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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CPIX icon
2501
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$49.8M
$6.1M ﹤0.01%
853,647
+6,512
+0.8% +$46.6K
AREX
2502
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$6.05M ﹤0.01%
883,672
-14,198
-2% -$97.3K
RCMT icon
2503
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$200M
$6.03M ﹤0.01%
1,065,916
+2,720
+0.3% +$15.4K
NAT icon
2504
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$675M
$6.01M ﹤0.01%
425,564
+11,362
+3% +$160K
BBSI icon
2505
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.19B
$6.01M ﹤0.01%
661,372
-126,904
-16% -$1.15M
CDR
2506
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$5.97M ﹤0.01%
141,420
+1,665
+1% +$70.3K
AUTO
2507
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$5.97M ﹤0.01%
373,511
SCOR icon
2508
Comscore
SCOR
$31.8M
$5.97M ﹤0.01%
5,604
-2,069
-27% -$2.2M
TSBK icon
2509
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$274M
$5.96M ﹤0.01%
594,495
ACAD icon
2510
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.05B
$5.95M ﹤0.01%
142,130
+27,365
+24% +$1.15M
BHB icon
2511
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$533M
$5.95M ﹤0.01%
251,846
+8,121
+3% +$192K
AGIO icon
2512
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.07B
$5.94M ﹤0.01%
53,514
+7,185
+16% +$798K
DWSN icon
2513
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$49.7M
$5.94M ﹤0.01%
1,326,907
-26,702
-2% -$120K
RKUS
2514
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$5.94M ﹤0.01%
+574,331
New +$5.94M
KEM
2515
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$5.91M ﹤0.01%
2,050,646
+34,361
+2% +$99K
PINC icon
2516
Premier
PINC
$2.22B
$5.89M ﹤0.01%
153,080
+100,700
+192% +$3.87M
RLD
2517
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$5.89M ﹤0.01%
477,424
+11,984
+3% +$148K
CAVM
2518
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$5.89M ﹤0.01%
85,518
+20,448
+31% +$1.41M
CLFD icon
2519
Clearfield
CLFD
$458M
$5.87M ﹤0.01%
369,026
-20,878
-5% -$332K
APAM icon
2520
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.25B
$5.84M ﹤0.01%
125,730
+27,856
+28% +$1.29M
ADC icon
2521
Agree Realty
ADC
$7.99B
$5.81M ﹤0.01%
199,137
+16,894
+9% +$493K
GBL
2522
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
$5.81M ﹤0.01%
156,978
+3,352
+2% +$124K
ORAN
2523
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
$5.76M ﹤0.01%
374,714
OSGB
2524
DELISTED
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. COM CL B
OSGB
$5.75M ﹤0.01%
1,807,434
FFKT
2525
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
$5.74M ﹤0.01%
201,727
+3,280
+2% +$93.2K