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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TIPT icon
2051
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$956M
$13.6M 0.01%
2,739,396
-5,231
-0.2% -$25.9K
TBRG icon
2052
TruBridge
TBRG
$302M
$13.5M 0.01%
489,593
+5,282
+1% +$146K
NPTN
2053
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
$13.5M 0.01%
2,219,054
-85,017
-4% -$518K
ACAD icon
2054
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$3.98B
$13.5M 0.01%
327,217
+15,310
+5% +$631K
DIN icon
2055
Dine Brands
DIN
$368M
$13.5M 0.01%
246,618
-157,790
-39% -$8.61M
CSR
2056
Centerspace
CSR
$979M
$13.4M 0.01%
205,668
+15,317
+8% +$998K
PTGX icon
2057
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$3.66B
$13.4M 0.01%
685,256
-1,641
-0.2% -$32.1K
VBTX icon
2058
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.88B
$13.4M 0.01%
785,139
+33,983
+5% +$579K
FRGI
2059
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
$13.4M 0.01%
1,425,725
-53,023
-4% -$497K
CYBE
2060
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
$13.4M 0.01%
419,407
-12,963
-3% -$413K
NIC icon
2061
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$2B
$13.3M 0.01%
243,829
+4,538
+2% +$248K
UTMD icon
2062
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$13.3M 0.01%
166,339
-3,231
-2% -$258K
DHC
2063
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.07B
$13.3M 0.01%
3,770,705
-30,454
-0.8% -$107K
MSBI icon
2064
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$385M
$13.2M 0.01%
1,029,118
-9,710
-0.9% -$125K
ITIC icon
2065
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$13.2M 0.01%
101,624
-7,648
-7% -$995K
NKTR icon
2066
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$926M
$13.1M 0.01%
52,716
+9,678
+22% +$2.41M
TUP
2067
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$13.1M 0.01%
648,891
-158,533
-20% -$3.2M
VTOL icon
2068
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$13.1M 0.01%
615,421
+39,165
+7% +$832K
EAF icon
2069
GrafTech
EAF
$261M
$13M 0.01%
190,554
-4,154
-2% -$284K
AVID
2070
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$13M 0.01%
1,519,863
-194,157
-11% -$1.66M
HCCI
2071
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$13M 0.01%
972,601
-6,225
-0.6% -$83.1K
ERJ icon
2072
Embraer
ERJ
$10.5B
$12.9M 0.01%
2,938,392
-226,874
-7% -$1,000K
OPY icon
2073
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$12.9M 0.01%
579,678
WTTR icon
2074
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$12.9M 0.01%
3,368,291
-91,132
-3% -$350K
LYTS icon
2075
LSI Industries
LYTS
$674M
$12.8M 0.01%
1,894,707
-53,731
-3% -$363K