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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EPAM icon
1926
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$8.69B
$23.6M 0.01%
281,126
-68,871
-20% -$5.79M
VRSN icon
1927
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$23.6M 0.01%
254,061
+2,066
+0.8% +$192K
CTWS
1928
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
$23.6M 0.01%
425,123
+21,538
+5% +$1.2M
HQY icon
1929
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.97B
$23.6M 0.01%
473,433
+95,514
+25% +$4.76M
TI
1930
DELISTED
Telecom Italia
TI
$23.6M 0.01%
2,522,988
+5,575
+0.2% +$52.1K
XOXO
1931
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$23.6M 0.01%
1,337,815
+129,723
+11% +$2.29M
CVLG icon
1932
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$23.4M 0.01%
2,675,314
+1,626
+0.1% +$14.3K
BSAC icon
1933
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.1B
$23.4M 0.01%
922,164
-24,341
-3% -$618K
VSI
1934
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$23.4M 0.01%
2,006,717
-13,970
-0.7% -$163K
TYL icon
1935
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$23.6B
$23.4M 0.01%
132,988
+2,000
+2% +$351K
CULP icon
1936
Culp
CULP
$59.5M
$23.3M 0.01%
717,603
+31,336
+5% +$1.02M
PNW icon
1937
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$23.3M 0.01%
273,662
+4,518
+2% +$385K
CARB
1938
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$23M 0.01%
1,056,900
+249,343
+31% +$5.44M
KRG icon
1939
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$23M 0.01%
1,216,947
+56,344
+5% +$1.07M
TRNO icon
1940
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.05B
$23M 0.01%
684,323
+62,063
+10% +$2.09M
SBRA icon
1941
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$4.57B
$23M 0.01%
955,163
+36,075
+4% +$869K
QDEL icon
1942
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.94B
$23M 0.01%
846,957
-1,016
-0.1% -$27.6K
ATRO icon
1943
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$23M 0.01%
866,907
+76,993
+10% +$2.04M
NFG icon
1944
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$22.8M 0.01%
408,289
+16,708
+4% +$933K
VWTR
1945
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$22.7M 0.01%
1,295,327
+106,272
+9% +$1.86M
CHK
1946
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$22.6M 0.01%
22,774
+991
+5% +$985K
DGII icon
1947
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$22.6M 0.01%
2,228,847
+3,982
+0.2% +$40.4K
TECH icon
1948
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.97B
$22.6M 0.01%
769,004
+16,628
+2% +$488K
KOP icon
1949
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$22.6M 0.01%
624,177
+13,383
+2% +$484K
BRS
1950
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$22.6M 0.01%
2,948,035
-11,586
-0.4% -$88.6K