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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CVU icon
2701
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$32.7M
$4.72M ﹤0.01%
564,909
+29,523
+6% +$247K
SMPL icon
2702
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.79B
$4.7M ﹤0.01%
+241,645
New +$4.7M
JILL icon
2703
J. Jill
JILL
$279M
$4.68M ﹤0.01%
180,360
+93,772
+108% +$2.43M
UONEK icon
2704
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$37.2M
$4.68M ﹤0.01%
2,337,503
-51,009
-2% -$102K
CRCM
2705
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
$4.67M ﹤0.01%
+211,067
New +$4.67M
VOLT
2706
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$4.65M ﹤0.01%
1,208,888
+4,172
+0.3% +$16.1K
HLG
2707
DELISTED
Hailiang Education Group Inc. American Depositary Shares
HLG
$4.63M ﹤0.01%
67,421
+17,110
+34% +$1.17M
BH.A icon
2708
Biglari Holdings Class A
BH.A
$972M
$4.59M ﹤0.01%
4,978
+379
+8% +$349K
AP icon
2709
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$54.7M
$4.58M ﹤0.01%
775,582
+28,258
+4% +$167K
TZOO icon
2710
Travelzoo
TZOO
$106M
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
383,472
+64,768
+20% +$767K
GAIA icon
2711
Gaia
GAIA
$153M
$4.53M ﹤0.01%
294,432
+56,125
+24% +$864K
EMKR
2712
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$4.53M ﹤0.01%
95,387
-427
-0.4% -$20.3K
KPTI icon
2713
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$56M
$4.43M ﹤0.01%
17,358
-3,199
-16% -$817K
PZN
2714
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
$4.43M ﹤0.01%
464,388
+18,173
+4% +$173K
FSBW icon
2715
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$317M
$4.42M ﹤0.01%
158,720
+51,386
+48% +$1.43M
INSM icon
2716
Insmed
INSM
$30.8B
$4.4M ﹤0.01%
+217,317
New +$4.4M
FOR icon
2717
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$4.39M ﹤0.01%
207,163
-7,929
-4% -$168K
GYRE icon
2718
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$753M
$4.36M ﹤0.01%
53,914
+32,360
+150% +$2.62M
SALM
2719
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$4.36M ﹤0.01%
1,281,706
+57,252
+5% +$195K
SHOP icon
2720
Shopify
SHOP
$191B
$4.35M ﹤0.01%
264,440
-2,900
-1% -$47.7K
TSQ icon
2721
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$117M
$4.32M ﹤0.01%
551,964
+63,888
+13% +$500K
FCCY
2722
DELISTED
1st Constitution Bancorp
FCCY
$4.29M ﹤0.01%
207,056
+14,453
+8% +$299K
CMT icon
2723
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$4.28M ﹤0.01%
642,332
-6,161
-1% -$41.1K
UPL
2724
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$4.25M ﹤0.01%
3,794,669
-86,334
-2% -$96.7K
HFBC
2725
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$4.24M ﹤0.01%
242,437