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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALNY icon
2026
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$61.1B
$21M 0.01%
224,470
-678
-0.3% -$63.3K
XYZ
2027
Block, Inc.
XYZ
$44.4B
$21M 0.01%
279,800
+10,818
+4% +$810K
IPHI
2028
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$20.9M 0.01%
478,041
-7,445
-2% -$326K
LFC
2029
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$20.9M 0.01%
1,558,036
-20,001
-1% -$268K
STRL icon
2030
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.54B
$20.8M 0.01%
1,664,735
+29,838
+2% +$374K
VTOL icon
2031
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$20.8M 0.01%
900,615
+13,310
+2% +$307K
WAGE
2032
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$20.7M 0.01%
547,592
-1,831
-0.3% -$69.1K
ULTI
2033
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$20.7M 0.01%
62,609
-8,440
-12% -$2.79M
SMPL icon
2034
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.73B
$20.6M 0.01%
998,666
+163,778
+20% +$3.37M
VLGEA icon
2035
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$20.5M 0.01%
751,112
+24,591
+3% +$672K
TR icon
2036
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.92B
$20.5M 0.01%
656,651
-4,100
-0.6% -$128K
CCJ icon
2037
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$20.5M 0.01%
1,734,661
-12,004
-0.7% -$142K
PRTA icon
2038
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$442M
$20.4M 0.01%
1,683,359
+410,527
+32% +$4.98M
PETS icon
2039
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.8M
$20.4M 0.01%
896,045
+1,193
+0.1% +$27.2K
MGNX icon
2040
MacroGenics
MGNX
$100M
$20.4M 0.01%
1,133,757
+325,556
+40% +$5.85M
SMHI icon
2041
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$180M
$20.4M 0.01%
1,529,228
+21,016
+1% +$280K
USLM icon
2042
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.63B
$20.3M 0.01%
1,318,295
-920
-0.1% -$14.2K
GHL
2043
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$20.3M 0.01%
943,540
-178,014
-16% -$3.83M
COWN
2044
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$20.3M 0.01%
1,399,699
-27,653
-2% -$401K
OMI icon
2045
Owens & Minor
OMI
$412M
$20.3M 0.01%
4,945,054
-52,919
-1% -$217K
LYG icon
2046
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$20.3M 0.01%
6,308,792
-577,062
-8% -$1.85M
RBBN icon
2047
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$676M
$20.2M 0.01%
3,921,496
+115,574
+3% +$595K
HAIN icon
2048
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$194M
$20M 0.01%
866,924
-26,667
-3% -$617K
EXAS icon
2049
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.2B
$20M 0.01%
231,425
-14,172
-6% -$1.23M
GLUU
2050
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
$20M 0.01%
1,829,158
-124,096
-6% -$1.36M