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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WPP icon
1926
WPP
WPP
$5.86B
$22.1M 0.01%
408,828
+1,679
+0.4% +$90.8K
UNIT
1927
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$22M 0.01%
1,876,262
-489,565
-21% -$5.74M
DBI icon
1928
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$22M 0.01%
2,875,539
-476,920
-14% -$3.65M
TACO
1929
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$22M 0.01%
2,426,892
-97,816
-4% -$886K
CHT icon
1930
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.8B
$21.9M 0.01%
566,350
-16,461
-3% -$636K
UTL icon
1931
Unitil
UTL
$827M
$21.8M 0.01%
493,250
-20,665
-4% -$915K
VREX icon
1932
Varex Imaging
VREX
$469M
$21.8M 0.01%
1,308,919
+13,791
+1% +$230K
CCBG icon
1933
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$21.8M 0.01%
885,748
-12,583
-1% -$309K
TRC icon
1934
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$448M
$21.8M 0.01%
1,506,112
-35,892
-2% -$519K
FRPH icon
1935
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$21.7M 0.01%
954,680
-11,962
-1% -$272K
KRG icon
1936
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,453,459
-16,430
-1% -$246K
UAA icon
1937
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,265,283
+9,595
+0.8% +$165K
CASS icon
1938
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$21.7M 0.01%
557,603
-1,957
-0.3% -$76.1K
SJR
1939
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$21.6M 0.01%
1,227,575
+165,955
+16% +$2.91M
BYD icon
1940
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.79B
$21.5M 0.01%
501,058
+21,431
+4% +$920K
DCOM icon
1941
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.35B
$21.5M 0.01%
889,381
-3,864
-0.4% -$93.4K
PETQ
1942
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
$21.5M 0.01%
558,508
+5,412
+1% +$208K
INGN icon
1943
Inogen
INGN
$231M
$21.5M 0.01%
480,090
+2,063
+0.4% +$92.2K
SRDX icon
1944
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$21.4M 0.01%
492,057
-14,921
-3% -$649K
NEX
1945
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$21.4M 0.01%
6,209,757
-442,541
-7% -$1.52M
UA icon
1946
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.04B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,434,871
+42,397
+3% +$631K
BL icon
1947
BlackLine
BL
$3.36B
$21.3M 0.01%
159,923
-16,604
-9% -$2.21M
AM icon
1948
Antero Midstream
AM
$8.91B
$21.3M 0.01%
2,765,082
+582,495
+27% +$4.49M
WHD icon
1949
Cactus
WHD
$2.74B
$21.3M 0.01%
817,589
+30,928
+4% +$806K
NWG icon
1950
NatWest
NWG
$58.2B
$21.3M 0.01%
4,366,771
+114,828
+3% +$559K