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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZG icon
1951
Zillow
ZG
$20.4B
$21.4M 0.01%
377,564
-17,738
-4% -$1.01M
OSBC icon
1952
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$961M
$21.4M 0.01%
1,387,175
+167,355
+14% +$2.58M
AAMI
1953
Acadian Asset Management Inc.
AAMI
$1.74B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,115,981
-1,541
-0.1% -$29.5K
OPY icon
1954
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$21.3M 0.01%
516,047
-1,414
-0.3% -$58.4K
IQ icon
1955
iQIYI
IQ
$2.51B
$21.3M 0.01%
4,370,494
+966,688
+28% +$4.72M
HDSN icon
1956
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$444M
$21.2M 0.01%
1,574,769
+30,217
+2% +$408K
CASS icon
1957
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$21.2M 0.01%
469,904
-4,237
-0.9% -$191K
FBIZ icon
1958
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$431M
$21.1M 0.01%
525,683
-406
-0.1% -$16.3K
RXRX icon
1959
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
RXRX
$2.11B
$21.1M 0.01%
2,137,110
+1,291,946
+153% +$12.7M
VICR icon
1960
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$21.1M 0.01%
469,026
+12,013
+3% +$540K
NGVC icon
1961
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$859M
$21.1M 0.01%
1,315,946
+6,946
+0.5% +$111K
VVX icon
1962
V2X
VVX
$1.7B
$21M 0.01%
452,005
-23,463
-5% -$1.09M
SAGE
1963
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$21M 0.01%
967,685
-359,906
-27% -$7.8M
NUVL icon
1964
Nuvalent
NUVL
$5.8B
$20.9M 0.01%
283,820
+18,263
+7% +$1.34M
MED icon
1965
Medifast
MED
$154M
$20.9M 0.01%
310,563
-14,774
-5% -$993K
LOCO icon
1966
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$304M
$20.8M 0.01%
2,360,543
+20,907
+0.9% +$184K
ESMT
1967
DELISTED
EngageSmart, Inc.
ESMT
$20.8M 0.01%
908,195
-490,502
-35% -$11.2M
DAKT icon
1968
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.14B
$20.8M 0.01%
2,451,404
+305,597
+14% +$2.59M
FC icon
1969
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$20.7M 0.01%
475,522
-807
-0.2% -$35.1K
SIRI icon
1970
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$20.7M 0.01%
378,262
+14,319
+4% +$783K
PUK icon
1971
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$20.5M 0.01%
913,220
+128,949
+16% +$2.89M
IIPR icon
1972
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.6B
$20.4M 0.01%
202,637
+74,289
+58% +$7.49M
SID icon
1973
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.01B
$20.4M 0.01%
5,179,089
-132,642
-2% -$522K
SMMF
1974
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
$20.4M 0.01%
663,348
+288,487
+77% +$8.85M
CVGW icon
1975
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$489M
$20.3M 0.01%
688,845
+60,803
+10% +$1.79M