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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SIGA icon
2201
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$639M
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
2,126,065
+217,926
+11% +$1.31M
RELL icon
2202
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$141M
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
910,085
-9,766
-1% -$137K
LMNR icon
2203
Limoneira
LMNR
$275M
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
521,638
+11,304
+2% +$276K
AXGN icon
2204
Axogen
AXGN
$755M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
772,752
+91,984
+14% +$1.52M
HAIN icon
2205
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$194M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
2,067,866
+412,658
+25% +$2.54M
XPEL icon
2206
XPEL
XPEL
$960M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
317,971
+3,701
+1% +$148K
DSGX icon
2207
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$8.96B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
111,643
+2,839
+3% +$323K
AOUT icon
2208
American Outdoor Brands
AOUT
$111M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
826,168
-10,018
-1% -$153K
QUAD icon
2209
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
1,805,081
-331,826
-16% -$2.31M
MEG icon
2210
Montrose Environmental
MEG
$1.05B
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
677,218
+143,653
+27% +$2.66M
NATR icon
2211
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$299M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
856,701
+30,464
+4% +$447K
SMG icon
2212
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.51B
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
189,198
+160,225
+553% +$10.6M
FRBA icon
2213
First Bank
FRBA
$413M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
890,493
+23,012
+3% +$324K
RCKY icon
2214
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$215M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
549,171
-2,785
-0.5% -$63.5K
IRMD icon
2215
iRadimed
IRMD
$907M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
227,257
+7,606
+3% +$418K
AKRO icon
2216
Akero Therapeutics
AKRO
$3.48B
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
449,110
+442,014
+6,229% +$12.3M
NC icon
2217
NACCO Industries
NC
$297M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
418,006
-12,274
-3% -$366K
OPEN icon
2218
Opendoor
OPEN
$6.68B
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
7,779,158
-5,413,158
-41% -$8.66M
KURA icon
2219
Kura Oncology
KURA
$711M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
1,425,960
+372,196
+35% +$3.24M
WOOF icon
2220
Petco
WOOF
$970M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
3,242,546
+2,365,654
+270% +$9.01M
DHIL icon
2221
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$387M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
79,638
+532
+0.7% +$82.5K
RXST icon
2222
RxSight
RXST
$381M
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
359,144
+237,877
+196% +$8.18M
VRNS icon
2223
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$6.3B
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
276,682
-79,791
-22% -$3.54M
RLAY icon
2224
Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
$688M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
2,964,997
+1,216,334
+70% +$5.01M
ARKO icon
2225
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$567M
$12.2M ﹤0.01%
1,851,140
+202,576
+12% +$1.34M