDAY icon
1923
Workday
WDAY
$59.6B
$24.9M 0.01%
121,014
-5,432
-4% -$1.12M
ACIC icon
1924
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$538M
$24.9M 0.01%
1,744,244
+58,054
+3% +$828K
NPK icon
1925
National Presto Industries
NPK
$802M
$24.9M 0.01%
266,434
+19,080
+8% +$1.78M