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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WNEB icon
2201
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$248M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
1,489,673
-40,110
-3% -$341K
SLP icon
2202
Simulations Plus
SLP
$280M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
394,975
-19,030
-5% -$609K
PLYM
2203
Plymouth Industrial REIT
PLYM
$988M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
557,953
+20,979
+4% +$474K
CWBC
2204
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$402M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
654,115
+12,768
+2% +$246K
JAKK icon
2205
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$195M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
493,369
+48,881
+11% +$1.25M
EML icon
2206
Eastern Company
EML
$147M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
387,356
+1,075
+0.3% +$34.9K
LGF.A
2207
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
1,590,938
-896,536
-36% -$7.02M
LASR icon
2208
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.44B
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,163,394
+15,549
+1% +$166K
FNLC icon
2209
First Bancorp
FNLC
$304M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
471,956
+2,266
+0.5% +$59.6K
FFWM icon
2210
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$487M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,989,677
+112,581
+6% +$702K
RLAY icon
2211
Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
$700M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,748,663
+228,323
+15% +$1.62M
KRUS icon
2212
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$961M
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
153,262
-30,504
-17% -$2.46M
TLK icon
2213
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19B
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
622,520
-13,870
-2% -$275K
SNN icon
2214
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.7B
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
393,374
-131,228
-25% -$4.09M
CWEN.A icon
2215
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
$3.18B
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
428,650
+5,344
+1% +$152K
NC icon
2216
NACCO Industries
NC
$293M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
430,280
-8,418
-2% -$239K
OABI icon
2217
OmniAb
OABI
$226M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
2,883,161
-129,055
-4% -$546K
LINC icon
2218
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$601M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
1,020,130
+49,705
+5% +$593K
TCMD icon
2219
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$296M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
833,617
+8,121
+1% +$119K
GHM icon
2220
Graham Corp
GHM
$530M
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
409,036
-3,758
-0.9% -$111K
WFG icon
2221
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.84B
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
124,246
-8,310
-6% -$809K
CYH icon
2222
Community Health Systems
CYH
$409M
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
1,988,317
+239,531
+14% +$1.45M
RGNX icon
2223
Regenxbio
RGNX
$483M
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
1,150,188
+42,735
+4% +$448K
ALCO icon
2224
Alico
ALCO
$257M
$12.1M ﹤0.01%
431,210
+1,901
+0.4% +$53.2K
ONIT
2225
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$352M
$12M ﹤0.01%
376,598
+16,384
+5% +$523K