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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OSPN icon
1926
OneSpan
OSPN
$598M
$23.1M 0.01%
1,228,979
-29,513
-2% -$554K
OFIX icon
1927
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$590M
$23M 0.01%
604,046
-95,002
-14% -$3.62M
BGC icon
1928
BGC Group
BGC
$4.77B
$23M 0.01%
4,407,175
+117,209
+3% +$611K
EAF icon
1929
GrafTech
EAF
$265M
$22.9M 0.01%
222,196
+12,610
+6% +$1.3M
TFSL icon
1930
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.71B
$22.9M 0.01%
1,203,123
+19,222
+2% +$366K
LCUT icon
1931
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$88.8M
$22.8M 0.01%
1,255,552
-15,432
-1% -$281K
PEN icon
1932
Penumbra
PEN
$10.5B
$22.8M 0.01%
85,677
+1,711
+2% +$456K
WPP icon
1933
WPP
WPP
$5.79B
$22.7M 0.01%
338,962
-71,019
-17% -$4.76M
NKTR icon
1934
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$933M
$22.7M 0.01%
84,334
-22,975
-21% -$6.19M
EQBK icon
1935
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$790M
$22.7M 0.01%
680,086
-40,193
-6% -$1.34M
NPK icon
1936
National Presto Industries
NPK
$812M
$22.7M 0.01%
276,116
-6,595
-2% -$541K
OPI
1937
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$60.3M
$22.7M 0.01%
894,633
-137
-0% -$3.47K
IBKR icon
1938
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.9B
$22.6M 0.01%
1,452,064
-53,416
-4% -$833K
ALTR
1939
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc. Class A Common Stock
ALTR
$22.6M 0.01%
327,529
+67,555
+26% +$4.66M
PLPC icon
1940
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$993M
$22.5M 0.01%
346,678
-1,910
-0.5% -$124K
VRA icon
1941
Vera Bradley
VRA
$58.4M
$22.5M 0.01%
2,393,648
-136,392
-5% -$1.28M
CASS icon
1942
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$563M
$22.5M 0.01%
537,575
-1,436
-0.3% -$60.1K
NBR icon
1943
Nabors Industries
NBR
$598M
$22.5M 0.01%
233,147
-54,791
-19% -$5.29M
TR icon
1944
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.95B
$22.4M 0.01%
827,405
+51,072
+7% +$1.38M
ENIA
1945
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
$22.4M 0.01%
3,820,879
+12,547
+0.3% +$73.4K
AEM icon
1946
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$76.9B
$22.4M 0.01%
431,081
+18,948
+5% +$982K
PKOH icon
1947
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$316M
$22.3M 0.01%
873,537
-27,341
-3% -$698K
KRTX
1948
DELISTED
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KRTX
$22.2M 0.01%
181,856
+74,753
+70% +$9.14M
NRIM icon
1949
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$501M
$22.2M 0.01%
522,106
-4,460
-0.8% -$190K
RBBN icon
1950
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$691M
$22.2M 0.01%
3,706,264
-32,269
-0.9% -$193K