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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
COLL icon
2076
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.1B
$18.3M 0.01%
775,908
+193,468
+33% +$4.57M
NIC icon
2077
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$1.96B
$18.3M 0.01%
260,586
+11,919
+5% +$838K
PETS icon
2078
PetMed Express
PETS
$57.6M
$18.3M 0.01%
574,092
-43,430
-7% -$1.38M
RLGT icon
2079
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$305M
$18.3M 0.01%
2,633,495
-58,183
-2% -$403K
DHIL icon
2080
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$385M
$18.2M 0.01%
108,892
-7,192
-6% -$1.2M
ARWR icon
2081
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$3.98B
$18.2M 0.01%
219,588
+6,512
+3% +$539K
TEN
2082
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$18.1M 0.01%
937,917
-3,808
-0.4% -$73.6K
TPB icon
2083
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.81B
$18.1M 0.01%
395,534
+9,861
+3% +$451K
GTY
2084
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.58B
$18.1M 0.01%
580,715
+975
+0.2% +$30.4K
LYG icon
2085
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67.8B
$18.1M 0.01%
7,090,338
+303,176
+4% +$773K
CMRX
2086
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
$18.1M 0.01%
2,258,399
+94,304
+4% +$754K
APG icon
2087
APi Group
APG
$14.7B
$18M 0.01%
1,295,523
+616,134
+91% +$8.58M
MTRX icon
2088
Matrix Service
MTRX
$363M
$18M 0.01%
1,714,792
-12,412
-0.7% -$130K
ESTC icon
2089
Elastic
ESTC
$9.28B
$18M 0.01%
123,236
-342
-0.3% -$49.9K
ALTR
2090
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc. Class A Common Stock
ALTR
$17.9M 0.01%
259,974
+8,370
+3% +$577K
NXRT
2091
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$825M
$17.9M 0.01%
325,906
+2,652
+0.8% +$146K
NOVA
2092
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$17.9M 0.01%
474,465
+77,876
+20% +$2.93M
YORW icon
2093
York Water
YORW
$437M
$17.8M 0.01%
392,940
-15,625
-4% -$708K
MSGN
2094
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$17.8M 0.01%
1,217,545
-100,926
-8% -$1.47M
FBMS
2095
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$17.6M 0.01%
469,801
+22,374
+5% +$837K
PRMW
2096
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$17.6M 0.01%
1,051,044
-37,867
-3% -$634K
UPWK icon
2097
Upwork
UPWK
$2.22B
$17.4M 0.01%
299,124
-45,540
-13% -$2.65M
ATEX icon
2098
Anterix
ATEX
$402M
$17.4M 0.01%
290,676
+21,669
+8% +$1.3M
RRGB icon
2099
Red Robin
RRGB
$122M
$17.4M 0.01%
526,563
-1,798
-0.3% -$59.5K
ARDX icon
2100
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.58B
$17.4M 0.01%
2,299,721
+229,346
+11% +$1.74M