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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PVTL
2676
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
269,423
+12,010
+5% +$179K
GV
2677
DELISTED
Goldfield Corporation
GV
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
1,868,447
-11,246
-0.6% -$24.2K
ESTE
2678
DELISTED
Earthstone Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock
ESTE
$4M ﹤0.01%
1,230,312
+46,877
+4% +$152K
BBW icon
2679
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$962M
$4M ﹤0.01%
1,268,442
-33,722
-3% -$106K
ASNA
2680
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
$3.96M ﹤0.01%
749,511
-25,606
-3% -$135K
DWSN icon
2681
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.6M
$3.95M ﹤0.01%
1,845,911
-14,353
-0.8% -$30.7K
AAOI icon
2682
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$1.73B
$3.92M ﹤0.01%
348,931
-232
-0.1% -$2.6K
LUNA
2683
DELISTED
Luna Innovations Incorporated
LUNA
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
671,755
+16,068
+2% +$93K
BL icon
2684
BlackLine
BL
$3.32B
$3.89M ﹤0.01%
81,322
+58,429
+255% +$2.79M
RNWK
2685
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
2,333,717
-6,378
-0.3% -$10.6K
FRBA icon
2686
First Bank
FRBA
$415M
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
355,385
+12,329
+4% +$134K
CETV
2687
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
$3.85M ﹤0.01%
856,016
+184,836
+28% +$831K
ENFC
2688
DELISTED
Entegra Financial Corp.
ENFC
$3.83M ﹤0.01%
127,466
-7,688
-6% -$231K
PKBK icon
2689
Parke Bancorp
PKBK
$267M
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
189,302
+3,381
+2% +$68.3K
TACT icon
2690
Transact Technologies
TACT
$47M
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
313,573
FRD icon
2691
Friedman Industries
FRD
$154M
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
588,056
-1,405
-0.2% -$9.12K
MYOK
2692
DELISTED
MyoKardia, Inc. Common Stock
MYOK
$3.8M ﹤0.01%
72,890
+59,605
+449% +$3.11M
NMR icon
2693
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$21.9B
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
892,254
-25,352
-3% -$108K
CBD
2694
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
196,829
-2,923
-1% -$56.2K
ARC
2695
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$3.78M ﹤0.01%
2,780,936
-53,895
-2% -$73.3K
VOLT
2696
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
1,180,154
-40,533
-3% -$128K
BWFG icon
2697
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$350M
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
135,551
+3,685
+3% +$101K
GNTY icon
2698
Guaranty Bancshares
GNTY
$552M
$3.71M ﹤0.01%
133,294
+14,105
+12% +$392K
PBIP
2699
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
216,937
+1,320
+0.6% +$22.5K
KTB icon
2700
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.29B
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
105,001
-10,394
-9% -$365K