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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BURL icon
2026
Burlington
BURL
$16.8B
$14.3M 0.01%
332,778
+51,338
+18% +$2.2M
SRGA
2027
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
$14.3M 0.01%
119,843
+1,491
+1% +$178K
GPT
2028
DELISTED
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
$14.3M 0.01%
+616,203
New +$14.3M
MNTA
2029
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$14.3M 0.01%
961,474
LNKD
2030
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$14.3M 0.01%
63,327
+6,847
+12% +$1.54M
TARO
2031
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$14.2M 0.01%
92,040
+500
+0.5% +$77.3K
SEAC
2032
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
$14.2M 0.01%
105,413
-3,521
-3% -$475K
AKRX
2033
DELISTED
Akorn, Inc.
AKRX
$14.2M 0.01%
380,601
-7,848
-2% -$293K
FMC icon
2034
FMC
FMC
$4.75B
$14.2M 0.01%
418,182
+22,107
+6% +$750K
SHOR
2035
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
$14.2M 0.01%
1,602,793
+232,040
+17% +$2.05M
ACLS icon
2036
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.68B
$14.2M 0.01%
1,367,682
+110,986
+9% +$1.15M
APAM icon
2037
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.27B
$14.1M 0.01%
392,177
+169,170
+76% +$6.1M
CASS icon
2038
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
$14.1M 0.01%
361,759
+14,885
+4% +$580K
GABC icon
2039
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$14.1M 0.01%
633,795
+24,777
+4% +$550K
CENT icon
2040
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.25B
$14M 0.01%
1,296,525
NILE
2041
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$14M 0.01%
377,634
+23,714
+7% +$881K
BW icon
2042
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$280M
$14M 0.01%
67,158
+33,433
+99% +$6.98M
INN
2043
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$621M
$14M 0.01%
1,172,499
+20,937
+2% +$250K
TECH icon
2044
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.98B
$14M 0.01%
622,572
+73,496
+13% +$1.65M
PKE icon
2045
Park Aerospace
PKE
$372M
$13.9M 0.01%
925,534
+168,649
+22% +$2.54M
IQV icon
2046
IQVIA
IQV
$31.8B
$13.9M 0.01%
202,785
+10,804
+6% +$742K
ANAC
2047
DELISTED
ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
ANAC
$13.8M 0.01%
122,502
+10,224
+9% +$1.15M
BB icon
2048
BlackBerry
BB
$2.31B
$13.8M 0.01%
1,488,324
-71,326
-5% -$662K
FLWS icon
2049
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$336M
$13.8M 0.01%
1,889,871
+8,891
+0.5% +$64.7K
FFNW
2050
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$13.8M 0.01%
985,509
+7,683
+0.8% +$107K