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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CLB icon
1976
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$17.5M 0.01%
793,026
+240,452
+44% +$5.3M
VLGEA icon
1977
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$17.4M 0.01%
762,428
-6,656
-0.9% -$152K
MCFT icon
1978
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$362M
$17.4M 0.01%
573,203
+8,361
+1% +$254K
VICR icon
1979
Vicor
VICR
$2.28B
$17.4M 0.01%
370,974
+6,491
+2% +$305K
SPNS icon
1980
Sapiens International
SPNS
$2.4B
$17.4M 0.01%
800,680
+116,975
+17% +$2.54M
BMRC icon
1981
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$398M
$17.3M 0.01%
792,529
+29,716
+4% +$650K
OR icon
1982
OR Royalties Inc.
OR
$6.76B
$17.3M 0.01%
1,095,334
+71,218
+7% +$1.13M
DIN icon
1983
Dine Brands
DIN
$368M
$17.3M 0.01%
255,940
+22,623
+10% +$1.53M
ITCI
1984
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
$17.3M 0.01%
318,849
-202,653
-39% -$11M
VOXX
1985
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
$17.2M 0.01%
1,392,888
+23,520
+2% +$290K
BZH icon
1986
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$781M
$17.2M 0.01%
1,081,091
+141,924
+15% +$2.25M
DEA
1987
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.07B
$17.1M 0.01%
498,903
+24,975
+5% +$858K
ACCD
1988
DELISTED
Accolade, Inc. Common Stock
ACCD
$17.1M 0.01%
1,191,220
+421,465
+55% +$6.06M
CNM icon
1989
Core & Main
CNM
$9.28B
$17.1M 0.01%
738,548
+227,179
+44% +$5.25M
DHIL icon
1990
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$387M
$17M 0.01%
103,562
+180
+0.2% +$29.6K
HOFT icon
1991
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$16.9M 0.01%
929,031
+27,647
+3% +$503K
VCEL icon
1992
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$1.62B
$16.8M 0.01%
572,966
+19,259
+3% +$565K
SNY icon
1993
Sanofi
SNY
$115B
$16.7M 0.01%
307,227
+3,846
+1% +$209K
OSUR icon
1994
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$242M
$16.7M 0.01%
2,760,694
+527,912
+24% +$3.19M
AGL icon
1995
Agilon Health
AGL
$443M
$16.7M 0.01%
702,721
+62,408
+10% +$1.48M
FNV icon
1996
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$38.6B
$16.7M 0.01%
114,368
+36,563
+47% +$5.33M
MOFG icon
1997
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$604M
$16.7M 0.01%
681,971
+25,321
+4% +$618K
RUTH
1998
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$16.7M 0.01%
1,014,090
+2,602
+0.3% +$42.7K
JD icon
1999
JD.com
JD
$47.7B
$16.6M 0.01%
378,974
-11,527
-3% -$506K
GNE icon
2000
Genie Energy
GNE
$404M
$16.5M 0.01%
1,193,061
+75,654
+7% +$1.05M