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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KOS icon
2676
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$827M
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
320,892
+46,021
+17% +$517K
AXTI icon
2677
AXT Inc
AXTI
$157M
$3.59M ﹤0.01%
1,675,985
+11,431
+0.7% +$24.5K
NRCIB
2678
DELISTED
National Research Corp Class B
NRCIB
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
91,081
KT icon
2679
KT
KT
$9.65B
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
234,199
+75,458
+48% +$1.14M
LSBG
2680
DELISTED
Lake Sunapee Bank Group
LSBG
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
232,687
+983
+0.4% +$15K
FRAN
2681
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
19,927
+15,280
+329% +$2.7M
UG icon
2682
United-Guardian
UG
$38.5M
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
123,110
-200
-0.2% -$5.72K
CNBKA
2683
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
99,605
+2,322
+2% +$82.1K
BXC icon
2684
BlueLinx
BXC
$643M
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
251,062
-1,934
-0.8% -$27.1K
IONS icon
2685
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.1B
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
101,654
-160,663
-61% -$5.54M
NAT icon
2686
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$682M
$3.5M ﹤0.01%
375,033
-311,542
-45% -$2.9M
KEQU icon
2687
Kewaunee Scientific
KEQU
$139M
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
198,508
+1,163
+0.6% +$20.5K
MAG
2688
DELISTED
MAGNETEK INC COM STK NEW
MAG
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
146,378
+4,165
+3% +$99.3K
NICE icon
2689
Nice
NICE
$8.82B
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
85,101
-22,256
-21% -$908K
IBCP icon
2690
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$665M
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
269,485
-1,762
-0.6% -$22.7K
AKS
2691
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp.
AKS
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
435,140
+61,073
+16% +$486K
DWSN icon
2692
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$51.8M
$3.46M ﹤0.01%
222,024
-959
-0.4% -$14.9K
MFG icon
2693
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$82.3B
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
838,792
+4,600
+0.6% +$18.9K
AMRC icon
2694
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.46B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
489,187
+3,305
+0.7% +$23.2K
MSON
2695
DELISTED
Misonix Inc
MSON
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
506,604
-2,345
-0.5% -$15.9K
SGI
2696
DELISTED
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
355,830
TRI icon
2697
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$78.2B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
82,368
-3,207
-4% -$133K
CUBI icon
2698
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
170,350
+90,625
+114% +$1.81M
NBHC icon
2699
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.46B
$3.4M ﹤0.01%
170,546
+133,278
+358% +$2.66M
AMCC
2700
DELISTED
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation New
AMCC
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
311,980
-574,329
-65% -$6.21M