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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DTLK
2051
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$14.4M 0.01%
1,915,019
+32,023
+2% +$240K
ANET icon
2052
Arista Networks
ANET
$192B
$14.4M 0.01%
3,566,352
+129,056
+4% +$519K
OUTR
2053
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$14.3M 0.01%
341,067
-1,450
-0.4% -$60.9K
NPK icon
2054
National Presto Industries
NPK
$784M
$14.3M 0.01%
151,322
+639
+0.4% +$60.3K
CSGP icon
2055
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.6B
$14.3M 0.01%
651,820
-37,800
-5% -$826K
OCFC icon
2056
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.03B
$14.2M 0.01%
784,124
+134,000
+21% +$2.43M
PDFS icon
2057
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$763M
$14.2M 0.01%
1,018,227
+95,051
+10% +$1.33M
AR icon
2058
Antero Resources
AR
$10.1B
$14.2M 0.01%
548,086
+14,984
+3% +$389K
UA icon
2059
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.1B
$14.2M 0.01%
+390,874
New +$14.2M
FLOW
2060
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$14.2M 0.01%
545,638
+201,034
+58% +$5.24M
MLAB icon
2061
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$327M
$14.2M 0.01%
115,467
+3,910
+4% +$481K
WYNN icon
2062
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.8B
$14.2M 0.01%
156,348
+24,275
+18% +$2.2M
VPG icon
2063
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$396M
$14.2M 0.01%
1,054,652
SBCF icon
2064
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.71B
$14.1M 0.01%
869,694
+144,770
+20% +$2.35M
CMCO icon
2065
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$417M
$14.1M 0.01%
996,568
+26,840
+3% +$380K
SHOR
2066
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
$14.1M 0.01%
2,106,388
+94,172
+5% +$630K
USAK
2067
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
$14.1M 0.01%
802,929
-81,905
-9% -$1.43M
Z icon
2068
Zillow
Z
$21.6B
$14M 0.01%
387,295
+274,665
+244% +$9.96M
ESIO
2069
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$14M 0.01%
2,401,803
+124,553
+5% +$727K
ZG icon
2070
Zillow
ZG
$20B
$14M 0.01%
380,898
+68,338
+22% +$2.5M
LITE icon
2071
Lumentum
LITE
$11.5B
$13.9M 0.01%
575,939
-7,182
-1% -$174K
NWG icon
2072
NatWest
NWG
$58B
$13.9M 0.01%
2,752,267
-46,895
-2% -$237K
AVID
2073
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$13.9M 0.01%
2,397,844
+25,299
+1% +$147K
BKE icon
2074
Buckle
BKE
$3.06B
$13.9M 0.01%
533,436
-1,069
-0.2% -$27.8K
AXTA icon
2075
Axalta
AXTA
$6.7B
$13.9M 0.01%
522,478
+163,270
+45% +$4.33M