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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHT icon
2026
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$34.9B
$21M 0.01%
517,634
-18,614
-3% -$757K
FLIC
2027
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$20.9M 0.01%
986,357
+24,294
+3% +$516K
PSTG icon
2028
Pure Storage
PSTG
$28.4B
$20.9M 0.01%
1,071,933
+32,463
+3% +$634K
NPTN
2029
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
$20.9M 0.01%
2,050,297
-43,399
-2% -$443K
ATRA icon
2030
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$83.9M
$20.8M 0.01%
53,630
+4,988
+10% +$1.94M
IPI icon
2031
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$390M
$20.8M 0.01%
654,311
+55,584
+9% +$1.77M
ZEN
2032
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$20.8M 0.01%
144,331
+61
+0% +$8.81K
ALNT icon
2033
Allient
ALNT
$791M
$20.7M 0.01%
600,793
-18,548
-3% -$640K
WT icon
2034
WisdomTree
WT
$2.04B
$20.7M 0.01%
3,333,541
-53,435
-2% -$331K
NXPI icon
2035
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$55.3B
$20.6M 0.01%
100,282
-1,995
-2% -$410K
TVTY
2036
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$20.6M 0.01%
782,848
+251,076
+47% +$6.61M
OTEX icon
2037
Open Text
OTEX
$9.58B
$20.5M 0.01%
404,008
+3,672
+0.9% +$187K
MRLN
2038
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$20.3M 0.01%
893,928
-8,232
-0.9% -$187K
TCS
2039
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$20.1M 0.01%
102,716
+2,347
+2% +$459K
CHS
2040
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$20.1M 0.01%
3,050,727
+64,739
+2% +$426K
VOXX
2041
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
$20.1M 0.01%
1,431,137
-48,897
-3% -$685K
SWAV
2042
DELISTED
Shockwave Medical, Inc. Common Stock
SWAV
$20M 0.01%
105,631
+1,384
+1% +$263K
ANAB icon
2043
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$564M
$20M 0.01%
772,117
+116,405
+18% +$3.02M
GBLI icon
2044
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$20M 0.01%
758,278
-19,472
-3% -$513K
BFX
2045
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$19.9M 0.01%
1,183,367
-83,829
-7% -$1.41M
BATRK icon
2046
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$2.61B
$19.8M 0.01%
713,039
-80,674
-10% -$2.24M
SAN icon
2047
Banco Santander
SAN
$150B
$19.7M 0.01%
5,029,242
+108,305
+2% +$423K
CDMO
2048
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
$19.6M 0.01%
765,201
+370,378
+94% +$9.5M
WTBA icon
2049
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$19.6M 0.01%
706,758
-9,092
-1% -$252K
PAMT
2050
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$262M
$19.5M 0.01%
1,481,784
-11,836
-0.8% -$156K