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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.72%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SRPT icon
2101
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.82B
$20.2M 0.01%
152,700
+40,735
+36% +$5.38M
NATH icon
2102
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$441M
$20.2M 0.01%
214,381
+3,112
+1% +$293K
OCLR
2103
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$20.2M 0.01%
2,259,031
-4,021
-0.2% -$35.9K
CCBG icon
2104
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$739M
$20.2M 0.01%
853,211
+36,799
+5% +$870K
COWN
2105
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$20.1M 0.01%
1,449,466
-24,134
-2% -$334K
NWS icon
2106
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$20.1M 0.01%
1,265,525
+5,586
+0.4% +$88.5K
CCJ icon
2107
Cameco
CCJ
$34B
$19.9M 0.01%
1,767,997
-3,600
-0.2% -$40.5K
TALO icon
2108
Talos Energy
TALO
$1.68B
$19.9M 0.01%
+618,480
New +$19.9M
CWEN icon
2109
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.39B
$19.9M 0.01%
1,154,218
+8,946
+0.8% +$154K
PPC icon
2110
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.4B
$19.8M 0.01%
982,369
+18,800
+2% +$378K
FTNT icon
2111
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.1B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,583,200
+49,440
+3% +$617K
VLGEA icon
2112
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$19.7M 0.01%
668,850
+35,893
+6% +$1.06M
ACHN
2113
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
$19.5M 0.01%
6,892,184
+849,721
+14% +$2.4M
LOCO icon
2114
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$304M
$19.5M 0.01%
1,709,494
+321,168
+23% +$3.66M
ORN icon
2115
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$299M
$19.4M 0.01%
2,350,504
+126,243
+6% +$1.04M
CEVA icon
2116
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$19.3M 0.01%
638,973
+5,082
+0.8% +$153K
RRR icon
2117
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.65B
$19.2M 0.01%
574,336
+56,036
+11% +$1.88M
INCY icon
2118
Incyte
INCY
$16.2B
$19.2M 0.01%
287,060
+2,420
+0.9% +$162K
FRAN
2119
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$19.2M 0.01%
212,236
+31,327
+17% +$2.84M
PDFS icon
2120
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$765M
$19.2M 0.01%
1,603,995
+47,012
+3% +$563K
FFKT
2121
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
$19.1M 0.01%
367,417
+4,724
+1% +$246K
EVTC icon
2122
Evertec
EVTC
$2.14B
$19.1M 0.01%
875,773
+315,647
+56% +$6.9M
GNL icon
2123
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
$19.1M 0.01%
936,023
+87,629
+10% +$1.79M
PANW icon
2124
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$131B
$19.1M 0.01%
558,222
+6,990
+1% +$239K
TLYS icon
2125
Tilly's
TLYS
$57.3M
$19.1M 0.01%
1,259,970
+42,877
+4% +$650K