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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.69%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CBNK
2701
DELISTED
CHICOPEE BANCORP INC COM STK
CBNK
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
145,541
BVH
2702
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
32,088
HFBC
2703
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
223,519
BSBR icon
2704
Santander
BSBR
$40.6B
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
566,314
+30,434
+6% +$136K
UG icon
2705
United-Guardian
UG
$39.1M
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
121,858
VA
2706
DELISTED
Virgin America Inc.
VA
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
+65,197
New +$2.51M
PDS
2707
Precision Drilling
PDS
$754M
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
29,807
-2,079
-7% -$175K
BCA
2708
DELISTED
CORPBANCA SPONSORED ADR REPSTG (1-1,500)COM STK
BCA
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
182,190
+11,735
+7% +$161K
AC
2709
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
89,004
IMMR icon
2710
Immersion
IMMR
$230M
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
298,440
-2,900
-1% -$24K
UMH
2711
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.29B
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
248,272
+9,870
+4% +$97.9K
PRMW
2712
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
243,357
+91,546
+60% +$924K
MX icon
2713
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$107M
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
451,099
-130,195
-22% -$708K
BHBK
2714
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
179,296
+88,927
+98% +$1.22M
TRI icon
2715
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$78.7B
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
52,948
+1,928
+4% +$89.2K
SIF icon
2716
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$43.8M
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
262,425
LARK icon
2717
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$155M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
151,005
+655
+0.4% +$10.6K
LQDT icon
2718
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$836M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
469,273
+27,861
+6% +$144K
AV
2719
DELISTED
Aviva Plc
AV
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
185,974
+21,633
+13% +$283K
MSL
2720
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
316,582
+1,300
+0.4% +$9.92K
ARKR icon
2721
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.4M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
116,323
-352
-0.3% -$7.25K
OLBK
2722
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
131,114
+884
+0.7% +$15.9K
EGY icon
2723
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$399M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
2,512,356
FUNC icon
2724
First United
FUNC
$240M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
214,750
+952
+0.4% +$10.4K
QNST icon
2725
QuinStreet
QNST
$920M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
687,773
+26,479
+4% +$90.6K