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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
REI icon
1926
Ring Energy
REI
$219M
$25.3M 0.01%
4,303,051
+299,361
+7% +$1.76M
AAT
1927
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.27B
$25.2M 0.01%
548,628
-14,053
-2% -$644K
BRSL
1928
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$25.1M 0.01%
1,933,290
+54,841
+3% +$712K
BOLD
1929
DELISTED
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc
BOLD
$24.9M 0.01%
637,536
+73,489
+13% +$2.87M
IONS icon
1930
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$24.7M 0.01%
304,577
+11,709
+4% +$950K
Z icon
1931
Zillow
Z
$21.3B
$24.7M 0.01%
711,349
+143,061
+25% +$4.97M
PDFS icon
1932
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$24.7M 0.01%
1,997,249
+48,420
+2% +$598K
FFWM icon
1933
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$24.6M 0.01%
1,814,536
+212,170
+13% +$2.88M
BHBK
1934
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$24.6M 0.01%
1,029,710
-13,057
-1% -$312K
KEYW
1935
DELISTED
The KEYW Holding Corporation
KEYW
$24.5M 0.01%
2,837,340
+275,716
+11% +$2.38M
SHYF
1936
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$24.4M 0.01%
2,764,823
-18,964
-0.7% -$167K
WDAY icon
1937
Workday
WDAY
$59.6B
$24.4M 0.01%
126,446
+3,422
+3% +$660K
QNST icon
1938
QuinStreet
QNST
$930M
$24.4M 0.01%
1,819,276
+229,900
+14% +$3.08M
THFF icon
1939
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$691M
$24.3M 0.01%
579,577
-4,945
-0.8% -$208K
FTDR icon
1940
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.83B
$24.3M 0.01%
707,087
+201,176
+40% +$6.92M
EXPR
1941
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$24.3M 0.01%
283,784
-23,303
-8% -$1.99M
DGICA icon
1942
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$24.1M 0.01%
1,794,179
+274
+0% +$3.69K
FOX icon
1943
Fox Class B
FOX
$23.5B
$24.1M 0.01%
+672,357
New +$24.1M
RM icon
1944
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$24.1M 0.01%
987,521
-3,976
-0.4% -$97.1K
DSPG
1945
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$24M 0.01%
1,705,484
-56,053
-3% -$789K
SNY icon
1946
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$23.9M 0.01%
540,321
NSA icon
1947
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$23.9M 0.01%
838,754
+9,437
+1% +$269K
I
1948
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
$23.7M 0.01%
1,514,223
+423,045
+39% +$6.62M
SNDR icon
1949
Schneider National
SNDR
$4.18B
$23.7M 0.01%
1,125,869
+88,629
+9% +$1.87M
ONDK
1950
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
$23.6M 0.01%
4,361,736
+1,484,326
+52% +$8.05M