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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CARG icon
1926
CarGurus
CARG
$3.58B
$22.8M 0.01%
738,213
+248,275
+51% +$7.68M
NRIM icon
1927
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$22.8M 0.01%
575,380
-2,617
-0.5% -$104K
AAMI
1928
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.73B
$22.8M 0.01%
2,300,848
+6,919
+0.3% +$68.6K
CNR
1929
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.75B
$22.7M 0.01%
1,451,171
+79,053
+6% +$1.24M
DNR
1930
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$22.6M 0.01%
19,027,190
-1,509,724
-7% -$1.8M
CLNE icon
1931
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$526M
$22.6M 0.01%
10,959,681
-89,522
-0.8% -$185K
SKT icon
1932
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$22.6M 0.01%
1,459,084
+3,499
+0.2% +$54.2K
VMW
1933
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$22.6M 0.01%
150,530
+29,129
+24% +$4.37M
ITIC icon
1934
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$22.5M 0.01%
140,633
-3,685
-3% -$590K
DAKT icon
1935
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.14B
$22.5M 0.01%
3,043,154
-41,534
-1% -$307K
CENT icon
1936
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.24B
$22.4M 0.01%
958,676
+12,753
+1% +$298K
WCN icon
1937
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$22.4M 0.01%
243,491
+33,504
+16% +$3.08M
GLRE icon
1938
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$22.4M 0.01%
2,131,294
-2,642
-0.1% -$27.7K
KDP icon
1939
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$37B
$22.4M 0.01%
819,009
+72,248
+10% +$1.97M
OPI
1940
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$40.8M
$22.3M 0.01%
727,776
+20,790
+3% +$637K
POLY
1941
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$22.3M 0.01%
597,188
-439,385
-42% -$16.4M
PANW icon
1942
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$131B
$22.2M 0.01%
654,066
+17,010
+3% +$578K
DSGR icon
1943
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.44B
$22.2M 0.01%
1,145,950
-15,280
-1% -$296K
FBK icon
1944
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
$22.1M 0.01%
589,325
+3,886
+0.7% +$146K
CVLG icon
1945
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$22.1M 0.01%
2,687,478
+446
+0% +$3.67K
PODD icon
1946
Insulet
PODD
$24.1B
$22.1M 0.01%
133,949
+5,513
+4% +$909K
WNEB icon
1947
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$22.1M 0.01%
2,316,697
-17,511
-0.8% -$167K
VSEC icon
1948
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$22.1M 0.01%
647,510
+743
+0.1% +$25.3K
PDLI
1949
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$22.1M 0.01%
10,212,232
-835,029
-8% -$1.8M
SNY icon
1950
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$22M 0.01%
475,389
-63,479
-12% -$2.94M