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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LBTYK icon
2401
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.07B
$7.05M ﹤0.01%
396,889
-1,337
-0.3% -$23.8K
GCI icon
2402
Gannett
GCI
$620M
$7.05M ﹤0.01%
3,132,532
-707,951
-18% -$1.59M
GOOS
2403
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$1.36B
$7.05M ﹤0.01%
396,026
-142,431
-26% -$2.53M
LCUT icon
2404
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$88.4M
$7.03M ﹤0.01%
1,244,000
-89,330
-7% -$505K
FRBA icon
2405
First Bank
FRBA
$413M
$7.03M ﹤0.01%
676,986
-34,908
-5% -$362K
INFA icon
2406
Informatica
INFA
$7.55B
$7.01M ﹤0.01%
379,129
+133,759
+55% +$2.47M
FONR icon
2407
Fonar
FONR
$98.8M
$7.01M ﹤0.01%
409,855
+1,789
+0.4% +$30.6K
TAC icon
2408
TransAlta
TAC
$3.75B
$7M ﹤0.01%
748,210
-20,555
-3% -$192K
EML icon
2409
Eastern Company
EML
$155M
$7M ﹤0.01%
386,886
-20,038
-5% -$362K
DXLG icon
2410
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$80.3M
$6.96M ﹤0.01%
1,420,904
+213,790
+18% +$1.05M
BRZE icon
2411
Braze
BRZE
$3.35B
$6.95M ﹤0.01%
+158,798
New +$6.95M
RBB icon
2412
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$332M
$6.95M ﹤0.01%
581,845
-87,156
-13% -$1.04M
III icon
2413
Information Services Group
III
$253M
$6.94M ﹤0.01%
1,294,121
+94,537
+8% +$507K
BIG
2414
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$6.93M ﹤0.01%
784,992
-667,885
-46% -$5.9M
FINV
2415
FinVolution Group
FINV
$1.9B
$6.85M ﹤0.01%
1,489,750
FFWM icon
2416
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$493M
$6.8M ﹤0.01%
1,711,549
-760,350
-31% -$3.02M
STGW icon
2417
Stagwell
STGW
$1.35B
$6.78M ﹤0.01%
940,917
+445,038
+90% +$3.21M
DSGX icon
2418
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$8.96B
$6.78M ﹤0.01%
84,576
+32,918
+64% +$2.64M
GDRX icon
2419
GoodRx Holdings
GDRX
$1.46B
$6.77M ﹤0.01%
1,227,267
+397,975
+48% +$2.2M
FRD icon
2420
Friedman Industries
FRD
$149M
$6.76M ﹤0.01%
536,453
-2,691
-0.5% -$33.9K
CLFD icon
2421
Clearfield
CLFD
$453M
$6.73M ﹤0.01%
142,118
-170,398
-55% -$8.07M
LCID icon
2422
Lucid Motors
LCID
$5.92B
$6.73M ﹤0.01%
+97,638
New +$6.73M
CSTL icon
2423
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$621M
$6.72M ﹤0.01%
489,583
+5,931
+1% +$81.4K
MPAA icon
2424
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
$6.71M ﹤0.01%
866,999
-473,336
-35% -$3.66M
INBK icon
2425
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$212M
$6.71M ﹤0.01%
451,854
-177,791
-28% -$2.64M