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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SCTY
2776
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
37,380
+34,422
+1,164% +$2.43M
KTEC
2777
DELISTED
Key Technology Inc
KTEC
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
213,272
+6,829
+3% +$84.1K
PKT
2778
DELISTED
PROCERA NETWORKS INC NEW COM STK (DE)
PKT
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
259,648
+32,380
+14% +$327K
MOFG icon
2779
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$609M
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
109,017
+5,174
+5% +$124K
EMKR
2780
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
63,467
-648
-1% -$26.7K
WDAY icon
2781
Workday
WDAY
$60.5B
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
29,098
+17,935
+161% +$1.61M
IIN
2782
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
303,322
+2,136
+0.7% +$18.3K
SN
2783
DELISTED
Sanchez Energy Corporation
SN
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
68,986
+1,410
+2% +$53K
PWE
2784
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
262,132
+75,852
+41% +$740K
HCOM
2785
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
89,169
+6,383
+8% +$183K
BWL.A
2786
DELISTED
Bowl America Incorporated
BWL.A
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
164,517
-300
-0.2% -$4.65K
LINC icon
2787
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$601M
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
564,800
+24,073
+4% +$108K
HFBC
2788
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
218,201
+2,500
+1% +$29K
DHT icon
2789
DHT Holdings
DHT
$1.94B
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
351,394
+3,113
+0.9% +$22.4K
PCL
2790
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
55,918
+1,024
+2% +$46.2K
GYRE icon
2791
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$742M
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
704
+22
+3% +$78.2K
SFST icon
2792
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$362M
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
185,115
HBOS
2793
DELISTED
HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
HBOS
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
125,006
+1,119
+0.9% +$22.2K
TRQ
2794
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
73,977
ABCD
2795
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
1,132,386
-322
-0% -$702
DVD
2796
DELISTED
Dover Motorsports
DVD
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
849,858
+4,146
+0.5% +$12K
HH
2797
DELISTED
Hooper Holmes Inc
HH
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
218,962
-1,644
-0.7% -$18.4K
TLF icon
2798
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$24.3M
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
268,987
+11,676
+5% +$106K
GLNG icon
2799
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.27B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
40,675
RMCF icon
2800
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$11.7M
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
185,297