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
+6.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$185B
AUM Growth
+$11.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.76B
Cap. Flow %
1.49%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.17%
Holding
3,357
New
66
Increased
1,965
Reduced
1,000
Closed
80

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.14%
2 Industrials 13.28%
3 Technology 12.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.35%
5 Healthcare 9.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ULBI icon
2651
Ultralife
ULBI
$111M
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
779,546
-465
-0.1% -$1.91K
VIA
2652
DELISTED
Via Renewables, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VIA
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
43,790
+7,800
+22% +$568K
DEST
2653
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
449,858
+1,517
+0.3% +$10.7K
MIND icon
2654
MIND Technology
MIND
$64.4M
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
96,492
-32
-0% -$1.06K
ANIP icon
2655
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.12B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
47,980
+33,654
+235% +$2.23M
PMBC
2656
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
429,502
+19,712
+5% +$145K
REI icon
2657
Ring Energy
REI
$207M
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
286,092
+109,374
+62% +$1.2M
MOCO
2658
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
199,102
+402
+0.2% +$6.31K
MNDT
2659
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
212,116
-11,075
-5% -$163K
NRCIB
2660
DELISTED
National Research Corp Class B
NRCIB
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
90,373
-327
-0.4% -$11.3K
RBA icon
2661
RB Global
RBA
$21.6B
$3.11M ﹤0.01%
88,675
+7,736
+10% +$271K
NSA icon
2662
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.46B
$3.11M ﹤0.01%
148,389
+97,268
+190% +$2.04M
TRNS icon
2663
Transcat
TRNS
$739M
$3.08M ﹤0.01%
293,123
TERP
2664
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$3.07M ﹤0.01%
220,969
+11,000
+5% +$153K
CFFI icon
2665
C&F Financial
CFFI
$231M
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
71,095
+1,036
+1% +$44.6K
AC
2666
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
86,592
-2,412
-3% -$85.1K
AVAL icon
2667
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$4.03B
$3.05M ﹤0.01%
345,633
+1,200
+0.3% +$10.6K
CSPI icon
2668
CSP Inc
CSPI
$109M
$3.05M ﹤0.01%
599,424
+6,184
+1% +$31.4K
MFG icon
2669
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$83.9B
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
901,973
-40,850
-4% -$137K
ERF
2670
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
472,234
FRD icon
2671
Friedman Industries
FRD
$158M
$3.01M ﹤0.01%
565,080
-137
-0% -$729
SLP icon
2672
Simulations Plus
SLP
$284M
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
338,701
-726
-0.2% -$6.4K
SIFI
2673
DELISTED
SI Financial Group, Inc. NEW MD
SIFI
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
226,323
+4,922
+2% +$65K
SPNE
2674
DELISTED
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Common Stock
SPNE
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
294,791
-1,183
-0.4% -$12K
FLTX
2675
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$2.96M ﹤0.01%
+49,280
New +$2.96M