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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NUVL icon
2151
Nuvalent
NUVL
$5.8B
$14.5M ﹤0.01%
192,813
-91,007
-32% -$6.83M
SIGA icon
2152
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$639M
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
1,687,905
-10,249
-0.6% -$87.7K
WRBY icon
2153
Warby Parker
WRBY
$3.26B
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
1,060,952
+206,942
+24% +$2.82M
WOLF icon
2154
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$365M
$14.4M ﹤0.01%
488,488
-177,329
-27% -$5.23M
ERII icon
2155
Energy Recovery
ERII
$764M
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
906,790
+17,192
+2% +$271K
LASR icon
2156
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.43B
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
1,100,578
-21,985
-2% -$286K
SGC icon
2157
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
$14.3M ﹤0.01%
865,199
-16,297
-2% -$269K
NL icon
2158
NL Industries
NL
$295M
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
1,940,595
-5,426
-0.3% -$39.8K
NRIX icon
2159
Nurix Therapeutics
NRIX
$691M
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
966,453
-33,591
-3% -$494K
SHLS icon
2160
Shoals Technologies Group
SHLS
$1.15B
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
1,265,245
+214,892
+20% +$2.4M
TGI
2161
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
937,941
+80,586
+9% +$1.21M
AGR
2162
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
385,967
+46,605
+14% +$1.7M
WMG icon
2163
Warner Music
WMG
$17.5B
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
425,691
+41,311
+11% +$1.36M
MTTR
2164
DELISTED
Matterport, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MTTR
$14M ﹤0.01%
6,211,865
+539,084
+10% +$1.22M
KYMR icon
2165
Kymera Therapeutics
KYMR
$3.36B
$14M ﹤0.01%
349,209
-184,514
-35% -$7.42M
HRTG icon
2166
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$763M
$14M ﹤0.01%
1,317,662
+214,525
+19% +$2.28M
YORW icon
2167
York Water
YORW
$445M
$14M ﹤0.01%
386,314
-6,974
-2% -$253K
SMBK icon
2168
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$627M
$14M ﹤0.01%
664,740
+40,074
+6% +$844K
FFWM icon
2169
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$14M ﹤0.01%
1,852,656
+162,116
+10% +$1.22M
STAA icon
2170
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$14M ﹤0.01%
365,233
-3,468
-0.9% -$133K
OR icon
2171
OR Royalties Inc.
OR
$6.76B
$13.9M ﹤0.01%
847,040
-143,780
-15% -$2.36M
ATEX icon
2172
Anterix
ATEX
$395M
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
411,600
+6,251
+2% +$210K
CLB icon
2173
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
808,515
-139,292
-15% -$2.38M
BFST icon
2174
Business First Bancshares
BFST
$723M
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
618,575
+57,597
+10% +$1.28M
LZ icon
2175
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$1.9B
$13.7M ﹤0.01%
1,025,592
+368,841
+56% +$4.92M