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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GME icon
1901
GameStop
GME
$11.2B
$19M 0.01%
17,542,696
-4,366,484
-20% -$4.74M
PETQ
1902
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
$19M 0.01%
545,876
+16,026
+3% +$558K
BSTC
1903
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$19M 0.01%
309,866
-558
-0.2% -$34.2K
EPRT icon
1904
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$5.91B
$19M 0.01%
1,278,230
+149,885
+13% +$2.22M
ERJ icon
1905
Embraer
ERJ
$10.5B
$19M 0.01%
3,165,266
-68,787
-2% -$412K
DSPG
1906
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$18.9M 0.01%
1,192,929
-50,344
-4% -$799K
PSO icon
1907
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$18.9M 0.01%
2,619,615
+72,069
+3% +$521K
NICE icon
1908
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$18.9M 0.01%
99,725
+282
+0.3% +$53.4K
PRTA icon
1909
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$442M
$18.8M 0.01%
1,801,831
-25,569
-1% -$267K
SPWH icon
1910
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$117M
$18.8M 0.01%
1,322,748
+51,323
+4% +$731K
TEAM icon
1911
Atlassian
TEAM
$45.9B
$18.7M 0.01%
103,535
+3,463
+3% +$624K
LFCR icon
1912
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$281M
$18.6M 0.01%
2,341,383
-107,328
-4% -$854K
WBT
1913
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$18.6M 0.01%
3,059,552
-84,770
-3% -$516K
CPF icon
1914
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$826M
$18.6M 0.01%
1,160,148
-27,340
-2% -$438K
LDL
1915
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$18.6M 0.01%
1,370,223
-59,176
-4% -$802K
SABR icon
1916
Sabre
SABR
$738M
$18.6M 0.01%
2,302,692
-284,921
-11% -$2.3M
SSL icon
1917
Sasol
SSL
$4.46B
$18.6M 0.01%
2,405,349
-1,963,549
-45% -$15.1M
SVC
1918
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$476M
$18.5M 0.01%
2,613,690
-36,165
-1% -$256K
CTRN icon
1919
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$18.5M 0.01%
914,247
-83,541
-8% -$1.69M
NSSC icon
1920
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$18.5M 0.01%
1,579,930
-33,108
-2% -$387K
STAA icon
1921
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$18.4M 0.01%
298,838
+47,261
+19% +$2.91M
DRH icon
1922
DiamondRock Hospitality
DRH
$1.71B
$18.3M 0.01%
3,308,571
+6,474
+0.2% +$35.8K
AGIO icon
1923
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.14B
$18.2M 0.01%
340,526
-44,620
-12% -$2.39M
CSOD
1924
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$18.1M 0.01%
469,320
+20,603
+5% +$794K
GIB icon
1925
CGI
GIB
$20.8B
$18.1M 0.01%
286,902
+10,961
+4% +$691K