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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FSM icon
2001
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$2.56B
$19.3M 0.01%
5,002,409
+553,722
+12% +$2.14M
RLGT icon
2002
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$307M
$19.3M 0.01%
2,905,214
+59,435
+2% +$395K
VLGEA icon
2003
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$19.2M 0.01%
732,365
+8,532
+1% +$224K
EDR
2004
DELISTED
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.
EDR
$19.2M 0.01%
809,111
-899
-0.1% -$21.3K
ESRT icon
2005
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.34B
$19.2M 0.01%
1,977,712
-43,747
-2% -$424K
HIMS icon
2006
Hims & Hers Health
HIMS
$12.5B
$19.1M 0.01%
2,147,927
+193,507
+10% +$1.72M
GFL icon
2007
GFL Environmental
GFL
$17.1B
$19.1M 0.01%
552,531
+194,899
+54% +$6.73M
ALNT icon
2008
Allient
ALNT
$779M
$19M 0.01%
630,459
+11,681
+2% +$353K
RM icon
2009
Regional Management Corp
RM
$418M
$19M 0.01%
759,118
-1,237
-0.2% -$31K
TPC
2010
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.37B
$19M 0.01%
2,085,769
+55,823
+3% +$508K
CCCS icon
2011
CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCCS
$6.37B
$19M 0.01%
1,665,556
+247,471
+17% +$2.82M
AMCX icon
2012
AMC Networks
AMCX
$357M
$19M 0.01%
1,008,700
+44,039
+5% +$827K
HTHT icon
2013
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$11.4B
$18.9M 0.01%
566,236
-6,458
-1% -$216K
ATRI
2014
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$18.9M 0.01%
49,958
-2,147
-4% -$813K
HCSG icon
2015
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.16B
$18.9M 0.01%
1,823,442
+315,167
+21% +$3.27M
ZWS icon
2016
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.82B
$18.8M 0.01%
639,850
+245,334
+62% +$7.22M
FIGS icon
2017
FIGS
FIGS
$1.16B
$18.8M 0.01%
2,705,454
+135,349
+5% +$941K
LPL icon
2018
LG Display
LPL
$4.46B
$18.7M 0.01%
3,885,114
-37,001
-0.9% -$178K
PTGX icon
2019
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$3.66B
$18.7M 0.01%
816,537
-124,737
-13% -$2.86M
SBOW
2020
DELISTED
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
SBOW
$18.7M 0.01%
642,940
+387,276
+151% +$11.3M
TOST icon
2021
Toast
TOST
$23.3B
$18.7M 0.01%
1,023,321
+179,094
+21% +$3.27M
IONQ icon
2022
IonQ
IONQ
$16.6B
$18.7M 0.01%
1,506,669
+192,024
+15% +$2.38M
ANIK icon
2023
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$125M
$18.6M 0.01%
821,452
-38,683
-4% -$877K
XENE icon
2024
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$2.79B
$18.5M 0.01%
402,668
-24,457
-6% -$1.13M
FWRG icon
2025
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$1.04B
$18.5M 0.01%
921,777
+257,001
+39% +$5.17M