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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GNE icon
2026
Genie Energy
GNE
$404M
$18.9M ﹤0.01%
1,165,955
+1,421
+0.1% +$23.1K
GSM icon
2027
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$773M
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
4,059,912
-1,585
-0% -$7.35K
BRSL
2028
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.12B
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
881,474
-20,074
-2% -$428K
METC icon
2029
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$1.6B
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
1,656,832
+229,856
+16% +$2.6M
STN icon
2030
Stantec
STN
$12.6B
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
233,216
+18,167
+8% +$1.46M
UPWK icon
2031
Upwork
UPWK
$2.24B
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
1,789,969
-17,000
-0.9% -$178K
ABEV icon
2032
Ambev
ABEV
$35.9B
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
7,649,925
-494,595
-6% -$1.21M
INFN
2033
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
2,759,906
PGNY icon
2034
Progyny
PGNY
$1.94B
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
1,111,287
-170,641
-13% -$2.86M
DEA
2035
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.07B
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
547,674
+2,986
+0.5% +$101K
KNSA icon
2036
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$2.75B
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
742,307
+78,267
+12% +$1.96M
CWH icon
2037
Camping World
CWH
$1.04B
$18.5M ﹤0.01%
762,627
+44,049
+6% +$1.07M
RGP icon
2038
Resources Connection
RGP
$172M
$18.4M ﹤0.01%
1,900,484
-258,557
-12% -$2.51M
ARCT icon
2039
Arcturus Therapeutics
ARCT
$470M
$18.4M ﹤0.01%
792,600
-125,622
-14% -$2.92M
UNIT
2040
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$18.4M ﹤0.01%
3,258,634
-182,216
-5% -$1.03M
BFST icon
2041
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$723M
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
714,450
+44,920
+7% +$1.15M
FTRE icon
2042
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
$917M
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
916,946
-17,039
-2% -$341K
ATRO icon
2043
Astronics
ATRO
$1.41B
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
940,357
+51,415
+6% +$1M
RNG icon
2044
RingCentral
RNG
$2.75B
$18.3M ﹤0.01%
579,105
+450,339
+350% +$14.2M
FC icon
2045
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$18.2M ﹤0.01%
443,152
-9,820
-2% -$404K
HBCP icon
2046
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$433M
$18.2M ﹤0.01%
408,720
+10,344
+3% +$461K
LEGH icon
2047
Legacy Housing
LEGH
$657M
$18.2M ﹤0.01%
665,660
+56,443
+9% +$1.54M
MLNK icon
2048
MeridianLink
MLNK
$1.47B
$18.1M ﹤0.01%
878,756
+81,682
+10% +$1.68M
ZIMV icon
2049
ZimVie
ZIMV
$532M
$18.1M ﹤0.01%
1,137,477
+102,408
+10% +$1.63M
SHBI icon
2050
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$569M
$18M ﹤0.01%
1,289,249
+80,509
+7% +$1.13M