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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LBRDA icon
2126
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$8.65B
$15M ﹤0.01%
186,546
+625
+0.3% +$50.4K
FSTR icon
2127
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$15M ﹤0.01%
681,635
+11,883
+2% +$261K
RLAY icon
2128
Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
$688M
$15M ﹤0.01%
1,359,155
+341,487
+34% +$3.76M
RBBN icon
2129
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$676M
$15M ﹤0.01%
5,155,569
+233,501
+5% +$677K
ITIC icon
2130
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$481M
$14.9M ﹤0.01%
91,915
+483
+0.5% +$78.3K
SHBI icon
2131
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$569M
$14.9M ﹤0.01%
1,044,671
+50,356
+5% +$718K
AIV
2132
Aimco
AIV
$1.07B
$14.8M ﹤0.01%
1,888,551
-79,853
-4% -$625K
DBI icon
2133
Designer Brands
DBI
$225M
$14.7M ﹤0.01%
1,659,335
-43,635
-3% -$386K
WNEB icon
2134
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$250M
$14.7M ﹤0.01%
1,628,892
+4,206
+0.3% +$37.9K
MCFT icon
2135
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$362M
$14.6M ﹤0.01%
646,671
+57,660
+10% +$1.31M
WTBA icon
2136
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$344M
$14.6M ﹤0.01%
688,786
+296
+0% +$6.28K
APPF icon
2137
AppFolio
APPF
$9.9B
$14.5M ﹤0.01%
83,952
-30,600
-27% -$5.3M
CSTR
2138
DELISTED
CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc
CSTR
$14.5M ﹤0.01%
775,011
-14,063
-2% -$264K
LEU icon
2139
Centrus Energy
LEU
$4.04B
$14.5M ﹤0.01%
266,653
+12,260
+5% +$667K
PAYO icon
2140
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.34B
$14.5M ﹤0.01%
2,784,528
+1,336,739
+92% +$6.96M
LAZ icon
2141
Lazard
LAZ
$5.25B
$14.5M ﹤0.01%
415,546
-91,887
-18% -$3.2M
BH icon
2142
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$943M
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
87,545
+3,365
+4% +$555K
BBW icon
2143
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$971M
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
626,904
-138,999
-18% -$3.2M
PRVA icon
2144
Privia Health
PRVA
$2.8B
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
624,451
+28,271
+5% +$651K
ENR icon
2145
Energizer
ENR
$2.02B
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
453,109
-557,573
-55% -$17.7M
BOOM icon
2146
DMC Global
BOOM
$145M
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
762,572
+180,676
+31% +$3.4M
CIVB icon
2147
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$402M
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
777,851
+23,337
+3% +$430K
NGS icon
2148
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$335M
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
891,342
+14,520
+2% +$233K
CSTL icon
2149
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$621M
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
663,882
+108,481
+20% +$2.34M
HCAT icon
2150
Health Catalyst
HCAT
$220M
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
1,546,932
+66,613
+4% +$617K