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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARNA
1976
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$22.7M 0.01%
506,129
-24,353
-5% -$1.09M
SID icon
1977
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.01B
$22.7M 0.01%
5,523,044
-269,020
-5% -$1.1M
WLFC icon
1978
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$22.6M 0.01%
534,268
-2,568
-0.5% -$109K
FRPH icon
1979
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$483M
$22.6M 0.01%
951,038
+33,176
+4% +$789K
BAK icon
1980
Braskem
BAK
$1.33B
$22.6M 0.01%
872,585
-21,443
-2% -$554K
VNE
1981
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
$22.5M 0.01%
985,192
-79,400
-7% -$1.82M
HWKN icon
1982
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$22.5M 0.01%
1,222,550
-854
-0.1% -$15.7K
PFSI icon
1983
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.44B
$22.5M 0.01%
1,009,859
+230,980
+30% +$5.14M
DFIN icon
1984
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.5B
$22.4M 0.01%
1,506,808
+112,070
+8% +$1.67M
BBSI icon
1985
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$22.4M 0.01%
1,158,936
+17,636
+2% +$341K
ACHN
1986
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
$22.4M 0.01%
7,553,328
+110,851
+1% +$328K
PBI icon
1987
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$22.3M 0.01%
3,249,076
+349,021
+12% +$2.4M
MRLN
1988
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$22.3M 0.01%
1,037,875
-7,116
-0.7% -$153K
ACIA
1989
DELISTED
Acacia Communications, Inc. Common Stock
ACIA
$22.3M 0.01%
388,010
+54,616
+16% +$3.13M
FPRX
1990
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
$22.2M 0.01%
1,658,706
+174,528
+12% +$2.34M
AROW icon
1991
Arrow Financial
AROW
$478M
$22.2M 0.01%
781,315
+18,568
+2% +$527K
PENN icon
1992
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.86B
$22.2M 0.01%
1,102,140
+15,756
+1% +$317K
VVX icon
1993
V2X
VVX
$1.7B
$22.1M 0.01%
831,157
+54,701
+7% +$1.45M
SPOK icon
1994
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$360M
$22.1M 0.01%
1,620,787
-6,154
-0.4% -$83.8K
CEVA icon
1995
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$22.1M 0.01%
817,991
+93,662
+13% +$2.53M
SPSC icon
1996
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4B
$22M 0.01%
415,368
+47,260
+13% +$2.51M
CTRN icon
1997
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$22M 0.01%
1,137,877
-15,189
-1% -$293K
KNSL icon
1998
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$10.1B
$22M 0.01%
320,434
+43,870
+16% +$3.01M
DATA
1999
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$22M 0.01%
172,551
-1,418
-0.8% -$180K
XPRO icon
2000
Expro
XPRO
$1.43B
$21.9M 0.01%
588,788
+71,607
+14% +$2.67M