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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SCCO icon
1926
Southern Copper
SCCO
$86.8B
$22.2M 0.01%
376,968
-26,414
-7% -$1.55M
SRDX icon
1927
Surmodics
SRDX
$456M
$22.1M 0.01%
459,655
-3,438
-0.7% -$166K
KOP icon
1928
Koppers
KOP
$571M
$22.1M 0.01%
707,015
+7,517
+1% +$235K
TFSL icon
1929
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.7B
$22.1M 0.01%
1,236,289
+33,166
+3% +$593K
RBBN icon
1930
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$682M
$22M 0.01%
3,632,477
-73,787
-2% -$446K
PLPC icon
1931
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$989M
$22M 0.01%
339,437
-7,241
-2% -$468K
OPI
1932
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$41.9M
$22M 0.01%
883,970
-10,663
-1% -$265K
CIR
1933
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$21.9M 0.01%
806,951
-29,541
-4% -$803K
LFCR icon
1934
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$288M
$21.9M 0.01%
1,973,608
-59,162
-3% -$657K
TVTY
1935
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$21.9M 0.01%
828,541
+42,017
+5% +$1.11M
SQM icon
1936
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12.4B
$21.8M 0.01%
433,058
-101,823
-19% -$5.14M
CCBG icon
1937
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$741M
$21.8M 0.01%
824,352
-17,734
-2% -$468K
UAA icon
1938
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,024,897
+40,250
+4% +$853K
DOCU icon
1939
DocuSign
DOCU
$17B
$21.6M 0.01%
141,994
+620
+0.4% +$94.4K
GH icon
1940
Guardant Health
GH
$7.13B
$21.6M 0.01%
215,974
+9,292
+4% +$929K
NBR icon
1941
Nabors Industries
NBR
$590M
$21.6M 0.01%
266,120
+32,973
+14% +$2.67M
NET icon
1942
Cloudflare
NET
$74.5B
$21.5M 0.01%
163,833
+4,991
+3% +$656K
SGC icon
1943
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$183M
$21.5M 0.01%
981,011
-25,293
-3% -$555K
GNL icon
1944
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.79B
$21.5M 0.01%
1,407,297
+25,930
+2% +$396K
DXPE icon
1945
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.81B
$21.5M 0.01%
837,501
-30,441
-4% -$781K
TLRY icon
1946
Tilray
TLRY
$1.33B
$21.5M 0.01%
3,056,889
-983,572
-24% -$6.91M
WTBA icon
1947
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$347M
$21.5M 0.01%
691,197
-10,976
-2% -$341K
ALNT icon
1948
Allient
ALNT
$777M
$21.4M 0.01%
586,293
-10,226
-2% -$373K
NPK icon
1949
National Presto Industries
NPK
$818M
$21.3M 0.01%
260,128
-15,988
-6% -$1.31M
FWONA icon
1950
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.1B
$21.3M 0.01%
375,363
-2,469
-0.7% -$140K