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
+14.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$302B
AUM Growth
+$25.4B
Cap. Flow
-$8.3B
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.83%
Holding
3,466
New
123
Increased
1,209
Reduced
1,942
Closed
57

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Industrials 13.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
5 Healthcare 10.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PDFS icon
2051
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$778M
$19.2M 0.01%
1,077,902
-118,772
-10% -$2.11M
ZEN
2052
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$19.1M 0.01%
144,270
-13,672
-9% -$1.81M
OTEX icon
2053
Open Text
OTEX
$8.94B
$19.1M 0.01%
400,336
+23,178
+6% +$1.11M
VCRA
2054
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$19.1M 0.01%
496,022
+101,200
+26% +$3.89M
BSET icon
2055
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$149M
$19.1M 0.01%
785,646
-17,388
-2% -$422K
NKTR icon
2056
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$882M
$19M 0.01%
63,462
+11,197
+21% +$3.36M
RARE icon
2057
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$3.02B
$19M 0.01%
166,657
-179,884
-52% -$20.5M
CECO icon
2058
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.68B
$18.9M 0.01%
2,383,977
-48,493
-2% -$385K
KOS icon
2059
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$832M
$18.9M 0.01%
6,151,470
+2,769,566
+82% +$8.5M
ULH icon
2060
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$664M
$18.9M 0.01%
716,837
-33,026
-4% -$869K
GLOG
2061
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$18.8M 0.01%
3,259,984
-95,924
-3% -$553K
VNE
2062
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
$18.8M 0.01%
767,468
-4,956
-0.6% -$121K
PFPT
2063
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$18.7M 0.01%
148,556
+1,377
+0.9% +$174K
VLGEA icon
2064
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$569M
$18.7M 0.01%
793,848
-19,547
-2% -$461K
RLGT icon
2065
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$305M
$18.7M 0.01%
2,691,678
+452,202
+20% +$3.14M
FMBH icon
2066
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$954M
$18.6M 0.01%
424,154
-7,369
-2% -$324K
LCUT icon
2067
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$92M
$18.6M 0.01%
1,265,887
-9,260
-0.7% -$136K
IVC
2068
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
$18.5M 0.01%
2,309,203
+10,046
+0.4% +$80.6K
RAD
2069
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$18.4M 0.01%
901,553
+467,260
+108% +$9.56M
BBSI icon
2070
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.21B
$18.4M 0.01%
1,069,036
-42,656
-4% -$732K
DHIL icon
2071
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$395M
$18.2M 0.01%
116,084
-9,128
-7% -$1.43M
KTB icon
2072
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.55B
$18.1M 0.01%
373,989
+87,236
+30% +$4.23M
PFBI
2073
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
$18.1M 0.01%
969,847
-2,191
-0.2% -$40.9K
AUD
2074
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$18.1M 0.01%
3,441,931
+581,911
+20% +$3.05M
FRPT icon
2075
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.67B
$18M 0.01%
113,487
-19,944
-15% -$3.17M