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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CAS
2776
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
1,386,065
-35,984
-3% -$57.2K
SPAN
2777
DELISTED
Span-America Medical Systems I
SPAN
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
110,805
PRMW
2778
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
199,520
+30,981
+18% +$341K
MGA icon
2779
Magna International
MGA
$12.9B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
53,928
+6,889
+15% +$279K
ADPT
2780
DELISTED
Adeptus Health Inc.
ADPT
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
+40,089
New +$2.19M
KTEC
2781
DELISTED
Key Technology Inc
KTEC
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
210,699
-1,900
-0.9% -$19.7K
MIND icon
2782
MIND Technology
MIND
$75.2M
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
71,948
-829
-1% -$25K
SQI
2783
DELISTED
SCIQUEST, INC. COMMON STOCK
SQI
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
166,161
+17,376
+12% +$225K
JOE icon
2784
St. Joe Company
JOE
$2.96B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
115,697
-601,528
-84% -$11.1M
MEET
2785
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
595,314
+537,645
+932% +$1.92M
INTX
2786
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
741,932
-11,245
-1% -$32.3K
AIQ
2787
DELISTED
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.
AIQ
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
231,473
-15,076
-6% -$138K
IO
2788
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
279,583
-7,988
-3% -$60.3K
FSV icon
2789
FirstService
FSV
$9.18B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
52,161
NMRX
2790
DELISTED
Numerex Corp
NMRX
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
326,195
-9,254
-3% -$59.4K
KITE
2791
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
+33,891
New +$2.09M
CIX icon
2792
Comp X International
CIX
$288M
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
182,876
AVAL icon
2793
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$3.93B
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
318,234
+26,541
+9% +$173K
OMCC
2794
Old Market Capital Corporation Common Stock
OMCC
$39.8M
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
178,040
+6,827
+4% +$79.5K
WSTL
2795
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
410,761
-12,105
-3% -$61K
SNOW
2796
DELISTED
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.
SNOW
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
264,227
+64,770
+32% +$507K
BMRC icon
2797
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$400M
$2.06M ﹤0.01%
77,298
+19,424
+34% +$519K
CSPI icon
2798
CSP Inc
CSPI
$112M
$2.06M ﹤0.01%
593,240
CHFN
2799
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$2.05M ﹤0.01%
155,301
+41,188
+36% +$544K
AVP
2800
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$2.05M ﹤0.01%
505,490
+7,594
+2% +$30.8K