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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESCA icon
2501
Escalade
ESCA
$170M
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
333,060
-544
-0.2% -$8.6K
ENB icon
2502
Enbridge
ENB
$106B
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
141,309
+6,800
+5% +$252K
RLD
2503
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
537,282
+59,858
+13% +$575K
BBSI icon
2504
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.18B
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
480,836
-180,536
-27% -$1.94M
TKC icon
2505
Turkcell
TKC
$4.79B
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
593,708
-95,282
-14% -$828K
ABCD
2506
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
1,081,072
AMNB
2507
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
$5.15M ﹤0.01%
219,729
+5,762
+3% +$135K
TIMB icon
2508
TIM SA
TIMB
$10B
$5.14M ﹤0.01%
543,585
-8,528
-2% -$80.7K
AP icon
2509
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$54.7M
$5.14M ﹤0.01%
471,072
-6,456
-1% -$70.4K
USAP
2510
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
$5.13M ﹤0.01%
485,206
-10,917
-2% -$116K
INDT
2511
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
$5.12M ﹤0.01%
207,217
-456
-0.2% -$11.3K
UNAM
2512
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$5.12M ﹤0.01%
479,571
IBP icon
2513
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.21B
$5.12M ﹤0.01%
202,489
+162,935
+412% +$4.12M
MXWL
2514
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$5.1M ﹤0.01%
941,077
BHR
2515
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$199M
$5.05M ﹤0.01%
363,742
+102,752
+39% +$1.43M
HTB
2516
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
HTB
$718M
$5.04M ﹤0.01%
271,760
+52,914
+24% +$982K
CAJ
2517
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$5.04M ﹤0.01%
174,001
+7,450
+4% +$216K
MRD
2518
DELISTED
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEV CORP COM STK (DE)
MRD
$5.02M ﹤0.01%
+285,604
New +$5.02M
RARE icon
2519
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$3.02B
$5.01M ﹤0.01%
52,033
+29,375
+130% +$2.83M
FNFV
2520
DELISTED
Fidelity Natl Financial, Inc.
FNFV
$4.98M ﹤0.01%
425,083
-152
-0% -$1.78K
CLFD icon
2521
Clearfield
CLFD
$456M
$4.96M ﹤0.01%
369,026
NBIX icon
2522
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$14B
$4.95M ﹤0.01%
124,510
+11,938
+11% +$475K
VMW
2523
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$4.94M ﹤0.01%
62,695
+3,006
+5% +$237K
ENZ
2524
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
$4.93M ﹤0.01%
1,555,096
-164,535
-10% -$522K
ACAD icon
2525
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.02B
$4.92M ﹤0.01%
148,927
+6,797
+5% +$225K