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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ZEN
2051
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$13M 0.01%
170,718
+1,489
+0.9% +$113K
GSM icon
2052
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$767M
$13M 0.01%
2,458,890
+232,355
+10% +$1.23M
MX icon
2053
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$116M
$12.9M 0.01%
1,264,310
+450,307
+55% +$4.61M
CATO icon
2054
Cato Corp
CATO
$91.5M
$12.9M 0.01%
1,353,523
-57,354
-4% -$547K
PAC icon
2055
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.6B
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
101,387
+7,099
+8% +$901K
SFST icon
2056
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$363M
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
308,568
+14,278
+5% +$595K
LYTS icon
2057
LSI Industries
LYTS
$698M
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
1,671,149
+39,396
+2% +$303K
UFI icon
2058
UNIFI
UFI
$83.2M
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
1,347,516
-97,121
-7% -$924K
DSGR icon
2059
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.42B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
909,852
-30,824
-3% -$434K
EQX icon
2060
Equinox Gold
EQX
$8.13B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
3,504,384
+256,217
+8% +$935K
DIN icon
2061
Dine Brands
DIN
$374M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
199,431
+38,842
+24% +$2.47M
FNLC icon
2062
First Bancorp
FNLC
$300M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
459,504
+4,293
+0.9% +$118K
OBK icon
2063
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.11B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
328,869
+13,008
+4% +$500K
RBB icon
2064
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$327M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
608,315
+35,677
+6% +$741K
PRMW
2065
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
1,002,158
-24,881
-2% -$312K
ITIC icon
2066
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$473M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
88,987
+1,011
+1% +$143K
FRG
2067
DELISTED
Franchise Group, Inc.
FRG
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
514,841
+231,772
+82% +$5.63M
SPNS icon
2068
Sapiens International
SPNS
$2.4B
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
648,452
+89,393
+16% +$1.71M
TCS
2069
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
169,063
+13,491
+9% +$992K
CPSS icon
2070
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$179M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,705,821
-17,218
-1% -$125K
ALCO icon
2071
Alico
ALCO
$257M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
438,007
+36,082
+9% +$1.02M
HTB
2072
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
HTB
$716M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
558,960
-5,400
-1% -$119K
XENE icon
2073
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$2.83B
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
342,031
+167,069
+95% +$6.03M
ROCC
2074
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
392,303
-131,538
-25% -$4.14M
NVCR icon
2075
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.42B
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
162,340
+18,148
+13% +$1.38M