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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EGY icon
2601
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$416M
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
2,512,356
-231,895
-8% -$371K
GOOD
2602
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$598M
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
275,518
+36,150
+15% +$527K
OPCH icon
2603
Option Care Health
OPCH
$4.65B
$4M ﹤0.01%
571,025
-192,670
-25% -$1.35M
MOFG icon
2604
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$609M
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
130,806
+2,587
+2% +$78.7K
PGNX
2605
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
646,263
-12,117
-2% -$74.3K
WSR
2606
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$656M
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
329,715
+43,552
+15% +$523K
CCS icon
2607
Century Communities
CCS
$1.99B
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
222,899
+143,917
+182% +$2.55M
NAII icon
2608
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$21M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
381,589
+7,798
+2% +$80.6K
BZH icon
2609
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$758M
$3.94M ﹤0.01%
342,985
-5,072
-1% -$58.3K
STRP
2610
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
228,691
-53,917
-19% -$924K
STRR
2611
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
STRR
$34.3M
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
133,820
-124
-0.1% -$3.62K
VMW
2612
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$3.88M ﹤0.01%
68,526
+5,831
+9% +$330K
DGICB
2613
Donegal Group Class B
DGICB
$617M
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
233,787
EHTH icon
2614
eHealth
EHTH
$115M
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
385,642
+12,991
+3% +$130K
BSQR
2615
DELISTED
BSQUARE Corporation
BSQR
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
629,473
+63,437
+11% +$386K
ZINC
2616
DELISTED
HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
ZINC
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
1,866,699
-456,014
-20% -$935K
CRD.A icon
2617
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$511M
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
748,182
-3,928
-0.5% -$19.9K
ZG icon
2618
Zillow
ZG
$20B
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
145,376
+80,435
+124% +$2.09M
MFG icon
2619
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$83B
$3.78M ﹤0.01%
934,473
+12,200
+1% +$49.3K
NICE icon
2620
Nice
NICE
$8.77B
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
65,586
-3,387
-5% -$194K
GRBK icon
2621
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.17B
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
520,932
+186,290
+56% +$1.34M
DEST
2622
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
428,743
-33,956
-7% -$296K
GRPN icon
2623
Groupon
GRPN
$916M
$3.72M ﹤0.01%
60,554
-439
-0.7% -$27K
PPIH icon
2624
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$261M
$3.71M ﹤0.01%
566,759
-6,602
-1% -$43.2K
BIN
2625
DELISTED
PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD COM
BIN
$3.7M ﹤0.01%
157,129