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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SCOR icon
2276
Comscore
SCOR
$34.1M
$13.2M 0.01%
32,583
+7,912
+32% +$3.2M
NERV icon
2277
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$15.2M
$13.2M 0.01%
209,547
+9,285
+5% +$584K
ODC icon
2278
Oil-Dri
ODC
$959M
$13.2M 0.01%
845,910
+8,760
+1% +$136K
BUD icon
2279
AB InBev
BUD
$114B
$13.2M 0.01%
156,699
-5,273
-3% -$443K
CNR
2280
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$13.2M 0.01%
2,136,016
+102,851
+5% +$634K
BN icon
2281
Brookfield
BN
$101B
$13.1M 0.01%
525,931
+13,507
+3% +$337K
NVEC icon
2282
NVE Corp
NVEC
$328M
$13.1M 0.01%
133,940
+7,847
+6% +$768K
AVYA
2283
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$13.1M 0.01%
+778,837
New +$13.1M
DPLO
2284
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$13.1M 0.01%
2,254,474
+126,116
+6% +$733K
AGR
2285
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$13.1M 0.01%
259,976
+5,060
+2% +$255K
ERF
2286
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$13.1M 0.01%
1,555,650
+1,816
+0.1% +$15.3K
EC icon
2287
Ecopetrol
EC
$18.8B
$13M 0.01%
608,065
-55,279
-8% -$1.19M
GCAP
2288
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$13M 0.01%
2,073,484
-19,984
-1% -$126K
WCN icon
2289
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$13M 0.01%
146,772
+4,622
+3% +$410K
RCI icon
2290
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.3B
$13M 0.01%
241,599
+29,244
+14% +$1.57M
IESC icon
2291
IES Holdings
IESC
$7.5B
$13M 0.01%
730,158
-2,813
-0.4% -$50K
FSTR icon
2292
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$13M 0.01%
688,466
+26,018
+4% +$490K
KVHI icon
2293
KVH Industries
KVHI
$119M
$12.9M 0.01%
1,269,639
-32,409
-2% -$330K
TEAM icon
2294
Atlassian
TEAM
$45.9B
$12.9M 0.01%
115,087
+9,438
+9% +$1.06M
DLA
2295
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$12.9M 0.01%
581,906
-6,976
-1% -$155K
LOB icon
2296
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.67B
$12.9M 0.01%
884,718
+284,609
+47% +$4.16M
WB icon
2297
Weibo
WB
$3B
$12.9M 0.01%
208,987
-1,913
-0.9% -$118K
CHGG icon
2298
Chegg
CHGG
$167M
$12.8M 0.01%
336,969
+56,604
+20% +$2.16M
CNBKA
2299
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$12.8M 0.01%
175,564
+4,234
+2% +$309K
SLP icon
2300
Simulations Plus
SLP
$303M
$12.8M 0.01%
606,921
+35,056
+6% +$740K