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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MG icon
2376
Mistras Group
MG
$301M
$8.65M ﹤0.01%
1,181,471
-6,881
-0.6% -$50.4K
EHTH icon
2377
eHealth
EHTH
$123M
$8.65M ﹤0.01%
991,718
+56,962
+6% +$497K
FET icon
2378
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$321M
$8.61M ﹤0.01%
388,460
+35,110
+10% +$778K
SNBR icon
2379
Sleep Number
SNBR
$216M
$8.61M ﹤0.01%
580,439
-87,621
-13% -$1.3M
WTI icon
2380
W&T Offshore
WTI
$258M
$8.59M ﹤0.01%
2,634,112
+58,781
+2% +$192K
SNN icon
2381
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.4B
$8.59M ﹤0.01%
314,625
-50,996
-14% -$1.39M
FRD icon
2382
Friedman Industries
FRD
$150M
$8.55M ﹤0.01%
552,968
+1,432
+0.3% +$22.1K
PDS
2383
Precision Drilling
PDS
$761M
$8.53M ﹤0.01%
157,041
+21,012
+15% +$1.14M
LINC icon
2384
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$629M
$8.49M ﹤0.01%
845,498
+101,084
+14% +$1.01M
ITOS
2385
DELISTED
iTeos Therapeutics
ITOS
$8.47M ﹤0.01%
773,143
+72,190
+10% +$790K
STGW icon
2386
Stagwell
STGW
$1.37B
$8.43M ﹤0.01%
1,271,908
+96,870
+8% +$642K
IOT icon
2387
Samsara
IOT
$22B
$8.43M ﹤0.01%
252,511
+27,129
+12% +$906K
ALOT icon
2388
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.5M
$8.41M ﹤0.01%
516,983
TWIN icon
2389
Twin Disc
TWIN
$183M
$8.4M ﹤0.01%
519,729
+7,015
+1% +$113K
HE icon
2390
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$8.33M ﹤0.01%
586,972
-11,848
-2% -$168K
EML icon
2391
Eastern Company
EML
$153M
$8.32M ﹤0.01%
377,976
-1,451
-0.4% -$31.9K
GHM icon
2392
Graham Corp
GHM
$537M
$8.31M ﹤0.01%
438,193
+19,193
+5% +$364K
VNDA icon
2393
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$268M
$8.31M ﹤0.01%
1,967,985
-196,573
-9% -$830K
BB icon
2394
BlackBerry
BB
$2.31B
$8.29M ﹤0.01%
2,341,560
-1,131,972
-33% -$4.01M
HRT
2395
DELISTED
HireRight Holdings Corporation
HRT
$8.29M ﹤0.01%
616,159
+101,872
+20% +$1.37M
CTLP icon
2396
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$794M
$8.29M ﹤0.01%
1,118,223
+86,197
+8% +$639K
EVRI
2397
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$8.26M ﹤0.01%
733,045
+9,375
+1% +$106K
JAKK icon
2398
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$199M
$8.26M ﹤0.01%
232,198
+87,075
+60% +$3.1M
ZIP icon
2399
ZipRecruiter
ZIP
$430M
$8.24M ﹤0.01%
593,018
+47,555
+9% +$661K
PFIS icon
2400
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$528M
$8.23M ﹤0.01%
169,081
+20,723
+14% +$1.01M