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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PBI icon
2026
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$18.5M 0.01%
2,782,922
-6,321
-0.2% -$41.9K
IMAX icon
2027
IMAX
IMAX
$1.74B
$18.4M 0.01%
1,033,174
+64,200
+7% +$1.15M
EQNR icon
2028
Equinor
EQNR
$61.2B
$18.4M 0.01%
698,716
+2,530
+0.4% +$66.6K
MOFG icon
2029
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$604M
$18.4M 0.01%
567,312
-1,263
-0.2% -$40.9K
ECVT icon
2030
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.06B
$18.3M 0.01%
1,789,329
-38,277
-2% -$392K
UMH
2031
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.29B
$18.3M 0.01%
670,095
+22,485
+3% +$614K
BGFV icon
2032
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.8M
$18.3M 0.01%
961,746
-142,732
-13% -$2.71M
TREE icon
2033
LendingTree
TREE
$978M
$18.3M 0.01%
148,859
+1,159
+0.8% +$142K
GBLI icon
2034
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$428M
$18.2M 0.01%
726,059
-23,685
-3% -$595K
AMRK icon
2035
A-Mark Precious Metals
AMRK
$664M
$18.2M 0.01%
596,622
-324
-0.1% -$9.9K
ISEE
2036
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$18.2M 0.01%
1,086,489
-11,600
-1% -$194K
QGEN icon
2037
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.82B
$18.1M 0.01%
307,618
+73,185
+31% +$4.31M
DT icon
2038
Dynatrace
DT
$14.8B
$18M 0.01%
299,072
-4,035
-1% -$244K
FOR icon
2039
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$18M 0.01%
829,611
+27,683
+3% +$602K
PACK icon
2040
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$395M
$18M 0.01%
480,169
+47,909
+11% +$1.8M
SAN icon
2041
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$18M 0.01%
5,464,502
+570,262
+12% +$1.88M
BATRK icon
2042
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$2.64B
$18M 0.01%
639,126
-24,089
-4% -$677K
TRUP icon
2043
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.87B
$18M 0.01%
136,020
+21,701
+19% +$2.87M
ANIP icon
2044
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.12B
$17.9M 0.01%
389,304
+11,088
+3% +$511K
CLAR icon
2045
Clarus
CLAR
$147M
$17.9M 0.01%
646,709
+1,622
+0.3% +$45K
SFST icon
2046
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$366M
$17.9M 0.01%
285,847
-2,873
-1% -$180K
PARR icon
2047
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$1.67B
$17.8M 0.01%
1,082,107
-142,672
-12% -$2.35M
PKOH icon
2048
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$309M
$17.8M 0.01%
840,029
-33,508
-4% -$709K
WTTR icon
2049
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$17.7M 0.01%
2,844,263
-55,883
-2% -$348K
MRC icon
2050
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$17.7M 0.01%
2,574,766
-294,665
-10% -$2.03M