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
NKTR icon
2201
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$926M
$13.4M 0.01%
27,235
+12,270
+82% +$6.05M
VIRT icon
2202
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$3.1B
$13.4M 0.01%
521,270
+32,749
+7% +$844K
MAT icon
2203
Mattel
MAT
$5.72B
$13.4M 0.01%
1,342,654
-85,450
-6% -$854K
KVHI icon
2204
KVH Industries
KVHI
$119M
$13.4M 0.01%
1,302,048
-13,561
-1% -$140K
ALX
2205
Alexander's
ALX
$1.25B
$13.4M 0.01%
43,806
-1,218
-3% -$371K
NICE icon
2206
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$13.2M 0.01%
121,976
+2,230
+2% +$241K
ZEUS icon
2207
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
$13.2M 0.01%
922,768
-3,651
-0.4% -$52.1K
BHB icon
2208
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$540M
$13.1M 0.01%
585,413
+31,252
+6% +$701K
PRTA icon
2209
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$442M
$13.1M 0.01%
1,272,832
+328,166
+35% +$3.38M
AMRX icon
2210
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$3.14B
$13M 0.01%
963,802
-670,950
-41% -$9.08M
CPLG
2211
DELISTED
CorePoint Lodging Inc. Common Stock
CPLG
$13M 0.01%
1,059,698
-354,801
-25% -$4.35M
STRS icon
2212
Stratus Properties
STRS
$159M
$13M 0.01%
540,325
-6,189
-1% -$148K
GCAP
2213
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$12.9M 0.01%
2,093,468
-1,500
-0.1% -$9.24K
LKSD
2214
DELISTED
LSC Communications, Inc.
LKSD
$12.9M 0.01%
1,841,059
+75,932
+4% +$532K
CCNE icon
2215
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$761M
$12.9M 0.01%
560,546
+28,236
+5% +$648K
OSBC icon
2216
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$961M
$12.8M 0.01%
982,891
-11,084
-1% -$144K
AGR
2217
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$12.8M 0.01%
254,916
+6,973
+3% +$349K
DEA
2218
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.07B
$12.8M 0.01%
325,262
+40,327
+14% +$1.58M
WHG icon
2219
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$160M
$12.7M 0.01%
374,407
+13,352
+4% +$454K
SID icon
2220
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$2.01B
$12.7M 0.01%
5,792,064
-99,946
-2% -$219K
TTI icon
2221
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$630M
$12.7M 0.01%
7,548,906
-97,602
-1% -$164K
ACIA
2222
DELISTED
Acacia Communications, Inc. Common Stock
ACIA
$12.7M 0.01%
333,394
+294,068
+748% +$11.2M
TTSH icon
2223
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$273M
$12.6M 0.01%
2,300,997
+7,983
+0.3% +$43.7K
CLDT
2224
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$348M
$12.6M 0.01%
712,916
+19,178
+3% +$339K
TBHC
2225
The Brand House Collective, Inc. Common Stock
TBHC
$53.2M
$12.6M 0.01%
1,322,448
-1,996
-0.2% -$19K