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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PRKS icon
2501
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.78B
$5.86M ﹤0.01%
+206,698
New +$5.86M
VICR icon
2502
Vicor
VICR
$2.35B
$5.81M ﹤0.01%
693,865
+2,156
+0.3% +$18.1K
CBF
2503
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$5.81M ﹤0.01%
245,885
+102,127
+71% +$2.41M
PFBC icon
2504
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.14B
$5.77M ﹤0.01%
244,030
+3,899
+2% +$92.2K
RDI icon
2505
Reading International Class A
RDI
$34.8M
$5.77M ﹤0.01%
676,143
-1,678
-0.2% -$14.3K
MFI
2506
DELISTED
MICROFINANCIAL INC
MFI
$5.75M ﹤0.01%
743,422
+5,950
+0.8% +$46K
ACNT icon
2507
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$116M
$5.75M ﹤0.01%
349,928
-8,771
-2% -$144K
BHC icon
2508
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.53B
$5.73M ﹤0.01%
45,382
+11,861
+35% +$1.5M
ASRV icon
2509
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$49.7M
$5.72M ﹤0.01%
1,642,862
-6,723
-0.4% -$23.4K
CSBK
2510
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$5.72M ﹤0.01%
451,203
+112,121
+33% +$1.42M
ALU
2511
DELISTED
ALCATEL-LUCENT ADR
ALU
$5.72M ﹤0.01%
1,605,355
-471,188
-23% -$1.68M
LION
2512
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$5.71M ﹤0.01%
439,251
+15,482
+4% +$201K
KMG
2513
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$5.69M ﹤0.01%
316,371
-8,088
-2% -$145K
CGG
2514
DELISTED
CGG
CGG
$5.67M ﹤0.01%
12,480
-208
-2% -$94.5K
VLGEA icon
2515
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$574M
$5.67M ﹤0.01%
239,837
+8,336
+4% +$197K
NTLS
2516
DELISTED
NTELOS HLDGS CORP COM
NTLS
$5.66M ﹤0.01%
454,258
+37,127
+9% +$463K
EXL
2517
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
$5.66M ﹤0.01%
424,434
+45,202
+12% +$603K
AEPI
2518
DELISTED
AEP Industries Inc
AEPI
$5.64M ﹤0.01%
161,758
+2,703
+2% +$94.3K
BLMN icon
2519
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$570M
$5.62M ﹤0.01%
250,638
+238,985
+2,051% +$5.36M
CPA icon
2520
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.84B
$5.62M ﹤0.01%
39,421
+1,349
+4% +$192K
STRR
2521
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
STRR
$38.1M
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
141,941
-369
-0.3% -$14.5K
SWS
2522
DELISTED
SWS GROUP INC
SWS
$5.57M ﹤0.01%
765,647
-19,324
-2% -$141K
STAA icon
2523
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.35B
$5.57M ﹤0.01%
331,437
-26,533
-7% -$446K
TS icon
2524
Tenaris
TS
$18.4B
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
117,866
CAJ
2525
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.54M ﹤0.01%
169,016
-1,050
-0.6% -$34.4K