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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BLMT
2626
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
163,302
-1,290
-0.8% -$42.4K
CWCO icon
2627
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$529M
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
416,382
+27,833
+7% +$358K
FNWB icon
2628
First Northwest Bancorp
FNWB
$63M
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
342,466
+24,634
+8% +$384K
FSBW icon
2629
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$317M
$5.33M ﹤0.01%
211,050
+23,078
+12% +$582K
HNGR
2630
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
278,308
-139,792
-33% -$2.66M
PRCP
2631
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$5.3M ﹤0.01%
706,050
-3,600
-0.5% -$27K
CSLT
2632
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
1,410,617
+309,214
+28% +$1.16M
SINA
2633
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
89,557
+40,670
+83% +$2.4M
ORAN
2634
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
$5.27M ﹤0.01%
323,476
-2,675
-0.8% -$43.6K
LYTS icon
2635
LSI Industries
LYTS
$680M
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
1,991,067
-16,670
-0.8% -$43.8K
DWSN icon
2636
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$51.5M
$5.22M ﹤0.01%
1,781,689
+36,226
+2% +$106K
PVTL
2637
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
$5.22M ﹤0.01%
250,245
+125,412
+100% +$2.62M
PETX
2638
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$5.2M ﹤0.01%
1,445,459
+212,240
+17% +$764K
WSC icon
2639
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.29B
$5.19M ﹤0.01%
467,660
+334,597
+251% +$3.71M
CLS icon
2640
Celestica
CLS
$28.5B
$5.18M ﹤0.01%
613,397
-9,400
-2% -$79.4K
ALBO
2641
DELISTED
Albireo Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
ALBO
$5.14M ﹤0.01%
159,690
+43,467
+37% +$1.4M
ESCA icon
2642
Escalade
ESCA
$173M
$5.11M ﹤0.01%
457,548
+5,999
+1% +$67K
CPIX icon
2643
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$51M
$5.09M ﹤0.01%
876,239
-4,009
-0.5% -$23.3K
STAA icon
2644
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.38B
$5.09M ﹤0.01%
148,772
-3,008
-2% -$103K
BGFV icon
2645
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.8M
$5.01M ﹤0.01%
1,575,584
-21,337
-1% -$67.8K
HFBC
2646
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$5M ﹤0.01%
253,988
+2,800
+1% +$55.2K
LFVN icon
2647
LifeVantage
LFVN
$142M
$4.98M ﹤0.01%
348,530
+60,154
+21% +$860K
ARDX icon
2648
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.6B
$4.96M ﹤0.01%
1,770,816
+126,335
+8% +$354K
PPIH icon
2649
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$254M
$4.93M ﹤0.01%
560,544
-740
-0.1% -$6.5K
UBFO icon
2650
United Security Bancshares
UBFO
$167M
$4.91M ﹤0.01%
463,559
+13,530
+3% +$143K