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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VBTX icon
1951
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.88B
$26.7M 0.01%
944,165
+70,651
+8% +$2M
EVTC icon
1952
Evertec
EVTC
$2.14B
$26.6M 0.01%
1,105,078
+229,305
+26% +$5.53M
TSLA icon
1953
Tesla
TSLA
$1.28T
$26.6M 0.01%
1,505,745
-5,355
-0.4% -$94.7K
CHUY
1954
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$26.6M 0.01%
1,013,994
+23,349
+2% +$613K
GBNK
1955
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
$26.5M 0.01%
892,696
-1,185
-0.1% -$35.2K
TARO
1956
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$26.5M 0.01%
269,426
+10,355
+4% +$1.02M
ACHN
1957
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
$26.4M 0.01%
7,182,715
+290,531
+4% +$1.07M
RGR icon
1958
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$600M
$26.4M 0.01%
381,701
-257,516
-40% -$17.8M
AUD
1959
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$26.3M 0.01%
3,333,431
+915,153
+38% +$7.23M
BAK icon
1960
Braskem
BAK
$1.33B
$26.2M 0.01%
907,970
+4,158
+0.5% +$120K
JOE icon
1961
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.01B
$26.1M 0.01%
1,555,775
+51,407
+3% +$864K
LW icon
1962
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.86B
$26.1M 0.01%
391,840
+4,896
+1% +$326K
ICHR icon
1963
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$579M
$25.9M 0.01%
1,270,371
+111,717
+10% +$2.28M
TAL icon
1964
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.67B
$25.9M 0.01%
1,008,848
-10,124
-1% -$260K
MLAB icon
1965
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$25.7M 0.01%
138,697
+5,130
+4% +$952K
MLR icon
1966
Miller Industries
MLR
$455M
$25.7M 0.01%
956,540
+8,862
+0.9% +$238K
SEDG icon
1967
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.72B
$25.7M 0.01%
681,767
-4,884
-0.7% -$184K
XYZ
1968
Block, Inc.
XYZ
$44.4B
$25.6M 0.01%
258,736
+144,304
+126% +$14.3M
PAC icon
1969
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.9B
$25.5M 0.01%
234,031
RLH
1970
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$25.5M 0.01%
2,041,891
+30,204
+2% +$378K
HURC icon
1971
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
$25.5M 0.01%
565,624
+4,670
+0.8% +$211K
BHBK
1972
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$25.5M 0.01%
1,056,662
+81,905
+8% +$1.97M
DGICA icon
1973
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
$25.4M 0.01%
1,785,414
-8,731
-0.5% -$124K
SPOK icon
1974
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$25.3M 0.01%
1,644,884
-25,280
-2% -$389K
HTHT icon
1975
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$11.4B
$25.3M 0.01%
782,955
+60,394
+8% +$1.95M