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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MG icon
1901
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$24M 0.01%
1,462,007
+12,737
+0.9% +$209K
NSSC icon
1902
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$23.9M 0.01%
1,875,700
-37,774
-2% -$482K
BMRN icon
1903
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$23.8M 0.01%
352,498
+13,474
+4% +$908K
QNST icon
1904
QuinStreet
QNST
$930M
$23.7M 0.01%
1,884,289
+49,820
+3% +$627K
VRTV
1905
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$23.7M 0.01%
1,310,400
+4,450
+0.3% +$80.5K
CVLT icon
1906
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$23.5M 0.01%
526,423
+109,430
+26% +$4.89M
MTUS icon
1907
Metallus
MTUS
$697M
$23.5M 0.01%
3,734,276
-7,841
-0.2% -$49.3K
AROW icon
1908
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$23.5M 0.01%
791,481
+3,495
+0.4% +$104K
HMY icon
1909
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$23.4M 0.01%
8,245,605
-681,278
-8% -$1.94M
RBBN icon
1910
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$676M
$23.3M 0.01%
3,995,370
+19,500
+0.5% +$114K
PDFS icon
1911
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$23.3M 0.01%
1,783,904
-130,428
-7% -$1.7M
ATCO
1912
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$23.3M 0.01%
2,191,994
+160,168
+8% +$1.7M
RDNT icon
1913
RadNet
RDNT
$5.69B
$23.3M 0.01%
1,621,765
-2,709
-0.2% -$38.9K
MGNI icon
1914
Magnite
MGNI
$3.4B
$23.3M 0.01%
2,672,913
-25,134
-0.9% -$219K
FRPH icon
1915
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$23.3M 0.01%
968,472
+5,854
+0.6% +$141K
GRUB
1916
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$23.2M 0.01%
206,559
+13,080
+7% +$1.47M
CNSL
1917
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$23.2M 0.01%
4,872,285
+74,787
+2% +$356K
PAMT
1918
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$23.2M 0.01%
1,568,776
-13,432
-0.8% -$198K
NCMI icon
1919
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$23.1M 0.01%
282,256
+889
+0.3% +$72.9K
RFP
1920
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$22.9M 0.01%
4,881,571
+44,416
+0.9% +$209K
OSPN icon
1921
OneSpan
OSPN
$588M
$22.9M 0.01%
1,580,287
+9,683
+0.6% +$140K
NWPX icon
1922
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. Common Stock
NWPX
$495M
$22.9M 0.01%
813,150
-5,151
-0.6% -$145K
PENG
1923
Penguin Solutions, Inc. Ordinary Shares
PENG
$1.36B
$22.9M 0.01%
1,796,738
+46,240
+3% +$589K
RGNX icon
1924
Regenxbio
RGNX
$465M
$22.9M 0.01%
642,205
+83,390
+15% +$2.97M
W icon
1925
Wayfair
W
$11.4B
$22.9M 0.01%
203,746
-22,729
-10% -$2.55M