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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WPM icon
2101
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$48.7B
$15.8M 0.01%
819,433
-377,326
-32% -$7.29M
TIPT icon
2102
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$925M
$15.8M 0.01%
2,569,061
-78,490
-3% -$483K
NWS icon
2103
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$15.8M 0.01%
1,336,906
+378,922
+40% +$4.47M
PRLB icon
2104
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.2B
$15.8M 0.01%
306,896
-1,284
-0.4% -$65.9K
CNI icon
2105
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$58.6B
$15.6M 0.01%
231,908
+11,991
+5% +$808K
ORN icon
2106
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$305M
$15.6M 0.01%
1,568,388
+194,336
+14% +$1.93M
WYNN icon
2107
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$12.9B
$15.6M 0.01%
180,152
+1,516
+0.8% +$131K
INDA icon
2108
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$9.4B
$15.6M 0.01%
580,235
+306,530
+112% +$8.22M
WHG icon
2109
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$163M
$15.5M 0.01%
258,530
+33,678
+15% +$2.02M
PGEM
2110
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
$15.5M 0.01%
953,413
+67,281
+8% +$1.09M
USLM icon
2111
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.67B
$15.5M 0.01%
1,021,825
+3,360
+0.3% +$50.9K
FNHC
2112
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$15.4M 0.01%
825,137
+28,226
+4% +$528K
WTBA icon
2113
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$350M
$15.4M 0.01%
624,202
-9,370
-1% -$231K
GCP
2114
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$15.3M 0.01%
572,064
+339,504
+146% +$9.08M
NILE
2115
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$15.2M 0.01%
375,156
-28,450
-7% -$1.16M
FNFV
2116
DELISTED
Fidelity Natl Financial, Inc.
FNFV
$15.2M 0.01%
1,107,403
+243,807
+28% +$3.34M
NRIM icon
2117
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$509M
$15.1M 0.01%
479,106
+10,819
+2% +$342K
EC icon
2118
Ecopetrol
EC
$19B
$15M 0.01%
1,660,725
-12,644
-0.8% -$114K
RAIL icon
2119
FreightCar America
RAIL
$162M
$15M 0.01%
1,005,842
+120,633
+14% +$1.8M
PLPC icon
2120
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$978M
$15M 0.01%
257,865
+1,412
+0.6% +$82.1K
BMRN icon
2121
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.7B
$15M 0.01%
180,646
+7,130
+4% +$591K
SRDX icon
2122
Surmodics
SRDX
$461M
$14.9M 0.01%
587,924
+37,480
+7% +$952K
ABMD
2123
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$14.9M 0.01%
132,006
+4,990
+4% +$562K
SFM icon
2124
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.5B
$14.9M 0.01%
784,843
-13,880
-2% -$263K
ADC icon
2125
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.16B
$14.8M 0.01%
321,922
+46,245
+17% +$2.13M