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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMT icon
2476
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$4.58M ﹤0.01%
498,110
-20,256
-4% -$186K
NVEC icon
2477
NVE Corp
NVEC
$328M
$4.56M ﹤0.01%
97,862
+1,268
+1% +$59.1K
GPOR icon
2478
Gulfport Energy Corp
GPOR
$3.06B
$4.56M ﹤0.01%
57,327
+52,399
+1,063% +$4.17M
CHMG icon
2479
Chemung Financial Corp
CHMG
$252M
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
96,735
+3,454
+4% +$162K
EMKR
2480
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
147,921
+13,247
+10% +$407K
WW
2481
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
710,094
+122,209
+21% +$781K
PEBK icon
2482
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina
PEBK
$167M
$4.49M ﹤0.01%
165,262
+1,854
+1% +$50.4K
CIX icon
2483
Comp X International
CIX
$285M
$4.48M ﹤0.01%
193,236
+6,328
+3% +$147K
HWBK icon
2484
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$222M
$4.46M ﹤0.01%
181,944
+899
+0.5% +$22K
PPIH icon
2485
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$247M
$4.45M ﹤0.01%
494,675
+16,958
+4% +$153K
LNSR icon
2486
LENSAR
LNSR
$149M
$4.42M ﹤0.01%
678,810
+2,193
+0.3% +$14.3K
PRTS icon
2487
CarParts.com
PRTS
$44M
$4.42M ﹤0.01%
636,153
+91,641
+17% +$636K
FRD icon
2488
Friedman Industries
FRD
$149M
$4.41M ﹤0.01%
541,291
+2,240
+0.4% +$18.2K
MAG
2489
DELISTED
MAG Silver
MAG
$4.41M ﹤0.01%
361,928
+54,710
+18% +$666K
OMCC
2490
Old Market Capital Corporation Common Stock
OMCC
$35.2M
$4.39M ﹤0.01%
470,533
-4,938
-1% -$46K
GRPN icon
2491
Groupon
GRPN
$923M
$4.35M ﹤0.01%
384,602
+37,603
+11% +$425K
VIV icon
2492
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20B
$4.34M ﹤0.01%
480,769
+29,283
+6% +$265K
TSQ icon
2493
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$115M
$4.34M ﹤0.01%
529,550
-59,828
-10% -$490K
SCPL
2494
DELISTED
SciPlay Corporation Class A Common Stock
SCPL
$4.31M ﹤0.01%
308,276
+11,705
+4% +$164K
JXN icon
2495
Jackson Financial
JXN
$6.81B
$4.3M ﹤0.01%
160,527
+82,364
+105% +$2.21M
AVYA
2496
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$4.29M ﹤0.01%
1,913,326
-82,488
-4% -$185K
LARK icon
2497
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$154M
$4.25M ﹤0.01%
194,314
+582
+0.3% +$12.7K
CARE icon
2498
Carter Bankshares
CARE
$450M
$4.25M ﹤0.01%
321,873
+136,790
+74% +$1.81M
QS icon
2499
QuantumScape
QS
$5.63B
$4.25M ﹤0.01%
493,947
+325,301
+193% +$2.8M
ICLR icon
2500
Icon
ICLR
$13.6B
$4.23M ﹤0.01%
19,501
-29,508
-60% -$6.4M