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
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$35.6B
Cap. Flow
-$2.56B
Cap. Flow %
-1.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,496
Reduced
1,641
Closed
89

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARDX icon
2101
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.59B
$12.9M 0.01%
1,857,245
-87,676
-5% -$607K
WEYS icon
2102
Weyco Group
WEYS
$280M
$12.8M 0.01%
593,993
+10,156
+2% +$219K
AZUL
2103
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
$12.8M 0.01%
1,140,921
-58,847
-5% -$658K
CNBKA
2104
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$12.7M 0.01%
163,791
-1,063
-0.6% -$82.6K
RCKY icon
2105
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$215M
$12.6M 0.01%
615,187
-3,804
-0.6% -$78.2K
OPY icon
2106
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$12.6M 0.01%
579,678
+1,664
+0.3% +$36.3K
LYTS icon
2107
LSI Industries
LYTS
$674M
$12.6M 0.01%
1,948,438
-28,268
-1% -$183K
NNBR icon
2108
NN Inc
NNBR
$117M
$12.5M 0.01%
2,640,260
-292,888
-10% -$1.39M
CRNC icon
2109
Cerence
CRNC
$450M
$12.5M 0.01%
306,395
-1,135
-0.4% -$46.3K
GLRE icon
2110
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
$12.5M 0.01%
1,917,238
-99,946
-5% -$652K
CTO
2111
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$544M
$12.5M 0.01%
1,222,919
+31,046
+3% +$317K
WLFC icon
2112
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$12.5M 0.01%
514,021
-3,089
-0.6% -$75K
AVID
2113
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$12.5M 0.01%
1,714,020
-153,751
-8% -$1.12M
PFBI
2114
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
$12.4M 0.01%
969,612
+17,640
+2% +$226K
MCFT icon
2115
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$362M
$12.4M 0.01%
651,649
-16,469
-2% -$314K
CCRN icon
2116
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$411M
$12.4M 0.01%
2,014,936
-259,767
-11% -$1.6M
WT icon
2117
WisdomTree
WT
$2.11B
$12.4M 0.01%
3,574,882
+18,436
+0.5% +$64K
ANAB icon
2118
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$655M
$12.4M 0.01%
554,588
+7,367
+1% +$165K
CLB icon
2119
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$12.4M 0.01%
608,296
-80,467
-12% -$1.63M
BF.A icon
2120
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.2B
$12.3M 0.01%
214,289
-1,894
-0.9% -$109K
PHI icon
2121
PLDT
PHI
$4.22B
$12.3M 0.01%
503,449
-50,745
-9% -$1.24M
GCAP
2122
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$12.3M 0.01%
2,037,523
-66,907
-3% -$403K
UA icon
2123
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.04B
$12.3M 0.01%
1,386,867
+22,744
+2% +$201K
VRA icon
2124
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.5M
$12.2M 0.01%
2,753,809
-93,308
-3% -$414K
UAA icon
2125
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$12.2M 0.01%
1,251,033
+204,711
+20% +$1.99M