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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VBTX icon
2126
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.88B
$17.7M 0.01%
639,768
+170,247
+36% +$4.71M
OSPN icon
2127
OneSpan
OSPN
$588M
$17.6M 0.01%
1,362,103
+156,374
+13% +$2.03M
JOBS
2128
DELISTED
51job, Inc.
JOBS
$17.5M 0.01%
203,453
SWBI icon
2129
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$415M
$17.5M 0.01%
2,202,960
-40,979
-2% -$325K
VEEV icon
2130
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$45.3B
$17.4M 0.01%
238,876
+590
+0.2% +$43.1K
UA icon
2131
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.04B
$17.4M 0.01%
1,214,438
+172,535
+17% +$2.48M
KEP icon
2132
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$17.2B
$17.4M 0.01%
1,129,640
+31,922
+3% +$491K
ALX
2133
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$17.4M 0.01%
45,519
+1,143
+3% +$436K
HOME
2134
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
$17.3M 0.01%
539,494
+321,543
+148% +$10.3M
ULTI
2135
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$17.2M 0.01%
70,704
-1,381
-2% -$337K
HTB
2136
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
HTB
$713M
$17.2M 0.01%
661,299
-850
-0.1% -$22.1K
STRS icon
2137
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$17.2M 0.01%
568,678
+13,114
+2% +$396K
PJT icon
2138
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.47B
$17.2M 0.01%
342,572
+106,287
+45% +$5.33M
PES
2139
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
$17.2M 0.01%
6,353,554
+273,017
+4% +$737K
ALNT icon
2140
Allient
ALNT
$779M
$17.1M 0.01%
645,456
+8,185
+1% +$217K
DCOM icon
2141
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.35B
$17M 0.01%
507,598
+67,609
+15% +$2.27M
RDI icon
2142
Reading International Class A
RDI
$33.8M
$17M 0.01%
1,021,073
+61,242
+6% +$1.02M
CNCE
2143
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
$16.9M 0.01%
737,646
+405,592
+122% +$9.29M
BH icon
2144
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$943M
$16.8M 0.01%
61,872
+9,309
+18% +$2.53M
VTOL icon
2145
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.09B
$16.8M 0.01%
899,704
+28,559
+3% +$534K
LGF.A
2146
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$16.8M 0.01%
651,358
+51,875
+9% +$1.34M
PFSI icon
2147
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.44B
$16.7M 0.01%
737,494
+63,230
+9% +$1.43M
ERF
2148
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$16.7M 0.01%
1,482,563
+4,509
+0.3% +$50.8K
VLGEA icon
2149
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$16.7M 0.01%
632,957
+38,418
+6% +$1.01M
PANW icon
2150
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$131B
$16.7M 0.01%
551,232
+2,574
+0.5% +$77.9K