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
NPSP
2801
DELISTED
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
80,730
+12,933
+19% +$392K
EBTC
2802
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
115,214
YDKN
2803
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
143,012
+1,503
+1% +$25.6K
MEOH icon
2804
Methanex
MEOH
$3.07B
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
41,095
+38,090
+1,268% +$2.26M
SENEB
2805
Seneca Foods Class B
SENEB
$755M
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
73,132
ACFN
2806
DELISTED
ACORN ENERGY INC COM STK
ACFN
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
591,115
-7,722
-1% -$31.4K
BELFA icon
2807
Bel Fuse Class A
BELFA
$1.53B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
122,920
GGS
2808
DELISTED
GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC COM STK
GGS
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
1,482,107
+29,470
+2% +$47.4K
PCO
2809
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
1,185
+87
+8% +$175K
ALNT icon
2810
Allient
ALNT
$785M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
286,151
+843
+0.3% +$7K
KT icon
2811
KT
KT
$9.65B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
158,741
BWL.A
2812
DELISTED
Bowl America Incorporated
BWL.A
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
164,817
CSPI icon
2813
CSP Inc
CSPI
$110M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
582,952
GKNT
2814
DELISTED
GEEKNET INC COM NEW
GKNT
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
129,665
+5,719
+5% +$103K
ASYS icon
2815
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$126M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
336,701
+5,221
+2% +$36.3K
NIHD
2816
DELISTED
NII HOLDINGS INC CL B
NIHD
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
841,079
-92,522
-10% -$254K
GYRE icon
2817
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$757M
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
704
+101
+17% +$330K
HBOS
2818
DELISTED
HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
HBOS
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
119,055
+3,338
+3% +$64.3K
TRNS icon
2819
Transcat
TRNS
$711M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
286,447
-468
-0.2% -$3.74K
TRI icon
2820
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$77.9B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
52,761
+11,949
+29% +$516K
DCOM icon
2821
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.35B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
87,667
+840
+1% +$21.8K
SLF icon
2822
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$33.4B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
64,478
-7,563
-10% -$267K
BCA
2823
DELISTED
CORPBANCA SPONSORED ADR REPSTG (1-1,500)COM STK
BCA
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
107,614
+1,621
+2% +$34.3K
TTSH icon
2824
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$281M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
125,298
+37,557
+43% +$679K
CHEF icon
2825
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.67B
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
77,456
+54,039
+231% +$1.58M