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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KRYS icon
1926
Krystal Biotech
KRYS
$4.51B
$18.1M 0.01%
275,923
+13,460
+5% +$884K
GBLI icon
1927
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$18.1M 0.01%
699,465
-14,303
-2% -$370K
POWL icon
1928
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.65B
$18.1M 0.01%
772,847
+6,433
+0.8% +$150K
INFN
1929
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$18M 0.01%
3,367,172
-469,368
-12% -$2.52M
VICR icon
1930
Vicor
VICR
$2.33B
$18M 0.01%
328,377
-2,738
-0.8% -$150K
CHUY
1931
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$18M 0.01%
901,478
+31,434
+4% +$626K
BHB icon
1932
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$538M
$17.9M 0.01%
693,253
+21,654
+3% +$560K
KOP icon
1933
Koppers
KOP
$564M
$17.9M 0.01%
791,215
+49,135
+7% +$1.11M
TA
1934
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
$17.9M 0.01%
519,037
+899
+0.2% +$31K
MCB icon
1935
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$823M
$17.9M 0.01%
257,521
+71,419
+38% +$4.96M
MPAA icon
1936
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$309M
$17.9M 0.01%
1,361,871
+15,502
+1% +$203K
QNST icon
1937
QuinStreet
QNST
$933M
$17.9M 0.01%
1,774,672
+60,537
+4% +$609K
AXTI icon
1938
AXT Inc
AXTI
$185M
$17.8M 0.01%
3,046,090
+46,976
+2% +$275K
SGC icon
1939
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$179M
$17.8M 0.01%
1,004,573
+12,687
+1% +$225K
OFIX icon
1940
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$583M
$17.8M 0.01%
754,945
+85,322
+13% +$2.01M
TTE icon
1941
TotalEnergies
TTE
$135B
$17.7M 0.01%
336,850
-2,964
-0.9% -$156K
AMBC icon
1942
Ambac
AMBC
$407M
$17.7M 0.01%
1,561,957
-4,302
-0.3% -$48.8K
CSR
1943
Centerspace
CSR
$963M
$17.7M 0.01%
216,805
+1,250
+0.6% +$102K
CPSS icon
1944
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$192M
$17.7M 0.01%
1,723,039
+31,628
+2% +$324K
FLIC
1945
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$17.6M 0.01%
1,004,667
+32,352
+3% +$567K
EGO icon
1946
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$5.54B
$17.6M 0.01%
2,755,906
+272,720
+11% +$1.74M
CMPR icon
1947
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.41B
$17.5M 0.01%
449,985
-11,942
-3% -$465K
APG icon
1948
APi Group
APG
$14.7B
$17.5M 0.01%
1,749,863
-635,745
-27% -$6.35M
LILA icon
1949
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.53B
$17.4M 0.01%
2,225,533
+191,223
+9% +$1.49M
FSV icon
1950
FirstService
FSV
$9.34B
$17.4M 0.01%
143,224
+3,570
+3% +$433K