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
CMLS
2526
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$4.92M ﹤0.01%
873,278
-22,346
-2% -$126K
CPIX icon
2527
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$50.8M
$4.92M ﹤0.01%
851,964
-1,683
-0.2% -$9.71K
HMY icon
2528
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.62B
$4.9M ﹤0.01%
8,117,405
-127,515
-2% -$76.9K
PGEM
2529
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
$4.88M ﹤0.01%
416,668
+44,638
+12% +$522K
BIDU icon
2530
Baidu
BIDU
$37B
$4.85M ﹤0.01%
+35,300
New +$4.85M
WY icon
2531
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18.1B
$4.85M ﹤0.01%
177,263
+1,370
+0.8% +$37.5K
MX icon
2532
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$110M
$4.84M ﹤0.01%
734,034
-112,907
-13% -$744K
BZC
2533
DELISTED
BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION COM
BZC
$4.82M ﹤0.01%
344,804
+4,647
+1% +$65K
CTG
2534
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
$4.79M ﹤0.01%
773,587
+51,758
+7% +$320K
NTK
2535
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
$4.78M ﹤0.01%
75,577
+1,395
+2% +$88.3K
POZN
2536
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
$4.78M ﹤0.01%
818,754
-6,600
-0.8% -$38.5K
EHTH icon
2537
eHealth
EHTH
$115M
$4.77M ﹤0.01%
372,651
GHM icon
2538
Graham Corp
GHM
$530M
$4.76M ﹤0.01%
269,924
+5,086
+2% +$89.8K
NTLS
2539
DELISTED
NTELOS HLDGS CORP COM
NTLS
$4.76M ﹤0.01%
526,548
+72,719
+16% +$657K
ICA
2540
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$4.75M ﹤0.01%
2,843,573
-32,892
-1% -$55K
PINC icon
2541
Premier
PINC
$2.21B
$4.74M ﹤0.01%
137,819
-15,261
-10% -$524K
QSR icon
2542
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$20.3B
$4.73M ﹤0.01%
131,801
+41,261
+46% +$1.48M
TRNO icon
2543
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$5.92B
$4.73M ﹤0.01%
240,943
+43,983
+22% +$864K
GBL
2544
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
$4.73M ﹤0.01%
160,068
+3,090
+2% +$91.3K
CRR
2545
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$4.7M ﹤0.01%
247,387
-1,400
-0.6% -$26.6K
VRA icon
2546
Vera Bradley
VRA
$63.7M
$4.69M ﹤0.01%
371,998
+50,533
+16% +$637K
SPNE
2547
DELISTED
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Common Stock
SPNE
$4.69M ﹤0.01%
+289,466
New +$4.69M
NPTN
2548
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
$4.68M ﹤0.01%
687,086
+402,972
+142% +$2.74M
DWSN icon
2549
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.5M
$4.68M ﹤0.01%
1,289,062
-37,845
-3% -$137K
EGY icon
2550
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$416M
$4.67M ﹤0.01%
2,744,251
-315,796
-10% -$537K