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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MNTA
2251
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$13M 0.01%
704,031
-42,366
-6% -$784K
PANW icon
2252
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$133B
$13M 0.01%
541,152
+5,658
+1% +$136K
BOOM icon
2253
DMC Global
BOOM
$145M
$13M 0.01%
768,522
+42,439
+6% +$717K
EOCC
2254
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$12.9M 0.01%
491,421
RELX icon
2255
RELX
RELX
$84.6B
$12.9M 0.01%
579,049
+3,196
+0.6% +$71.4K
PROV icon
2256
Provident Financial
PROV
$102M
$12.9M 0.01%
659,177
-4,239
-0.6% -$83.1K
CTO
2257
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$561M
$12.9M 0.01%
792,086
+28,139
+4% +$459K
HLI icon
2258
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.1B
$12.9M 0.01%
329,233
+171,153
+108% +$6.7M
FDC
2259
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
$12.8M 0.01%
707,902
+16,716
+2% +$302K
SSTK icon
2260
Shutterstock
SSTK
$715M
$12.7M 0.01%
382,635
+25,002
+7% +$832K
IESC icon
2261
IES Holdings
IESC
$7.48B
$12.7M 0.01%
735,240
-5,062
-0.7% -$87.6K
NCMI icon
2262
National CineMedia
NCMI
$423M
$12.6M 0.01%
181,019
-51,363
-22% -$3.59M
CCU icon
2263
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.18B
$12.6M 0.01%
466,991
+90,116
+24% +$2.43M
BSTC
2264
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$12.5M 0.01%
269,554
+3,878
+1% +$180K
HRTG icon
2265
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$741M
$12.5M 0.01%
948,622
-38,578
-4% -$510K
TGH
2266
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$12.5M 0.01%
729,430
-33,199
-4% -$569K
ZG icon
2267
Zillow
ZG
$20B
$12.5M 0.01%
311,484
-1,634
-0.5% -$65.6K
SAP icon
2268
SAP
SAP
$301B
$12.5M 0.01%
113,969
+3,115
+3% +$342K
STRT icon
2269
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$280M
$12.5M 0.01%
305,559
+24,169
+9% +$988K
GTY
2270
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.6B
$12.4M 0.01%
432,814
+29,991
+7% +$858K
WMS icon
2271
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11B
$12.4M 0.01%
611,249
+119,572
+24% +$2.42M
PHIIK
2272
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$12.4M 0.01%
1,052,454
-23,715
-2% -$279K
PR icon
2273
Permian Resources
PR
$9.8B
$12.3M 0.01%
+686,709
New +$12.3M
UGP icon
2274
Ultrapar
UGP
$4.05B
$12.3M 0.01%
1,033,318
+156,804
+18% +$1.87M
BBW icon
2275
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$962M
$12.3M 0.01%
1,342,622
-5,708
-0.4% -$52.2K