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
AEG icon
2576
Aegon
AEG
$12.2B
$4.66M ﹤0.01%
850,954
-27,861
-3% -$153K
VRA icon
2577
Vera Bradley
VRA
$61.7M
$4.64M ﹤0.01%
286,149
+1,100
+0.4% +$17.9K
FFKT
2578
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
$4.61M ﹤0.01%
198,447
+2,038
+1% +$47.4K
CAVM
2579
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$4.61M ﹤0.01%
65,070
+37,322
+135% +$2.64M
GEOS icon
2580
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$211M
$4.6M ﹤0.01%
278,704
ININ
2581
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$4.6M ﹤0.01%
111,566
-96,105
-46% -$3.96M
ASYS icon
2582
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$135M
$4.59M ﹤0.01%
410,711
+62,446
+18% +$698K
BSTC
2583
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
$4.59M ﹤0.01%
117,230
+18,475
+19% +$723K
STM icon
2584
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23.2B
$4.58M ﹤0.01%
493,623
YZC
2585
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
$4.56M ﹤0.01%
545,764
-20,744
-4% -$173K
WSO.B
2586
Watsco, Inc. Class B
WSO.B
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
36,447
ONIT
2587
Onity Group Inc.
ONIT
$366M
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
36,726
-520
-1% -$64.3K
EMKR
2588
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
83,389
+7,843
+10% +$427K
FGH
2589
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
$4.51M ﹤0.01%
994,578
-3,900
-0.4% -$17.7K
MCHX icon
2590
Marchex
MCHX
$86.6M
$4.5M ﹤0.01%
1,101,911
+29,837
+3% +$122K
NTT
2591
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
$4.49M ﹤0.01%
145,731
+1,875
+1% +$57.8K
STBZ
2592
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$4.46M ﹤0.01%
212,309
+151,633
+250% +$3.18M
APAM icon
2593
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.29B
$4.45M ﹤0.01%
97,874
+28,528
+41% +$1.3M
N
2594
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$4.44M ﹤0.01%
47,889
+1,200
+3% +$111K
DGICB
2595
Donegal Group Class B
DGICB
$606M
$4.44M ﹤0.01%
233,787
CRD.B icon
2596
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$506M
$4.44M ﹤0.01%
513,365
+1,121
+0.2% +$9.68K
AMRC icon
2597
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.47B
$4.4M ﹤0.01%
594,029
+34,450
+6% +$255K
MSO
2598
DELISTED
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC
MSO
$4.39M ﹤0.01%
675,836
-35,563
-5% -$231K
MSL
2599
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
$4.39M ﹤0.01%
297,406
+11,350
+4% +$167K
HMHC
2600
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$4.38M ﹤0.01%
+186,580
New +$4.38M