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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MNDT
2601
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
223,191
-17,889
-7% -$295K
MGI
2602
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
536,139
-5,914
-1% -$40.5K
VA
2603
DELISTED
Virgin America Inc.
VA
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
65,197
LILAK icon
2604
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.57B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
119,281
+110,899
+1,323% +$3.39M
PWX
2605
DELISTED
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company
PWX
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
223,633
PVG
2606
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
+325,217
New +$3.64M
SPWH icon
2607
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$122M
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
449,536
+169,389
+60% +$1.37M
MIND icon
2608
MIND Technology
MIND
$76.2M
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
96,524
+24,923
+35% +$935K
IMN
2609
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$3.59M ﹤0.01%
2,868,772
-40,953
-1% -$51.2K
ACTG icon
2610
Acacia Research
ACTG
$326M
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
814,515
PRGX
2611
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
686,547
+7,219
+1% +$37.7K
WPRT
2612
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$41.1M
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
+210,924
New +$3.52M
SGBK
2613
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
108,758
+54,702
+101% +$1.76M
DGICB
2614
Donegal Group Class B
DGICB
$610M
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
228,880
-194
-0.1% -$2.96K
TLF icon
2615
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.4M
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
489,984
EVRI
2616
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
3,005,830
-104,184
-3% -$120K
LAKE icon
2617
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$143M
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
397,793
+374
+0.1% +$3.24K
AV
2618
DELISTED
Aviva Plc
AV
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
322,001
+136,027
+73% +$1.45M
TTGT icon
2619
TechTarget
TTGT
$421M
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
424,615
+32,241
+8% +$261K
TACO
2620
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
376,589
+150,441
+67% +$1.37M
ESCA icon
2621
Escalade
ESCA
$173M
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
330,207
+748
+0.2% +$7.66K
BRID icon
2622
Bridgford Foods
BRID
$72.2M
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
265,366
CIG icon
2623
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.78B
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
2,989,270
-817,151
-21% -$918K
RST
2624
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
432,970
-31,362
-7% -$243K
AMRB
2625
DELISTED
American River Bankshares
AMRB
$3.35M ﹤0.01%
330,163
+1,400
+0.4% +$14.2K