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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OFLX icon
2101
Omega Flex
OFLX
$341M
$16.1M 0.01%
297,568
+3,518
+1% +$190K
RDNT icon
2102
RadNet
RDNT
$5.69B
$16.1M 0.01%
1,581,140
+12,736
+0.8% +$130K
HALO icon
2103
Halozyme
HALO
$8.99B
$16.1M 0.01%
1,097,080
+294,909
+37% +$4.31M
CEVA icon
2104
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$16M 0.01%
724,329
+13,401
+2% +$296K
LXFT
2105
DELISTED
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
LXFT
$16M 0.01%
525,465
+32,523
+7% +$989K
CECO icon
2106
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$16M 0.01%
2,366,493
+54,611
+2% +$369K
SFS
2107
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
$16M 0.01%
3,367,364
+322,287
+11% +$1.53M
PENG
2108
Penguin Solutions, Inc. Ordinary Shares
PENG
$1.36B
$15.9M 0.01%
1,070,802
+224,154
+26% +$3.33M
APPF icon
2109
AppFolio
APPF
$9.9B
$15.9M 0.01%
268,322
+52,387
+24% +$3.1M
CCU icon
2110
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.21B
$15.9M 0.01%
632,115
+4,096
+0.7% +$103K
IONS icon
2111
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$15.8M 0.01%
292,868
+24,169
+9% +$1.31M
SMPL icon
2112
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.73B
$15.8M 0.01%
834,888
+593,243
+246% +$11.2M
BLUE
2113
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$15.8M 0.01%
12,277
+1,955
+19% +$2.51M
GLUU
2114
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
$15.8M 0.01%
1,953,254
+10,425
+0.5% +$84.1K
ZVO
2115
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$15.7M 0.01%
2,246,419
+12,020
+0.5% +$84.3K
HMY icon
2116
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$15.6M 0.01%
8,742,445
-259,679
-3% -$464K
GTY
2117
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.6B
$15.6M 0.01%
531,365
+21,596
+4% +$635K
LILA icon
2118
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.5B
$15.6M 0.01%
1,144,969
+332,449
+41% +$4.54M
INN
2119
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$623M
$15.6M 0.01%
1,604,773
+34,646
+2% +$337K
IPHI
2120
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$15.6M 0.01%
485,486
-15,219
-3% -$489K
UAA icon
2121
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$15.6M 0.01%
883,008
-28,152
-3% -$497K
UIS icon
2122
Unisys
UIS
$282M
$15.5M 0.01%
1,335,971
+202,443
+18% +$2.35M
VTOL icon
2123
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$15.5M 0.01%
887,305
-2,428
-0.3% -$42.4K
EXAS icon
2124
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.2B
$15.5M 0.01%
245,597
-1,708
-0.7% -$108K
BNED icon
2125
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$277M
$15.5M 0.01%
38,575
-68
-0.2% -$27.3K