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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MERC icon
1951
Mercer International
MERC
$206M
$19.8M ﹤0.01%
3,214,709
-239,122
-7% -$1.47M
PUK icon
1952
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$19.8M ﹤0.01%
918,812
+28,048
+3% +$603K
LEGH icon
1953
Legacy Housing
LEGH
$657M
$19.7M ﹤0.01%
780,694
+66,766
+9% +$1.68M
GTN icon
1954
Gray Television
GTN
$598M
$19.7M ﹤0.01%
4,551,167
-44,300
-1% -$191K
MYGN icon
1955
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$674M
$19.6M ﹤0.01%
2,213,210
-59,145
-3% -$525K
NMR icon
1956
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$22B
$19.6M ﹤0.01%
3,185,660
-41,742
-1% -$257K
NSSC icon
1957
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$19.6M ﹤0.01%
850,845
-165,709
-16% -$3.81M
LCID icon
1958
Lucid Motors
LCID
$5.92B
$19.6M ﹤0.01%
809,615
+406,122
+101% +$9.82M
AROW icon
1959
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$19.5M ﹤0.01%
743,370
+6,801
+0.9% +$179K
WLDN icon
1960
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.48B
$19.5M ﹤0.01%
479,447
+60,128
+14% +$2.45M
MOMO
1961
Hello Group
MOMO
$1.19B
$19.5M ﹤0.01%
3,087,398
-430,917
-12% -$2.72M
UNTY icon
1962
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$521M
$19.3M ﹤0.01%
474,046
-14,472
-3% -$589K
NGS icon
1963
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$19.3M ﹤0.01%
877,791
-24,376
-3% -$536K
MLNK icon
1964
MeridianLink
MLNK
$1.47B
$19.2M ﹤0.01%
1,036,550
+50,445
+5% +$935K
FMX icon
1965
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$32B
$19.2M ﹤0.01%
196,464
-24,140
-11% -$2.36M
BMBL icon
1966
Bumble
BMBL
$710M
$19.2M ﹤0.01%
4,415,905
+450,622
+11% +$1.96M
ARGX icon
1967
argenx
ARGX
$46.3B
$19.1M ﹤0.01%
32,241
+7,312
+29% +$4.33M
IHG icon
1968
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$18.4B
$19M ﹤0.01%
173,608
-2,175
-1% -$238K
HOUS icon
1969
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$800M
$19M ﹤0.01%
5,712,771
-148,941
-3% -$496K
DFH icon
1970
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$2.7B
$19M ﹤0.01%
842,406
+157,551
+23% +$3.55M
BIRK icon
1971
Birkenstock
BIRK
$8.51B
$19M ﹤0.01%
414,354
+387,049
+1,418% +$17.7M
SSTK icon
1972
Shutterstock
SSTK
$742M
$19M ﹤0.01%
1,019,686
+1,455
+0.1% +$27.1K
HBCP icon
1973
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$433M
$19M ﹤0.01%
423,841
+4,387
+1% +$197K
MCB icon
1974
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$807M
$18.9M ﹤0.01%
337,935
+46,700
+16% +$2.61M
FARO
1975
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$18.9M ﹤0.01%
691,274
-52,948
-7% -$1.45M