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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LXU icon
1976
LSB Industries
LXU
$576M
$20.4M 0.01%
2,327,143
-197,934
-8% -$1.74M
BRSL
1977
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$20.4M 0.01%
902,681
-12,139
-1% -$274K
ASR icon
1978
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$10.4B
$20.3M 0.01%
63,707
+1,886
+3% +$601K
UNIT
1979
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$20.3M 0.01%
3,440,284
+60,618
+2% +$358K
MEI icon
1980
Methode Electronics
MEI
$287M
$20.2M 0.01%
1,662,553
-251,496
-13% -$3.06M
MARA icon
1981
Marathon Digital Holdings
MARA
$6.04B
$20.2M 0.01%
896,448
+584,186
+187% +$13.2M
KRUS icon
1982
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$964M
$20.2M 0.01%
175,620
-4,633
-3% -$534K
AMRC icon
1983
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.44B
$20.2M 0.01%
835,634
-76,564
-8% -$1.85M
EHAB icon
1984
Enhabit
EHAB
$399M
$20.2M 0.01%
1,729,992
-135,617
-7% -$1.58M
BSRR icon
1985
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$408M
$20.1M 0.01%
995,815
-816
-0.1% -$16.5K
IVT icon
1986
InvenTrust Properties
IVT
$2.33B
$20M 0.01%
777,774
+112,855
+17% +$2.9M
CXM icon
1987
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.88B
$20M 0.01%
1,628,207
+498,540
+44% +$6.12M
ASPN icon
1988
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$543M
$20M 0.01%
1,133,710
+317,941
+39% +$5.6M
VERX icon
1989
Vertex
VERX
$3.84B
$19.9M 0.01%
627,585
+144,243
+30% +$4.58M
HBM icon
1990
Hudbay
HBM
$5.35B
$19.9M 0.01%
2,843,170
+628,313
+28% +$4.4M
INTA icon
1991
Intapp
INTA
$3.71B
$19.9M 0.01%
579,828
+137,821
+31% +$4.73M
FBIZ icon
1992
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$431M
$19.9M 0.01%
529,937
+4,254
+0.8% +$160K
WSBF icon
1993
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
$19.8M 0.01%
1,626,096
-26,263
-2% -$320K
CVGW icon
1994
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$489M
$19.7M 0.01%
709,880
+21,035
+3% +$585K
RPRX icon
1995
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$15.7B
$19.7M 0.01%
647,496
+18,927
+3% +$575K
VITL icon
1996
Vital Farms
VITL
$2.17B
$19.6M 0.01%
842,115
-16,129
-2% -$375K
DBI icon
1997
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$19.5M 0.01%
1,781,062
+121,727
+7% +$1.33M
GTY
1998
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.6B
$19.5M 0.01%
711,541
+20,384
+3% +$558K
ZG icon
1999
Zillow
ZG
$20.4B
$19.4M 0.01%
406,297
+28,733
+8% +$1.38M
HAIN icon
2000
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$194M
$19.4M 0.01%
2,465,105
+2,841
+0.1% +$22.3K