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
PBI icon
2251
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
3,195,005
-61,460
-2% -$248K
PRMW
2252
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
1,141,065
-72,803
-6% -$817K
BUD icon
2253
AB InBev
BUD
$114B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
155,594
-340
-0.2% -$27.9K
PBA icon
2254
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
344,125
+115,970
+51% +$4.3M
MNDT
2255
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
771,262
+165,679
+27% +$2.74M
SGA icon
2256
Saga Communications
SGA
$77.3M
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
419,251
-2,662
-0.6% -$80.9K
BVH
2257
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
533,847
+17,233
+3% +$411K
SAN icon
2258
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
3,205,646
-6,169,814
-66% -$24.5M
VWTR
2259
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
1,141,814
-10,409
-0.9% -$116K
TEAM icon
2260
Atlassian
TEAM
$45.9B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
105,479
-156
-0.1% -$18.8K
PFPT
2261
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
110,432
+4,413
+4% +$507K
ACAD icon
2262
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$3.98B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
296,224
+172,921
+140% +$7.4M
BRY icon
2263
Berry Corp
BRY
$257M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
1,337,155
+438,459
+49% +$4.13M
COLL icon
2264
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$1.18B
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
612,528
+29,037
+5% +$598K
BAK icon
2265
Braskem
BAK
$1.33B
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
+845,100
New +$12.5M
EML icon
2266
Eastern Company
EML
$155M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
409,732
-1,984
-0.5% -$60.6K
GHL
2267
DELISTED
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
GHL
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
729,555
-174,679
-19% -$2.98M
FLXS icon
2268
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
$12.5M ﹤0.01%
624,991
-38,853
-6% -$774K
VNE
2269
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
793,367
-10,725
-1% -$168K
FMBH icon
2270
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$945M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
351,484
+27,979
+9% +$986K
FSTR icon
2271
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
638,996
-9,493
-1% -$184K
SFST icon
2272
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$366M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
291,082
-1,854
-0.6% -$78.8K
LE icon
2273
Lands' End
LE
$475M
$12.4M ﹤0.01%
735,527
+122,358
+20% +$2.06M
HNGR
2274
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
446,687
+14,172
+3% +$391K
RBBN icon
2275
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$676M
$12.3M ﹤0.01%
3,974,557
-20,813
-0.5% -$64.5K