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
ACNT icon
2651
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$119M
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
394,641
+2,797
+0.7% +$21.4K
CP icon
2652
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$68.6B
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
117,350
-4,875
-4% -$126K
NRCIB
2653
DELISTED
National Research Corp Class B
NRCIB
$3.01M ﹤0.01%
90,700
NATR icon
2654
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$301M
$3M ﹤0.01%
314,918
+2,337
+0.7% +$22.3K
UMH
2655
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.28B
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
266,174
+17,902
+7% +$201K
UNTY icon
2656
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$522M
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
258,748
-232
-0.1% -$2.68K
FAC
2657
DELISTED
First Acceptance Corp.
FAC
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
2,125,726
-3,141
-0.1% -$4.4K
VIA
2658
DELISTED
Via Renewables, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VIA
$2.97M ﹤0.01%
+35,990
New +$2.97M
PLPM
2659
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
656,946
+199,878
+44% +$898K
TRNS icon
2660
Transcat
TRNS
$739M
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
293,123
BSF
2661
DELISTED
Bear State Financial, Inc.
BSF
$2.94M ﹤0.01%
312,070
-11,166
-3% -$105K
SIFI
2662
DELISTED
SI Financial Group, Inc. NEW MD
SIFI
$2.93M ﹤0.01%
221,401
+4,313
+2% +$57.1K
TLYS icon
2663
Tilly's
TLYS
$61.3M
$2.92M ﹤0.01%
504,061
+112,723
+29% +$653K
KONA
2664
DELISTED
Kona Grill, Inc.
KONA
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
271,728
+47,102
+21% +$505K
SZMK
2665
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
1,272,067
-8,262
-0.6% -$18.9K
DDC
2666
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
329,368
+36,158
+12% +$320K
PMBC
2667
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
409,790
+12,635
+3% +$89.7K
SCOR icon
2668
Comscore
SCOR
$31.7M
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
6,088
+346
+6% +$165K
EBTC
2669
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$2.9M ﹤0.01%
120,795
+6,211
+5% +$149K
VALU icon
2670
Value Line
VALU
$359M
$2.89M ﹤0.01%
176,663
-1,275
-0.7% -$20.8K
MGA icon
2671
Magna International
MGA
$12.8B
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
82,032
+10,592
+15% +$371K
STM icon
2672
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23.3B
$2.87M ﹤0.01%
486,935
-5,480
-1% -$32.3K
ESP icon
2673
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$141M
$2.82M ﹤0.01%
108,351
MOCO
2674
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
$2.81M ﹤0.01%
198,700
ATLC icon
2675
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.04B
$2.81M ﹤0.01%
965,737
-8,172
-0.8% -$23.8K