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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ARDX icon
2201
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.59B
$14.3M 0.01%
1,899,248
+4,232
+0.2% +$31.8K
ERF
2202
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$14.2M 0.01%
1,996,211
+284,084
+17% +$2.03M
TNK icon
2203
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$1.8B
$14.2M 0.01%
592,529
+146,574
+33% +$3.51M
MGNX icon
2204
MacroGenics
MGNX
$100M
$14.2M 0.01%
1,304,737
+10,577
+0.8% +$115K
OTEX icon
2205
Open Text
OTEX
$9.07B
$14.2M 0.01%
321,873
+17,877
+6% +$788K
AGR
2206
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$14.1M 0.01%
274,820
+6,225
+2% +$318K
NGVC icon
2207
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$859M
$14.1M 0.01%
1,424,051
+26,083
+2% +$257K
GTHX
2208
DELISTED
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
GTHX
$14M 0.01%
531,414
+147,240
+38% +$3.89M
FNLC icon
2209
First Bancorp
FNLC
$301M
$14M 0.01%
464,190
-1,322
-0.3% -$40K
GLUU
2210
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
$14M 0.01%
2,312,095
-72,235
-3% -$437K
CSR
2211
Centerspace
CSR
$979M
$14M 0.01%
192,927
-3,094
-2% -$224K
INFO
2212
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$14M 0.01%
185,610
-4,329
-2% -$326K
BF.A icon
2213
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.2B
$13.9M 0.01%
221,597
-574
-0.3% -$36K
INSP icon
2214
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$2.37B
$13.9M 0.01%
187,059
-39,489
-17% -$2.93M
WY icon
2215
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$13.8M 0.01%
458,040
+7
+0% +$211
GOL
2216
DELISTED
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing Ten Preferred Shares)
GOL
$13.8M 0.01%
765,134
-26,279
-3% -$475K
ARES icon
2217
Ares Management
ARES
$40.1B
$13.8M 0.01%
386,561
+27,025
+8% +$965K
ELF icon
2218
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$7.67B
$13.8M 0.01%
852,663
+45,038
+6% +$726K
PAHC icon
2219
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.61B
$13.7M 0.01%
553,144
-15,715
-3% -$390K
COUP
2220
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$13.7M 0.01%
93,874
-12,795
-12% -$1.87M
TTM
2221
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$13.7M 0.01%
1,062,956
-112,114
-10% -$1.45M
TTI icon
2222
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$630M
$13.7M 0.01%
6,977,766
-141,698
-2% -$278K
CLDT
2223
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$348M
$13.6M 0.01%
743,242
+10,631
+1% +$195K
GNK icon
2224
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$774M
$13.6M 0.01%
1,281,949
+128,972
+11% +$1.37M
ULH icon
2225
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$650M
$13.6M ﹤0.01%
716,361
+11,407
+2% +$216K