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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DERM
2701
DELISTED
Dermira, Inc.
DERM
$3.87M ﹤0.01%
139,291
+24,228
+21% +$674K
ZNH
2702
DELISTED
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
ZNH
$3.86M ﹤0.01%
74,426
SCX
2703
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$3.84M ﹤0.01%
446,681
-3,650
-0.8% -$31.4K
TLF icon
2704
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.3M
$3.82M ﹤0.01%
495,463
+362
+0.1% +$2.79K
TERP
2705
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$3.79M ﹤0.01%
317,256
+96,557
+44% +$1.15M
PEBK icon
2706
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina
PEBK
$168M
$3.78M ﹤0.01%
123,292
+2,688
+2% +$82.5K
SGMO icon
2707
Sangamo Therapeutics
SGMO
$160M
$3.78M ﹤0.01%
230,252
-3,500
-1% -$57.4K
TAC icon
2708
TransAlta
TAC
$3.76B
$3.77M ﹤0.01%
633,598
CIVI
2709
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
219,066
+41,851
+24% +$716K
AGFS
2710
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
AGFS
$3.74M ﹤0.01%
505,440
+167,766
+50% +$1.24M
ALSK
2711
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
1,391,877
+242,570
+21% +$650K
NTIC icon
2712
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$74.8M
$3.71M ﹤0.01%
298,790
+8,358
+3% +$104K
ELP icon
2713
Copel
ELP
$6.84B
$3.66M ﹤0.01%
1,200,378
-13,232
-1% -$40.4K
CVLY
2714
DELISTED
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc
CVLY
$3.66M ﹤0.01%
146,499
+4,912
+3% +$123K
IHC
2715
DELISTED
Independence Holding Company
IHC
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
133,084
+19,186
+17% +$527K
MOG.B icon
2716
Moog Class B
MOG.B
$6.34B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
41,157
LL
2717
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
116,244
-2,394
-2% -$75.2K
BBOX
2718
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
1,020,131
+5,164
+0.5% +$18.3K
YELP icon
2719
Yelp
YELP
$1.97B
$3.61M ﹤0.01%
86,107
+33,023
+62% +$1.39M
BSQR
2720
DELISTED
BSQUARE Corporation
BSQR
$3.61M ﹤0.01%
775,565
+6,065
+0.8% +$28.2K
UNAM
2721
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
423,959
DCM
2722
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$3.59M ﹤0.01%
150,925
-3,172
-2% -$75.4K
MLCO icon
2723
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
123,326
STN icon
2724
Stantec
STN
$12.4B
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
127,908
+7,997
+7% +$224K
FBK icon
2725
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
+84,789
New +$3.56M