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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WFT
2626
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$5.02M ﹤0.01%
2,192,498
-4,950,610
-69% -$11.3M
AGFS
2627
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
AGFS
$5.02M ﹤0.01%
682,817
+177,377
+35% +$1.3M
MXWL
2628
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$5.02M ﹤0.01%
846,313
-2,521
-0.3% -$15K
APPF icon
2629
AppFolio
APPF
$10.1B
$4.99M ﹤0.01%
122,231
+98,076
+406% +$4.01M
FOR icon
2630
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.45B
$4.99M ﹤0.01%
235,866
VLRS
2631
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación
VLRS
$719M
$4.97M ﹤0.01%
610,354
CVU icon
2632
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$32.8M
$4.96M ﹤0.01%
508,756
+16,335
+3% +$159K
TRNS icon
2633
Transcat
TRNS
$715M
$4.95M ﹤0.01%
316,063
+8,621
+3% +$135K
UONEK icon
2634
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$36.3M
$4.94M ﹤0.01%
2,410,637
-14,878
-0.6% -$30.5K
HBCP icon
2635
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$442M
$4.94M ﹤0.01%
114,346
+7,861
+7% +$339K
AKO.B icon
2636
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$3.85B
$4.94M ﹤0.01%
168,654
-4,329
-3% -$127K
CWBC
2637
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$406M
$4.84M ﹤0.01%
247,649
+42,268
+21% +$827K
PZN
2638
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
$4.84M ﹤0.01%
435,224
+31,476
+8% +$350K
IIN
2639
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
$4.83M ﹤0.01%
241,450
-11,282
-4% -$226K
OLP
2640
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$502M
$4.82M ﹤0.01%
217,896
+5,585
+3% +$123K
ARA
2641
DELISTED
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc
ARA
$4.81M ﹤0.01%
255,166
+125,561
+97% +$2.37M
SHAK icon
2642
Shake Shack
SHAK
$4.18B
$4.81M ﹤0.01%
115,486
+13,000
+13% +$541K
LIND icon
2643
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$753M
$4.8M ﹤0.01%
467,037
+124,839
+36% +$1.28M
NEO icon
2644
NeoGenomics
NEO
$1.07B
$4.79M ﹤0.01%
587,402
-7,481
-1% -$61K
XPRO icon
2645
Expro
XPRO
$1.44B
$4.77M ﹤0.01%
146,335
+16,080
+12% +$524K
LOB icon
2646
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.69B
$4.76M ﹤0.01%
171,330
+126,583
+283% +$3.52M
FGH
2647
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
$4.74M ﹤0.01%
1,064,338
+5,776
+0.5% +$25.7K
MX icon
2648
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$111M
$4.72M ﹤0.01%
492,125
-2,330
-0.5% -$22.4K
OTIC
2649
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
$4.72M ﹤0.01%
1,124,019
+246,805
+28% +$1.04M
NBN icon
2650
Northeast Bank
NBN
$946M
$4.72M ﹤0.01%
230,069
+54,048
+31% +$1.11M