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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AEG icon
2626
Aegon
AEG
$11.8B
$3.29M ﹤0.01%
833,313
+1,661
+0.2% +$6.57K
BRID icon
2627
Bridgford Foods
BRID
$71.8M
$3.28M ﹤0.01%
265,366
GENC icon
2628
Gencor Industries
GENC
$237M
$3.26M ﹤0.01%
334,437
+38,302
+13% +$373K
DDC
2629
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
293,210
-2,500
-0.8% -$27.7K
CNCO
2630
DELISTED
Cencosud S.A.
CNCO
$3.25M ﹤0.01%
423,040
+17,829
+4% +$137K
CP icon
2631
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$70.3B
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
122,225
-2,150
-2% -$57.1K
DGAS
2632
DELISTED
Delta Natural Gas Co Inc
DGAS
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
140,136
+533
+0.4% +$12.3K
PWX
2633
DELISTED
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company
PWX
$3.22M ﹤0.01%
223,633
-35
-0% -$504
PRGX
2634
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
$3.21M ﹤0.01%
679,328
+7,678
+1% +$36.2K
STRR
2635
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
STRR
$33M
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
134,985
+1,165
+0.9% +$27.6K
UTI icon
2636
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.47B
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
740,779
+35,123
+5% +$151K
NRCIB
2637
DELISTED
National Research Corp Class B
NRCIB
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
90,700
RIGL icon
2638
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$742M
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
152,727
-9,355
-6% -$195K
DDD icon
2639
3D Systems Corporation
DDD
$272M
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
204,819
+12,100
+6% +$187K
AKS
2640
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$3.14M ﹤0.01%
760,890
BLUE
2641
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
5,675
-102
-2% -$56.1K
RST
2642
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
464,332
-46,116
-9% -$309K
ONE
2643
DELISTED
HIGHER ONE HOLDINGS, INC COM STK
ONE
$3.11M ﹤0.01%
795,405
+98,206
+14% +$384K
ACNT icon
2644
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$114M
$3.1M ﹤0.01%
391,844
+4,276
+1% +$33.9K
CC icon
2645
Chemours
CC
$2.34B
$3.1M ﹤0.01%
442,617
+180,681
+69% +$1.27M
CMLS
2646
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$3.1M ﹤0.01%
833,538
-15,061
-2% -$55.9K
AMPH icon
2647
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.37B
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
257,454
+189,266
+278% +$2.27M
ACTG icon
2648
Acacia Research
ACTG
$318M
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
814,515
+82,617
+11% +$313K
TAC icon
2649
TransAlta
TAC
$3.64B
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
663,871
-89,921
-12% -$418K
FRD icon
2650
Friedman Industries
FRD
$153M
$3.07M ﹤0.01%
566,575