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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.09%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SIFI
2801
DELISTED
SI Financial Group, Inc. NEW MD
SIFI
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
204,701
+6,336
+3% +$73.8K
NGHC
2802
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
+114,347
New +$2.38M
LOJN
2803
DELISTED
LO JACK CORP
LOJN
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
690,236
-4,347
-0.6% -$15K
ERII icon
2804
Energy Recovery
ERII
$767M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
868,420
-60,343
-6% -$165K
NTIC icon
2805
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$73.4M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
295,518
-520
-0.2% -$4.19K
GKNT
2806
DELISTED
GEEKNET INC COM NEW
GKNT
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
119,033
-1,796
-1% -$35.8K
ARTNA icon
2807
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$343M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
111,539
+6,960
+7% +$147K
CNCO
2808
DELISTED
Cencosud S.A.
CNCO
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
325,349
+74,534
+30% +$538K
BWL.A
2809
DELISTED
Bowl America Incorporated
BWL.A
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
163,817
-400
-0.2% -$5.71K
DOC
2810
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
+152,074
New +$2.34M
INTX
2811
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
759,854
-77,369
-9% -$238K
NSM
2812
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
138,691
-2,489
-2% -$41.8K
UG icon
2813
United-Guardian
UG
$39.1M
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
121,858
-332
-0.3% -$6.34K
RARE icon
2814
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$3.07B
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
+22,658
New +$2.32M
TTGT icon
2815
TechTarget
TTGT
$403M
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
258,920
+14,125
+6% +$126K
NOK icon
2816
Nokia
NOK
$24.5B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
336,435
-9,344
-3% -$64K
UNTY icon
2817
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$524M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
257,800
+83
+0% +$739
BMCH
2818
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
115,301
+79,763
+224% +$1.56M
FBNK
2819
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
141,931
+32,081
+29% +$509K
EWY icon
2820
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$5.22B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
+40,849
New +$2.25M
AAME icon
2821
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$66.7M
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
621,451
-2,666
-0.4% -$9.65K
AVAL icon
2822
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$3.93B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
229,753
+121,018
+111% +$1.18M
NOR
2823
DELISTED
NORANDA ALUM HLDG CORP COM NEW
NOR
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
377,713
-2,708
-0.7% -$16.1K
NCIT
2824
DELISTED
NCI, Inc.
NCIT
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
217,188
+4,397
+2% +$45.4K
CVR icon
2825
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$8.89M
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
80,671
+347
+0.4% +$9.65K