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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AIV
2026
Aimco
AIV
$1.11B
$14.6M 0.01%
2,286,861
-10,776
-0.5% -$69K
WPM icon
2027
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$47.7B
$14.6M 0.01%
405,890
+13,374
+3% +$482K
TS icon
2028
Tenaris
TS
$18.4B
$14.6M 0.01%
568,628
-116,518
-17% -$2.99M
FRPT icon
2029
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.61B
$14.6M 0.01%
280,722
+85,164
+44% +$4.42M
KDNY
2030
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
$14.6M 0.01%
832,406
+311,931
+60% +$5.46M
TCS
2031
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$14.5M 0.01%
155,572
+19,368
+14% +$1.81M
COLL icon
2032
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.12B
$14.5M 0.01%
819,507
-29,510
-3% -$523K
UI icon
2033
Ubiquiti
UI
$36.8B
$14.5M 0.01%
58,502
-41,580
-42% -$10.3M
EQX icon
2034
Equinox Gold
EQX
$8.13B
$14.4M 0.01%
3,248,167
+1,040,395
+47% +$4.62M
MLAB icon
2035
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$358M
$14.4M 0.01%
70,598
+9,205
+15% +$1.88M
ALCO icon
2036
Alico
ALCO
$257M
$14.3M 0.01%
401,925
+49,080
+14% +$1.75M
ALLO icon
2037
Allogene Therapeutics
ALLO
$251M
$14.3M 0.01%
1,254,688
+448,701
+56% +$5.12M
TEN
2038
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$14.3M 0.01%
833,003
-3,103
-0.4% -$53.2K
BSET icon
2039
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$140M
$14.3M 0.01%
788,740
+37,681
+5% +$683K
WNEB icon
2040
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$248M
$14.2M 0.01%
1,909,779
-15,722
-0.8% -$117K
SBOW
2041
DELISTED
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
SBOW
$14.2M 0.01%
501,530
+105,699
+27% +$3M
ESRT icon
2042
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.27B
$14.2M 0.01%
2,019,344
-67,518
-3% -$475K
PLMR icon
2043
Palomar
PLMR
$3.08B
$14.2M 0.01%
220,451
+34,286
+18% +$2.21M
NPKI
2044
NPK International Inc.
NPKI
$908M
$14.2M 0.01%
4,587,023
+293,641
+7% +$907K
VTOL icon
2045
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.08B
$14.2M 0.01%
605,226
+120,662
+25% +$2.82M
EGRX
2046
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$14.1M 0.01%
317,676
+12,892
+4% +$573K
HTB
2047
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
HTB
$716M
$14.1M 0.01%
564,360
-1,247
-0.2% -$31.2K
AVLR
2048
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$14.1M 0.01%
199,645
+8,204
+4% +$579K
AGI icon
2049
Alamos Gold
AGI
$13.2B
$14.1M 0.01%
2,004,746
+426,557
+27% +$2.99M
WY icon
2050
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.7B
$14.1M 0.01%
424,437
+9,460
+2% +$313K