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
GKOS icon
1951
Glaukos
GKOS
$4.7B
$17.3M 0.01%
381,120
+156,375
+70% +$7.1M
ROCC
1952
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
$17.2M 0.01%
523,841
-80,833
-13% -$2.66M
SID icon
1953
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.11B
$17.1M 0.01%
5,825,851
-78,263
-1% -$230K
FF icon
1954
Future Fuel
FF
$176M
$17.1M 0.01%
2,349,078
+123,719
+6% +$901K
ERJ icon
1955
Embraer
ERJ
$10.3B
$17.1M 0.01%
1,944,980
+22,542
+1% +$198K
SRDX icon
1956
Surmodics
SRDX
$457M
$17M 0.01%
457,618
-2,389
-0.5% -$88.9K
APEI icon
1957
American Public Education
APEI
$640M
$17M 0.01%
1,052,488
+59,100
+6% +$955K
WTBA icon
1958
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$351M
$17M 0.01%
696,967
+8,787
+1% +$214K
SPOT icon
1959
Spotify
SPOT
$142B
$16.9M 0.01%
180,489
-9,766
-5% -$916K
OPI
1960
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$58.9M
$16.9M 0.01%
848,516
-3,440
-0.4% -$68.6K
VLGEA icon
1961
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$589M
$16.9M 0.01%
742,092
+12,320
+2% +$281K
PEN icon
1962
Penumbra
PEN
$9.99B
$16.9M 0.01%
135,761
+45,151
+50% +$5.62M
DNB
1963
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$16.9M 0.01%
1,121,912
+853,403
+318% +$12.8M
FARO
1964
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$16.8M 0.01%
545,560
-3,113
-0.6% -$96K
CHGG icon
1965
Chegg
CHGG
$155M
$16.7M 0.01%
891,445
+625,210
+235% +$11.7M
AEG icon
1966
Aegon
AEG
$12.1B
$16.7M 0.01%
3,910,773
+132,522
+4% +$567K
BRY icon
1967
Berry Corp
BRY
$314M
$16.7M 0.01%
2,192,916
+369,536
+20% +$2.82M
WOW icon
1968
WideOpenWest
WOW
$441M
$16.7M 0.01%
914,891
+365,664
+67% +$6.66M
KRTX
1969
DELISTED
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KRTX
$16.6M 0.01%
131,593
-50,370
-28% -$6.37M
NC icon
1970
NACCO Industries
NC
$313M
$16.6M 0.01%
438,877
+6,946
+2% +$263K
ILPT
1971
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$426M
$16.6M 0.01%
1,177,480
-12,047
-1% -$170K
BGC icon
1972
BGC Group
BGC
$4.62B
$16.6M 0.01%
4,913,804
+528,266
+12% +$1.78M
BXC icon
1973
BlueLinx
BXC
$617M
$16.5M 0.01%
247,693
+124,056
+100% +$8.29M
CLDX icon
1974
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$1.7B
$16.5M 0.01%
611,872
+19,514
+3% +$526K
IBKR icon
1975
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.7B
$16.4M 0.01%
1,193,696
-75,436
-6% -$1.04M