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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PLPC icon
1926
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$993M
$25.9M 0.01%
348,588
-125
-0% -$9.28K
HMY icon
1927
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.37B
$25.8M 0.01%
6,917,991
-4,565
-0.1% -$17K
SP
1928
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$25.8M 0.01%
843,009
-59,098
-7% -$1.81M
THR icon
1929
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$841M
$25.7M 0.01%
1,507,853
-33,003
-2% -$562K
CNR
1930
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$25.6M 0.01%
1,407,398
+6,068
+0.4% +$110K
VCRA
1931
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$25.6M 0.01%
641,383
+145,361
+29% +$5.79M
ZS icon
1932
Zscaler
ZS
$45.5B
$25.6M 0.01%
118,263
-11,880
-9% -$2.57M
DSGR icon
1933
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.45B
$25.5M 0.01%
954,428
-20,066
-2% -$537K
DNLI icon
1934
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$1.97B
$25.5M 0.01%
325,348
-95,854
-23% -$7.52M
PFPT
1935
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$25.5M 0.01%
146,773
-1,783
-1% -$310K
CPF icon
1936
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$821M
$25.5M 0.01%
977,304
-41,212
-4% -$1.07M
CHGG icon
1937
Chegg
CHGG
$155M
$25.5M 0.01%
306,373
-11,736
-4% -$976K
FF icon
1938
Future Fuel
FF
$170M
$25.4M 0.01%
2,650,377
-125,178
-5% -$1.2M
PARR icon
1939
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$1.7B
$25.4M 0.01%
1,510,939
-117,992
-7% -$1.98M
NWG icon
1940
NatWest
NWG
$59.1B
$25.3M 0.01%
4,166,910
-159,653
-4% -$970K
KOS icon
1941
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$823M
$25.2M 0.01%
7,290,998
+1,139,528
+19% +$3.94M
SRDX icon
1942
Surmodics
SRDX
$462M
$25.2M 0.01%
464,575
-4,956
-1% -$269K
WINA icon
1943
Winmark
WINA
$1.75B
$25.2M 0.01%
131,164
-2,505
-2% -$481K
THFF icon
1944
First Financial Corporation Common Stock
THFF
$689M
$25.2M 0.01%
617,110
-11,411
-2% -$466K
GH icon
1945
Guardant Health
GH
$6.79B
$25M 0.01%
201,010
-809
-0.4% -$100K
TIPT icon
1946
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$930M
$24.9M 0.01%
2,680,455
+90,378
+3% +$841K
AEM icon
1947
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$76.9B
$24.9M 0.01%
412,133
-4,515
-1% -$273K
CVLG icon
1948
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$586M
$24.9M 0.01%
2,408,996
-21,066
-0.9% -$218K
PAAS icon
1949
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.7B
$24.8M 0.01%
869,120
-40,119
-4% -$1.15M
ITCI
1950
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
$24.8M 0.01%
607,434
-175,597
-22% -$7.17M