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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MTRX icon
1976
Matrix Service
MTRX
$355M
$22.6M 0.01%
1,727,204
-93,330
-5% -$1.22M
CCBG icon
1977
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$22.6M 0.01%
869,490
-16,258
-2% -$423K
HCKT icon
1978
Hackett Group
HCKT
$572M
$22.6M 0.01%
1,379,299
-93,257
-6% -$1.53M
COUP
1979
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$22.5M 0.01%
88,321
-2,427
-3% -$618K
OPY icon
1980
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$804M
$22.5M 0.01%
561,413
-16,611
-3% -$665K
ALTA
1981
DELISTED
Altabancorp Common Stock
ALTA
$22.4M 0.01%
533,289
-5,142
-1% -$216K
SKT icon
1982
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$22.4M 0.01%
1,481,636
-45,071
-3% -$682K
PEN icon
1983
Penumbra
PEN
$10.6B
$22.4M 0.01%
82,856
+3,010
+4% +$814K
PAR icon
1984
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.79B
$22.4M 0.01%
342,369
-16,714
-5% -$1.09M
PSTG icon
1985
Pure Storage
PSTG
$26.9B
$22.4M 0.01%
1,039,470
-171,573
-14% -$3.7M
ZS icon
1986
Zscaler
ZS
$44B
$22.3M 0.01%
130,143
-12,323
-9% -$2.12M
CCRN icon
1987
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$413M
$22.3M 0.01%
1,783,186
-107,043
-6% -$1.34M
NICE icon
1988
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$22.2M 0.01%
101,680
+69
+0.1% +$15K
BATRK icon
1989
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$2.64B
$22.1M 0.01%
793,713
+15,673
+2% +$436K
WLFC icon
1990
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.14B
$22M 0.01%
504,169
-86
-0% -$3.75K
UVE icon
1991
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$722M
$21.9M 0.01%
1,527,039
-103,158
-6% -$1.48M
MAC icon
1992
Macerich
MAC
$4.58B
$21.9M 0.01%
1,870,565
-47,168
-2% -$552K
BN icon
1993
Brookfield
BN
$101B
$21.8M 0.01%
609,723
-62,623
-9% -$2.24M
IRWD icon
1994
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$210M
$21.7M 0.01%
1,944,699
+637,300
+49% +$7.12M
MNDT
1995
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$21.7M 0.01%
1,109,361
-31,672
-3% -$621K
PETS icon
1996
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$21.6M 0.01%
617,522
-39,777
-6% -$1.39M
PTVCB
1997
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$21.6M 0.01%
944,189
-15,442
-2% -$353K
RRR icon
1998
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.64B
$21.5M 0.01%
659,680
+15,776
+2% +$515K
INBK icon
1999
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$212M
$21.5M 0.01%
611,493
+5,033
+0.8% +$177K
ATLC icon
2000
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.1B
$21.4M 0.01%
707,154
+6,317
+0.9% +$192K