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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESP icon
2701
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$136M
$2.82M ﹤0.01%
108,551
GBL
2702
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
89,915
-70,153
-44% -$2.18M
CRD.B icon
2703
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$509M
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
525,281
+3,903
+0.7% +$20.7K
SPIL
2704
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
359,040
-707,718
-66% -$5.49M
CBNJ
2705
DELISTED
CAPE BANCORP, INC COM
CBNJ
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
221,694
+33,571
+18% +$417K
SLP icon
2706
Simulations Plus
SLP
$285M
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
277,667
+31,032
+13% +$308K
ESV
2707
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
44,551
+13,592
+44% +$837K
SPXC icon
2708
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.34B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
292,097
-67,274
-19% -$628K
OMAB icon
2709
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
OMAB
$5.14B
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
70,849
-6,507
-8% -$250K
CPL
2710
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
375,600
AC
2711
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
+89,004
New +$2.7M
CFFI icon
2712
C&F Financial
CFFI
$230M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
69,164
+372
+0.5% +$14.5K
ARKR icon
2713
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.9M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
116,675
GST
2714
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
2,052,937
-286,957
-12% -$376K
PCL
2715
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
56,280
+1,366
+2% +$65.2K
HFBC
2716
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
223,519
-300
-0.1% -$3.6K
TAC icon
2717
TransAlta
TAC
$3.65B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
753,792
-45,853
-6% -$162K
ACNT icon
2718
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$115M
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
387,568
-3,975
-1% -$27.3K
Z icon
2719
Zillow
Z
$21.8B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
112,972
EBTC
2720
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
114,584
BH icon
2721
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$975M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
11,969
+3,498
+41% +$760K
LARK icon
2722
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$156M
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
150,350
-15
-0% -$254
TST
2723
DELISTED
TheStreet, Inc.
TST
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
169,054
-637
-0.4% -$9.56K
HBCP icon
2724
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$442M
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
97,224
CBNK
2725
DELISTED
CHICOPEE BANCORP INC COM STK
CBNK
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
145,541