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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AKR icon
1926
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.65B
$16.5M 0.01%
1,303,948
-58,380
-4% -$737K
ATEN icon
1927
A10 Networks
ATEN
$1.27B
$16.3M 0.01%
1,231,992
+174,868
+17% +$2.32M
VSCO icon
1928
Victoria's Secret
VSCO
$2.11B
$16.3M 0.01%
560,985
+118,327
+27% +$3.45M
LESL icon
1929
Leslie's
LESL
$51.6M
$16.3M 0.01%
1,110,260
+429,935
+63% +$6.32M
LFCR icon
1930
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$287M
$16.3M 0.01%
1,833,902
-97,706
-5% -$869K
ICUI icon
1931
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.26B
$16.3M 0.01%
108,168
-171,661
-61% -$25.9M
EXAS icon
1932
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.1B
$16.3M 0.01%
501,180
+3,925
+0.8% +$128K
CYBE
1933
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
$16.2M 0.01%
301,645
-11,213
-4% -$603K
NBN icon
1934
Northeast Bank
NBN
$945M
$16.2M 0.01%
441,838
+12,261
+3% +$450K
IMXI icon
1935
International Money Express
IMXI
$430M
$16.2M 0.01%
710,561
+127,839
+22% +$2.91M
VTOL icon
1936
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$16.1M 0.01%
687,326
+82,100
+14% +$1.93M
TSBK icon
1937
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$288M
$16M 0.01%
580,241
-6,877
-1% -$190K
MDB icon
1938
MongoDB
MDB
$26.6B
$16M 0.01%
80,778
+1,819
+2% +$361K
CCNE icon
1939
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$758M
$16M 0.01%
680,448
+23,544
+4% +$555K
NL icon
1940
NL Industries
NL
$304M
$16M 0.01%
2,073,310
+25,656
+1% +$198K
IBCP icon
1941
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$654M
$16M 0.01%
837,008
+55,537
+7% +$1.06M
AEG icon
1942
Aegon
AEG
$12.1B
$16M 0.01%
4,036,553
+125,780
+3% +$498K
BGC icon
1943
BGC Group
BGC
$4.63B
$16M 0.01%
5,089,035
+175,231
+4% +$550K
BCBP icon
1944
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$147M
$16M 0.01%
949,374
+65,201
+7% +$1.1M
CUTR
1945
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$16M 0.01%
350,421
-21,751
-6% -$992K
IOVA icon
1946
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$832M
$15.9M 0.01%
1,662,513
+415,153
+33% +$3.98M
EVC icon
1947
Entravision Communication
EVC
$235M
$15.8M 0.01%
3,987,122
-167,017
-4% -$663K
PRSU
1948
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.03B
$15.8M 0.01%
499,217
-681
-0.1% -$21.5K
TTE icon
1949
TotalEnergies
TTE
$135B
$15.7M 0.01%
338,188
+1,338
+0.4% +$62.2K
TWLO icon
1950
Twilio
TWLO
$15.7B
$15.7M 0.01%
226,867
-21,456
-9% -$1.48M