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
AMTB icon
1901
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$880M
$22M 0.01%
1,064,815
+11,860
+1% +$245K
CMPR icon
1902
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.4B
$21.9M 0.01%
484,663
-28,679
-6% -$1.3M
OLO icon
1903
Olo Inc
OLO
$21.9M 0.01%
3,622,749
+130,994
+4% +$791K
BZH icon
1904
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$781M
$21.8M 0.01%
1,070,554
-4,645
-0.4% -$94.7K
ORRF icon
1905
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$687M
$21.8M 0.01%
727,071
-106,879
-13% -$3.21M
GEF.B icon
1906
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$2.46B
$21.8M 0.01%
367,289
-160
-0% -$9.49K
BFST icon
1907
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$723M
$21.7M 0.01%
893,205
+95,091
+12% +$2.32M
CBRL icon
1908
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.14B
$21.7M 0.01%
560,047
+208,508
+59% +$8.09M
MSBI icon
1909
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$385M
$21.7M 0.01%
1,268,871
-52,121
-4% -$892K
FSLY icon
1910
Fastly
FSLY
$1.14B
$21.7M 0.01%
3,427,955
+329,446
+11% +$2.09M
QNST icon
1911
QuinStreet
QNST
$930M
$21.7M 0.01%
1,214,265
-177,512
-13% -$3.17M
JELD icon
1912
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$537M
$21.7M 0.01%
3,627,795
-74,155
-2% -$443K
SMBC icon
1913
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$628M
$21.6M 0.01%
414,731
+16,966
+4% +$883K
GNL icon
1914
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
$21.6M 0.01%
2,681,877
-1,868
-0.1% -$15K
RM icon
1915
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$21.5M 0.01%
714,444
-19,125
-3% -$576K
ELME
1916
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,231,175
+11,526
+0.9% +$201K
RRR icon
1917
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.65B
$21.4M 0.01%
492,719
-7,646
-2% -$332K
CCOI icon
1918
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.77B
$21.3M 0.01%
348,066
+162,074
+87% +$9.94M
ESTC icon
1919
Elastic
ESTC
$9.3B
$21.3M 0.01%
239,364
-144,248
-38% -$12.9M
AKRO icon
1920
Akero Therapeutics
AKRO
$3.48B
$21.3M 0.01%
526,642
+77,532
+17% +$3.14M
GIC icon
1921
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$21M 0.01%
938,929
-73,949
-7% -$1.66M
BLFS icon
1922
BioLife Solutions
BLFS
$1.22B
$21M 0.01%
920,273
+33,265
+4% +$760K
JBSS icon
1923
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$737M
$20.8M 0.01%
293,636
-1,627
-0.6% -$115K
SQM icon
1924
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$20.7M 0.01%
522,089
-3,117
-0.6% -$124K
ACCO icon
1925
Acco Brands
ACCO
$361M
$20.7M 0.01%
4,934,710
-369,827
-7% -$1.55M