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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NSA icon
2501
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
262,006
+113,617
+77% +$2.51M
REI icon
2502
Ring Energy
REI
$211M
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
444,867
+158,775
+55% +$2.06M
TIMB icon
2503
TIM SA
TIMB
$10B
$5.78M ﹤0.01%
488,547
-21,680
-4% -$256K
NWY
2504
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
$5.76M ﹤0.01%
2,537,691
+7,999
+0.3% +$18.2K
LSBG
2505
DELISTED
Lake Sunapee Bank Group
LSBG
$5.74M ﹤0.01%
243,430
-679
-0.3% -$16K
PWOD
2506
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
$5.74M ﹤0.01%
170,489
-244
-0.1% -$8.22K
NTT
2507
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
$5.73M ﹤0.01%
136,169
-12,000
-8% -$505K
SDRL
2508
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
$5.69M ﹤0.01%
6,229
+172
+3% +$157K
KIN
2509
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
$5.67M ﹤0.01%
1,334,953
+1,310,155
+5,283% +$5.57M
NAII icon
2510
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$21M
$5.61M ﹤0.01%
496,841
+32,277
+7% +$365K
IBCP icon
2511
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$667M
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
257,094
-29,692
-10% -$644K
TGH
2512
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$5.58M ﹤0.01%
748,540
+46,913
+7% +$350K
PRMW
2513
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$5.57M ﹤0.01%
491,756
+16,072
+3% +$182K
ANIP icon
2514
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.12B
$5.55M ﹤0.01%
91,514
+43,534
+91% +$2.64M
WSR
2515
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$655M
$5.51M ﹤0.01%
383,292
+7,527
+2% +$108K
NOK icon
2516
Nokia
NOK
$24.6B
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
1,143,692
-16,486
-1% -$79.3K
BHR
2517
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$197M
$5.5M ﹤0.01%
406,958
+3,913
+1% +$52.9K
STM icon
2518
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23B
$5.47M ﹤0.01%
482,255
-4,680
-1% -$53.1K
BZH icon
2519
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$761M
$5.47M ﹤0.01%
411,170
+22,158
+6% +$295K
VSM
2520
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$5.44M ﹤0.01%
+193,823
New +$5.44M
CPL
2521
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
$5.41M ﹤0.01%
350,870
-256
-0.1% -$3.95K
ACTG icon
2522
Acacia Research
ACTG
$306M
$5.41M ﹤0.01%
831,637
+17,122
+2% +$111K
HCOM
2523
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$5.35M ﹤0.01%
215,788
+6,401
+3% +$159K
EPE
2524
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
815,750
+23,203
+3% +$152K
STRR
2525
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
21,304
+281
+1% +$70.3K