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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CCO icon
2776
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$646M
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
264,396
-27,325
-9% -$277K
ULBI icon
2777
Ultralife
ULBI
$113M
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
749,362
ARKR icon
2778
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25.6M
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
119,331
CFFI icon
2779
C&F Financial
CFFI
$228M
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
57,553
+3,198
+6% +$146K
OLP
2780
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$501M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
129,919
+3,018
+2% +$60.7K
LINC icon
2781
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$618M
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
524,346
+10,634
+2% +$53K
MOFG icon
2782
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$610M
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
95,743
+2,347
+3% +$63.8K
LOJN
2783
DELISTED
LO JACK CORP
LOJN
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
719,368
-7,500
-1% -$27.1K
BRID icon
2784
Bridgford Foods
BRID
$70.7M
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
270,389
CVR icon
2785
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$9.59M
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
78,037
+400
+0.5% +$13.3K
CIX icon
2786
Comp X International
CIX
$286M
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
183,280
ZWS icon
2787
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.85B
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
196,161
+151,145
+336% +$1.97M
PCL
2788
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
54,837
+4,315
+9% +$201K
MSN icon
2789
Emerson Radio
MSN
$9.24M
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
1,339,944
TLF icon
2790
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.1M
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
260,147
+2,890
+1% +$28.2K
AAME icon
2791
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$65.3M
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
619,966
+3,700
+0.6% +$15.1K
FBIZ icon
2792
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$431M
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
134,636
+3,166
+2% +$59.6K
CBNK
2793
DELISTED
CHICOPEE BANCORP INC COM STK
CBNK
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
145,297
+2,616
+2% +$45.6K
AXAS
2794
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation
AXAS
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
38,190
-175
-0.5% -$11.5K
CTHR
2795
DELISTED
Charles & Colvard Ltd
CTHR
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
49,386
+5,469
+12% +$276K
KOS icon
2796
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$823M
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
221,604
+64,866
+41% +$725K
SFST icon
2797
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$364M
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
185,115
SNMX
2798
DELISTED
Senomyx, Inc.
SNMX
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
484,862
AUY
2799
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
284,359
HFBC
2800
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
215,209
+3,683
+2% +$41.9K