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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BMRN icon
1926
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$28M 0.01%
288,770
+66,986
+30% +$6.5M
FNHC
1927
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$28M 0.01%
1,098,427
+24,392
+2% +$622K
LNT icon
1928
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$28M 0.01%
657,034
+41,001
+7% +$1.75M
PSO icon
1929
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$28M 0.01%
2,427,263
-80,785
-3% -$931K
ZAGG
1930
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$27.8M 0.01%
1,885,648
-280
-0% -$4.13K
TYL icon
1931
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$23.6B
$27.8M 0.01%
113,262
+8,547
+8% +$2.09M
LTC
1932
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$27.5M 0.01%
624,447
+5,184
+0.8% +$229K
CENT icon
1933
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$27.5M 0.01%
954,793
-51,822
-5% -$1.49M
CPLG
1934
DELISTED
CorePoint Lodging Inc. Common Stock
CPLG
$27.5M 0.01%
1,414,499
-273,252
-16% -$5.31M
PENN icon
1935
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$27.4M 0.01%
833,469
+24,348
+3% +$802K
GLRE icon
1936
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$27.3M 0.01%
2,203,542
-120,996
-5% -$1.5M
FSB
1937
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$27.2M 0.01%
696,422
+115,175
+20% +$4.5M
CLNE icon
1938
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$526M
$27.2M 0.01%
10,464,354
+1,121,054
+12% +$2.91M
FRPH icon
1939
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$27.1M 0.01%
872,348
+30,270
+4% +$940K
ALRM icon
1940
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.78B
$27M 0.01%
471,187
+161,549
+52% +$9.27M
SQM icon
1941
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$27M 0.01%
590,708
+1,961
+0.3% +$89.7K
BOJA
1942
DELISTED
Bojangles', Inc. Common Stock
BOJA
$27M 0.01%
1,718,097
+164,243
+11% +$2.58M
CSW
1943
CSW Industrials, Inc.
CSW
$4.2B
$27M 0.01%
502,071
+82,376
+20% +$4.42M
NCMI icon
1944
National CineMedia
NCMI
$455M
$26.9M 0.01%
254,269
+12,250
+5% +$1.3M
LSXMA
1945
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$26.9M 0.01%
856,876
-4,248
-0.5% -$133K
COOP icon
1946
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$14.1B
$26.8M 0.01%
1,604,349
+1,584,250
+7,882% +$26.4M
GRPN icon
1947
Groupon
GRPN
$923M
$26.7M 0.01%
354,261
+34,056
+11% +$2.57M
NWG icon
1948
NatWest
NWG
$58.2B
$26.7M 0.01%
3,797,919
+31,118
+0.8% +$219K
MNTA
1949
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$26.7M 0.01%
1,015,468
-2,008
-0.2% -$52.8K
RES icon
1950
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$26.7M 0.01%
1,724,601
+85,354
+5% +$1.32M