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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FRG
2651
DELISTED
Franchise Group, Inc.
FRG
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
111,541
+70,584
+172% +$2.5M
AUDC icon
2652
AudioCodes
AUDC
$284M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
121,346
+78,967
+186% +$2.57M
DWSN icon
2653
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.5M
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
1,575,560
-51,655
-3% -$129K
CIX icon
2654
Comp X International
CIX
$282M
$3.91M ﹤0.01%
188,105
+1,228
+0.7% +$25.5K
HWBK icon
2655
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$219M
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
181,664
+3,625
+2% +$77.6K
SMHI icon
2656
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$171M
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
834,134
-72,812
-8% -$337K
NSTG
2657
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
80,145
-46,107
-37% -$2.21M
PPIH icon
2658
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$261M
$3.81M ﹤0.01%
490,923
-19,234
-4% -$149K
SRGA
2659
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
115,866
-22,774
-16% -$745K
BCOV
2660
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$3.78M ﹤0.01%
327,168
-64,195
-16% -$741K
GORO icon
2661
Gold Resource Corp
GORO
$114M
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
2,393,853
-258,390
-10% -$406K
SOHU
2662
Sohu.com
SOHU
$474M
$3.76M ﹤0.01%
180,390
-1,073
-0.6% -$22.3K
BDSI
2663
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
1,039,295
+194,528
+23% +$702K
WMG icon
2664
Warner Music
WMG
$17.6B
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
87,229
+66,477
+320% +$2.84M
INFU icon
2665
InfuSystem Holdings
INFU
$206M
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
286,039
-22,897
-7% -$298K
PFIS icon
2666
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$524M
$3.71M ﹤0.01%
81,389
+8,691
+12% +$396K
IMOS
2667
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$629M
$3.71M ﹤0.01%
108,314
-7,655
-7% -$262K
DSKE
2668
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
400,562
+71,189
+22% +$656K
NCMI icon
2669
National CineMedia
NCMI
$423M
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
103,533
-42,838
-29% -$1.53M
ITI
2670
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
697,738
+33,114
+5% +$175K
TACT icon
2671
Transact Technologies
TACT
$47M
$3.68M ﹤0.01%
264,934
+944
+0.4% +$13.1K
NAT icon
2672
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$675M
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
1,422,649
-505,665
-26% -$1.29M
SIC
2673
DELISTED
Select Interior Concepts, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SIC
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
252,562
-583
-0.2% -$8.41K
CSTL icon
2674
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$665M
$3.61M ﹤0.01%
+54,317
New +$3.61M
YMAB icon
2675
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
$390M
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
+125,522
New +$3.58M