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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RICK icon
2026
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$304M
$18.2M 0.01%
460,964
+5,514
+1% +$217K
OPY icon
2027
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$18.2M 0.01%
578,024
-1,654
-0.3% -$52K
WT icon
2028
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$18.1M 0.01%
3,385,794
-15,128
-0.4% -$80.9K
FLR icon
2029
Fluor
FLR
$6.63B
$18.1M 0.01%
1,131,928
+22,322
+2% +$357K
ALKS icon
2030
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.45B
$18.1M 0.01%
905,900
+14,671
+2% +$293K
ENIC icon
2031
Enel Chile
ENIC
$5.2B
$18M 0.01%
4,633,588
-392,571
-8% -$1.53M
ACAD icon
2032
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$3.98B
$18M 0.01%
337,147
+9,930
+3% +$531K
CWEN.A icon
2033
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
$3.21B
$18M 0.01%
608,394
-39,132
-6% -$1.16M
VLGEA icon
2034
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$17.9M 0.01%
813,395
-5,486
-0.7% -$121K
HMC icon
2035
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$17.9M 0.01%
633,124
-14,538
-2% -$411K
ACBI
2036
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
$17.9M 0.01%
1,122,512
-142
-0% -$2.26K
ARWR icon
2037
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$4.11B
$17.8M 0.01%
232,300
-95,715
-29% -$7.34M
ATRA icon
2038
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$85.1M
$17.8M 0.01%
36,214
+2,939
+9% +$1.44M
GBT
2039
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
$17.8M 0.01%
410,118
-45,319
-10% -$1.96M
CLF icon
2040
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.78B
$17.7M 0.01%
1,217,899
FSV icon
2041
FirstService
FSV
$9.31B
$17.7M 0.01%
129,462
+755
+0.6% +$103K
PRMW
2042
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$17.7M 0.01%
1,126,398
-73,960
-6% -$1.16M
BMRC icon
2043
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$398M
$17.6M 0.01%
512,243
+286
+0.1% +$9.82K
FLIC
2044
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$17.6M 0.01%
983,501
+4,742
+0.5% +$84.6K
INBK icon
2045
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$212M
$17.4M 0.01%
606,460
+5,375
+0.9% +$154K
DBX icon
2046
Dropbox
DBX
$8.34B
$17.4M 0.01%
783,095
+127,458
+19% +$2.83M
COMM icon
2047
CommScope
COMM
$3.61B
$17.4M 0.01%
1,295,216
-48,933
-4% -$656K
CWK icon
2048
Cushman & Wakefield
CWK
$3.85B
$17.3M 0.01%
1,164,831
+92,139
+9% +$1.37M
ATLC icon
2049
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.09B
$17.3M 0.01%
700,837
-19,415
-3% -$478K
SNDX icon
2050
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.34B
$17.3M 0.01%
775,708
-78,260
-9% -$1.74M