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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UTZ icon
1951
Utz Brands
UTZ
$1.12B
$22.7M 0.01%
1,283,638
+93,114
+8% +$1.65M
MYE icon
1952
Myers Industries
MYE
$587M
$22.4M 0.01%
1,621,317
+16,993
+1% +$235K
KYMR icon
1953
Kymera Therapeutics
KYMR
$3.36B
$22.4M 0.01%
472,626
+70,241
+17% +$3.33M
WSBF icon
1954
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$22.3M 0.01%
1,517,595
-17,174
-1% -$252K
IQ icon
1955
iQIYI
IQ
$2.51B
$22.2M 0.01%
7,775,810
+1,929,390
+33% +$5.52M
PEB icon
1956
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$22.1M 0.01%
1,669,484
-77,711
-4% -$1.03M
CAE icon
1957
CAE Inc
CAE
$8.47B
$22.1M 0.01%
1,177,804
+255,182
+28% +$4.78M
BRY icon
1958
Berry Corp
BRY
$257M
$22.1M 0.01%
4,292,588
-234,943
-5% -$1.21M
BBW icon
1959
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$977M
$22M 0.01%
640,081
+54
+0% +$1.86K
MCS icon
1960
Marcus Corp
MCS
$504M
$22M 0.01%
1,456,865
-9,961
-0.7% -$150K
ELME
1961
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.51B
$21.8M 0.01%
1,241,672
-18,204
-1% -$320K
JBGS
1962
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.45B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,243,724
-51,962
-4% -$908K
BHRB icon
1963
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp
BHRB
$925M
$21.7M 0.01%
355,782
ATLC icon
1964
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.09B
$21.7M 0.01%
618,128
+10,039
+2% +$352K
ESRT icon
1965
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$21.7M 0.01%
1,956,234
-37,242
-2% -$413K
QS icon
1966
QuantumScape
QS
$5.63B
$21.6M 0.01%
3,747,283
+2,021,125
+117% +$11.6M
PUBM icon
1967
PubMatic
PUBM
$376M
$21.6M 0.01%
1,449,401
+33,780
+2% +$502K
LE icon
1968
Lands' End
LE
$475M
$21.5M 0.01%
1,245,075
-60,969
-5% -$1.05M
FLYW icon
1969
Flywire
FLYW
$1.63B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,308,221
-19,828
-1% -$325K
SMBC icon
1970
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$628M
$21.4M 0.01%
379,142
+24,824
+7% +$1.4M
XHR
1971
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.41B
$21.4M 0.01%
1,448,148
-33,847
-2% -$500K
USAP
1972
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
$21.4M 0.01%
553,126
+47,053
+9% +$1.82M
DBD icon
1973
Diebold Nixdorf
DBD
$2.17B
$21.3M 0.01%
476,269
+57,720
+14% +$2.58M
BLFS icon
1974
BioLife Solutions
BLFS
$1.22B
$21.2M 0.01%
846,592
+51,621
+6% +$1.29M
GTX icon
1975
Garrett Motion
GTX
$2.64B
$21.2M 0.01%
2,588,719
+310,392
+14% +$2.54M