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
PUK icon
2001
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
$19.4M 0.01%
1,004,950
+91,730
+10% +$1.77M
EDIT icon
2002
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$242M
$19.3M 0.01%
2,607,765
+215,369
+9% +$1.6M
CSV icon
2003
Carriage Services
CSV
$670M
$19.3M 0.01%
714,228
-15,969
-2% -$432K
GTX icon
2004
Garrett Motion
GTX
$2.64B
$19.3M 0.01%
1,942,855
+262,385
+16% +$2.61M
XPEL icon
2005
XPEL
XPEL
$960M
$19.3M 0.01%
357,472
-18,541
-5% -$1M
EVBG
2006
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
$19.3M 0.01%
553,773
-11,524
-2% -$401K
FISI icon
2007
Financial Institutions
FISI
$545M
$19.3M 0.01%
1,023,334
-3,852
-0.4% -$72.5K
MOMO
2008
Hello Group
MOMO
$1.19B
$19.1M 0.01%
3,083,063
+914,859
+42% +$5.68M
SMTC icon
2009
Semtech
SMTC
$5.23B
$19.1M 0.01%
695,975
-81,114
-10% -$2.23M
NTST
2010
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$1.75B
$19.1M 0.01%
1,040,518
+111,994
+12% +$2.06M
METC icon
2011
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.6B
$19.1M 0.01%
1,172,792
+150,584
+15% +$2.45M
PNTG icon
2012
Pennant Group
PNTG
$884M
$19.1M 0.01%
972,212
-47,254
-5% -$928K
BBW icon
2013
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$971M
$19.1M 0.01%
637,946
+11,042
+2% +$330K
LTC
2014
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$18.9M 0.01%
581,955
+23,005
+4% +$748K
FSTR icon
2015
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$18.9M 0.01%
692,188
+10,553
+2% +$288K
SMMF
2016
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
$18.9M 0.01%
695,208
+31,860
+5% +$865K
GNE icon
2017
Genie Energy
GNE
$404M
$18.8M 0.01%
1,248,673
+29,371
+2% +$443K
CCNE icon
2018
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$761M
$18.8M 0.01%
920,019
+48,197
+6% +$983K
RICK icon
2019
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$304M
$18.7M 0.01%
323,263
-2,760
-0.8% -$160K
OLO icon
2020
Olo Inc
OLO
$1.74B
$18.7M 0.01%
3,407,594
-3,477
-0.1% -$19.1K
FF icon
2021
Future Fuel
FF
$169M
$18.6M 0.01%
2,314,531
-202,275
-8% -$1.63M
AHCO icon
2022
AdaptHealth
AHCO
$1.26B
$18.6M 0.01%
1,617,607
-48,752
-3% -$561K
ENR icon
2023
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$18.6M 0.01%
632,204
+179,095
+40% +$5.27M
ESTC icon
2024
Elastic
ESTC
$9.3B
$18.6M 0.01%
185,477
+30,636
+20% +$3.07M
IMXI icon
2025
International Money Express
IMXI
$430M
$18.6M 0.01%
813,793
+6,147
+0.8% +$140K