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
APPF icon
2001
AppFolio
APPF
$9.9B
$16.4M 0.01%
131,418
-27,645
-17% -$3.44M
HA
2002
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$16.4M 0.01%
1,785,558
-96,554
-5% -$884K
AIV
2003
Aimco
AIV
$1.07B
$16.3M 0.01%
2,125,786
+34,356
+2% +$264K
DDOG icon
2004
Datadog
DDOG
$47.6B
$16.3M 0.01%
224,899
+6,021
+3% +$437K
TV icon
2005
Televisa
TV
$1.54B
$16.3M 0.01%
3,080,854
-27,005
-0.9% -$143K
FBIZ icon
2006
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$431M
$16.3M 0.01%
533,531
+6,440
+1% +$196K
ZG icon
2007
Zillow
ZG
$20.4B
$16.2M 0.01%
369,960
+27,896
+8% +$1.22M
TPC
2008
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.37B
$16.1M 0.01%
2,616,264
+21,485
+0.8% +$133K
FMBH icon
2009
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$945M
$16.1M 0.01%
590,917
+27,531
+5% +$749K
PLMR icon
2010
Palomar
PLMR
$3.13B
$16.1M 0.01%
291,221
+14,804
+5% +$817K
NC icon
2011
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$16M 0.01%
444,392
+2,748
+0.6% +$99.1K
IMVT icon
2012
Immunovant
IMVT
$2.82B
$16M 0.01%
1,031,963
-265,645
-20% -$4.12M
XPER icon
2013
Xperi
XPER
$279M
$16M 0.01%
1,464,055
-17,596
-1% -$192K
IBCP icon
2014
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$657M
$16M 0.01%
899,701
+48,083
+6% +$854K
MBC icon
2015
MasterBrand
MBC
$1.71B
$15.9M 0.01%
1,982,159
-101,738
-5% -$818K
AAN
2016
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company, Inc.
AAN
$15.9M 0.01%
1,649,563
+240,995
+17% +$2.33M
SIRI icon
2017
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$15.9M 0.01%
401,298
-1,232
-0.3% -$48.9K
BIG
2018
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$15.9M 0.01%
1,452,877
-91,975
-6% -$1.01M
TSBK icon
2019
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$288M
$15.9M 0.01%
589,026
+7,973
+1% +$215K
VRE
2020
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$15.9M 0.01%
1,085,148
-26,190
-2% -$383K
FROG icon
2021
JFrog
FROG
$5.83B
$15.9M 0.01%
804,668
+738,078
+1,108% +$14.5M
IONS icon
2022
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$15.8M 0.01%
442,885
-15,559
-3% -$556K
ERII icon
2023
Energy Recovery
ERII
$764M
$15.8M 0.01%
685,567
+7,358
+1% +$170K
PWSC
2024
DELISTED
PowerSchool Holdings, Inc.
PWSC
$15.8M 0.01%
796,659
+189,218
+31% +$3.75M
GLRE icon
2025
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$15.7M 0.01%
1,674,844
+92,996
+6% +$873K