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
WOOF icon
1976
Petco
WOOF
$970M
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
6,169,837
+2,927,291
+90% +$8.93M
TFII icon
1977
TFI International
TFII
$7.77B
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
241,697
+42,093
+21% +$3.26M
LX
1978
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$961M
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
1,847,620
+53,869
+3% +$545K
IIPR icon
1979
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.6B
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
345,178
+3,055
+0.9% +$165K
GDOT icon
1980
Green Dot
GDOT
$751M
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
2,204,136
+89,844
+4% +$758K
UHAL icon
1981
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
284,064
-43,627
-13% -$2.85M
JBGS
1982
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.45B
$18.5M ﹤0.01%
1,150,240
-48,329
-4% -$779K
XNCR icon
1983
Xencor
XNCR
$613M
$18.5M ﹤0.01%
1,737,388
+235,856
+16% +$2.51M
PNTG icon
1984
Pennant Group
PNTG
$884M
$18.5M ﹤0.01%
734,037
-83,820
-10% -$2.11M
KIDS icon
1985
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$493M
$18.5M ﹤0.01%
749,358
+77,390
+12% +$1.91M
HOV icon
1986
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$895M
$18.4M ﹤0.01%
176,195
-4,718
-3% -$494K
RLGT icon
1987
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$307M
$18.4M ﹤0.01%
2,997,909
-9,069
-0.3% -$55.8K
WULF icon
1988
TeraWulf
WULF
$4.39B
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
6,702,186
+1,332,805
+25% +$3.64M
CEVA icon
1989
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
714,267
-83,427
-10% -$2.14M
ABEV icon
1990
Ambev
ABEV
$35.9B
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
7,848,978
+25,121
+0.3% +$58.5K
LGF.B
1991
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
2,305,211
-778,057
-25% -$6.16M
APEI icon
1992
American Public Education
APEI
$645M
$18.1M ﹤0.01%
811,961
+61,049
+8% +$1.36M
FG icon
1993
F&G Annuities & Life
FG
$4.65B
$18M ﹤0.01%
498,477
+85,275
+21% +$3.07M
BAND icon
1994
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$495M
$17.8M ﹤0.01%
1,358,131
+109,011
+9% +$1.43M
EHAB icon
1995
Enhabit
EHAB
$399M
$17.8M ﹤0.01%
2,022,656
+68,715
+4% +$604K
MNKD icon
1996
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.71B
$17.7M ﹤0.01%
3,525,355
+567,136
+19% +$2.85M
PKOH icon
1997
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$17.7M ﹤0.01%
820,720
+18,834
+2% +$407K
WEYS icon
1998
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$17.7M ﹤0.01%
580,696
+4,012
+0.7% +$122K
CWH icon
1999
Camping World
CWH
$1.04B
$17.6M ﹤0.01%
1,087,529
+191,598
+21% +$3.1M
CASS icon
2000
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$17.5M ﹤0.01%
405,774
-14,765
-4% -$639K