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
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNS icon
2701
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.63B
$3.31M ﹤0.01%
93,752
-1,784
-2% -$63K
EMMS
2702
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$3.3M ﹤0.01%
326,483
-9,608
-3% -$97.2K
CTRX
2703
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$3.29M ﹤0.01%
71,511
-98,401
-58% -$4.52M
EXL
2704
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
$3.26M ﹤0.01%
271,880
+49,503
+22% +$594K
HIFS icon
2705
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$619M
$3.26M ﹤0.01%
46,658
+448
+1% +$31.3K
RENX
2706
DELISTED
RELX N.V.
RENX
$3.24M ﹤0.01%
248,377
LMCB
2707
DELISTED
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE CLASS B
LMCB
$3.23M ﹤0.01%
64,287
-2,700
-4% -$135K
CNBKA
2708
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
96,020
+408
+0.4% +$13.6K
KCG
2709
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
+366,071
New +$3.17M
LEU icon
2710
Centrus Energy
LEU
$4.08B
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
27,420
-367
-1% -$42.4K
CWST icon
2711
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.82B
$3.16M ﹤0.01%
549,091
-48,734
-8% -$280K
SPDC
2712
DELISTED
SPEED COMMERCE, INC COM STK
SPDC
$3.16M ﹤0.01%
962,622
+84,561
+10% +$277K
UG icon
2713
United-Guardian
UG
$37.7M
$3.14M ﹤0.01%
123,959
-125
-0.1% -$3.17K
PLXT
2714
DELISTED
PLX TECHNOLOGY INC
PLXT
$3.14M ﹤0.01%
521,863
-78,002
-13% -$470K
BHC icon
2715
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.65B
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
29,976
+5,220
+21% +$545K
SLCA
2716
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
125,418
+594
+0.5% +$14.8K
CRWN
2717
DELISTED
CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS INC CL-A
CRWN
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
1,014,055
+10,243
+1% +$31.5K
ADEP
2718
DELISTED
ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NEW
ADEP
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
429,273
-6,249
-1% -$45K
CY
2719
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
330,679
-9,741
-3% -$91K
KONA
2720
DELISTED
Kona Grill, Inc.
KONA
$3.08M ﹤0.01%
265,207
+3,683
+1% +$42.8K
CTHR
2721
DELISTED
Charles & Colvard Ltd
CTHR
$3.08M ﹤0.01%
43,917
+5,578
+15% +$391K
LSBG
2722
DELISTED
Lake Sunapee Bank Group
LSBG
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
226,047
+990
+0.4% +$13.4K
CETV
2723
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
$3.04M ﹤0.01%
577,369
+108,245
+23% +$571K
PAAS icon
2724
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.6B
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
286,725
+64,807
+29% +$684K
ULBI icon
2725
Ultralife
ULBI
$115M
$3M ﹤0.01%
749,362
+1,963
+0.3% +$7.85K