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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MAG
2501
DELISTED
MAGNETEK INC COM STK NEW
MAG
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
150,117
+2,300
+2% +$88.6K
RIGL icon
2502
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$681M
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
161,976
+16,771
+12% +$599K
CLFD icon
2503
Clearfield
CLFD
$453M
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
389,904
-49,757
-11% -$737K
SIF icon
2504
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$46.3M
$5.77M ﹤0.01%
264,764
-200
-0.1% -$4.36K
AOI
2505
DELISTED
Alliance One International, Inc.
AOI
$5.75M ﹤0.01%
522,627
-26,888
-5% -$296K
CPHD
2506
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$5.75M ﹤0.01%
101,025
+17,193
+21% +$978K
KLXI
2507
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$5.69M ﹤0.01%
175,137
-597
-0.3% -$19.4K
ACNT icon
2508
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$119M
$5.68M ﹤0.01%
390,092
+9,326
+2% +$136K
ESCA icon
2509
Escalade
ESCA
$171M
$5.66M ﹤0.01%
325,405
+5,459
+2% +$94.9K
PARAA
2510
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$5.64M ﹤0.01%
91,557
-3,605
-4% -$222K
CPIX icon
2511
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$51.5M
$5.64M ﹤0.01%
847,135
-2,551
-0.3% -$17K
LDR
2512
DELISTED
Landauer Inc
LDR
$5.59M ﹤0.01%
159,163
-39,379
-20% -$1.38M
ALU
2513
DELISTED
ALCATEL-LUCENT ADR
ALU
$5.59M ﹤0.01%
1,498,407
NOW icon
2514
ServiceNow
NOW
$193B
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
70,792
+7,970
+13% +$628K
SALM
2515
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
902,284
-7,863
-0.9% -$48.4K
MNR
2516
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
500,197
+56,569
+13% +$628K
CRD.A icon
2517
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$527M
$5.56M ﹤0.01%
735,958
+1,230
+0.2% +$9.29K
MEOH icon
2518
Methanex
MEOH
$3.04B
$5.52M ﹤0.01%
103,065
+79,145
+331% +$4.24M
AUTO
2519
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$5.52M ﹤0.01%
373,511
ELP icon
2520
Copel
ELP
$6.92B
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
1,315,338
+137,850
+12% +$578K
DWSN icon
2521
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$49.1M
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
1,353,609
+1,143,359
+544% +$4.65M
GTT
2522
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
291,051
+77,315
+36% +$1.46M
INFI
2523
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
$5.46M ﹤0.01%
390,650
SSRG
2524
DELISTED
SYMMETRY SURGICAL INC COMMON STK
SSRG
$5.45M ﹤0.01%
743,280
+1,800
+0.2% +$13.2K
AIQ
2525
DELISTED
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.
AIQ
$5.41M ﹤0.01%
243,913