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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BBCP icon
2251
Concrete Pumping Holdings
BBCP
$366M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
1,459,464
+113,408
+8% +$896K
UTMD icon
2252
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$195M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
161,610
-1,434
-0.9% -$102K
ONEW icon
2253
OneWater Marine
ONEW
$258M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
406,991
+75,698
+23% +$2.13M
BMRC icon
2254
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$399M
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
682,921
+55,812
+9% +$936K
QS icon
2255
QuantumScape
QS
$5.01B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
1,818,590
+1,272,789
+233% +$8.01M
CDRE icon
2256
Cadre Holdings
CDRE
$1.28B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
315,823
+83,357
+36% +$3.02M
GHM icon
2257
Graham Corp
GHM
$530M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
418,612
-19,581
-4% -$534K
ZNTL icon
2258
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
ZNTL
$105M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
723,656
-377
-0.1% -$5.94K
SPOK icon
2259
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$356M
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
714,633
-22,364
-3% -$357K
WFG icon
2260
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.84B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
131,731
-10,937
-8% -$945K
CDLX icon
2261
Cardlytics
CDLX
$61.2M
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
780,125
+33,021
+4% +$478K
SRDX icon
2262
Surmodics
SRDX
$459M
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
383,678
+7,779
+2% +$228K
HLF icon
2263
Herbalife
HLF
$958M
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
1,115,892
-407,458
-27% -$4.09M
LEGH icon
2264
Legacy Housing
LEGH
$646M
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
520,296
+64,453
+14% +$1.39M
MED icon
2265
Medifast
MED
$152M
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
290,523
-20,040
-6% -$768K
HIFS icon
2266
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$599M
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
63,738
-2,012
-3% -$351K
NVEI
2267
DELISTED
Nuvei Corporation Subordinate Voting Shares
NVEI
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
351,485
+73,499
+26% +$2.32M
TS icon
2268
Tenaris
TS
$18.8B
$11M ﹤0.01%
281,136
-7,357
-3% -$289K
CNA icon
2269
CNA Financial
CNA
$12.8B
$11M ﹤0.01%
242,182
-233,716
-49% -$10.6M
KROS icon
2270
Keros Therapeutics
KROS
$636M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
165,406
-5,446
-3% -$361K
TRUE icon
2271
TrueCar
TRUE
$199M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
3,228,041
-47,196
-1% -$160K
FRBA icon
2272
First Bank
FRBA
$415M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
796,434
+54,400
+7% +$747K
PKE icon
2273
Park Aerospace
PKE
$377M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
655,201
+6,484
+1% +$108K
SIBN icon
2274
SI-BONE Inc
SIBN
$676M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
664,506
+140,829
+27% +$2.31M
IOT icon
2275
Samsara
IOT
$22.2B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
287,490
+34,979
+14% +$1.32M