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
MXL icon
2001
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.37B
$17.5M ﹤0.01%
1,614,037
-128,935
-7% -$1.4M
ARIS icon
2002
Aris Water Solutions
ARIS
$787M
$17.5M ﹤0.01%
544,897
-96,273
-15% -$3.08M
JKS
2003
JinkoSolar
JKS
$1.3B
$17.4M ﹤0.01%
934,259
+8,033
+0.9% +$150K
FOXF icon
2004
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.14B
$17.4M ﹤0.01%
745,656
-38,011
-5% -$887K
VIR icon
2005
Vir Biotechnology
VIR
$695M
$17.4M ﹤0.01%
2,684,415
+768,950
+40% +$4.98M
FLGT icon
2006
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$670M
$17.4M ﹤0.01%
1,029,000
-16,815
-2% -$284K
MTW icon
2007
Manitowoc
MTW
$362M
$17.4M ﹤0.01%
2,022,024
-31,745
-2% -$273K
BHRB icon
2008
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp
BHRB
$925M
$17.4M ﹤0.01%
309,497
-31,200
-9% -$1.75M
RLJ icon
2009
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.15B
$17.3M ﹤0.01%
2,198,159
-3,660
-0.2% -$28.9K
TSBK icon
2010
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$288M
$17.3M ﹤0.01%
572,397
-2,080
-0.4% -$62.7K
KNSA icon
2011
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$2.75B
$17.2M ﹤0.01%
772,303
+696
+0.1% +$15.5K
PEB icon
2012
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$1.38B
$17.2M ﹤0.01%
1,693,049
+80,184
+5% +$812K
NTST
2013
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$1.75B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
1,081,180
+90,487
+9% +$1.43M
CARE icon
2014
Carter Bankshares
CARE
$450M
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
1,056,584
+40,596
+4% +$657K
UNIT
2015
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
3,391,568
+152,558
+5% +$769K
LEN.B icon
2016
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
156,687
-11,176
-7% -$1.22M
CHT icon
2017
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.8B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
435,408
+10,645
+3% +$417K
ATNI icon
2018
ATN International
ATNI
$238M
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
840,190
-6,858
-0.8% -$139K
SOBO
2019
South Bow Corporation
SOBO
$5.8B
$17.1M ﹤0.01%
667,981
+8
+0% +$204
ZUMZ icon
2020
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$347M
$17M ﹤0.01%
1,144,069
-147,981
-11% -$2.2M
LSPD icon
2021
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.61B
$17M ﹤0.01%
1,941,016
-79,812
-4% -$698K
CDRE icon
2022
Cadre Holdings
CDRE
$1.32B
$16.9M ﹤0.01%
571,750
+66,039
+13% +$1.96M
XHR
2023
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.41B
$16.9M ﹤0.01%
1,439,449
-12,447
-0.9% -$146K
DJCO icon
2024
Daily Journal
DJCO
$562M
$16.8M ﹤0.01%
42,319
+4,540
+12% +$1.81M
MYE icon
2025
Myers Industries
MYE
$587M
$16.8M ﹤0.01%
1,408,987
+20,803
+1% +$248K