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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PVG
2801
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
306,660
+7,241
+2% +$61.2K
REN
2802
DELISTED
Resolute Energy Corporaton
REN
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
88,921
RFIL icon
2803
RF Industries
RFIL
$82M
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
350,852
+12,318
+4% +$89.4K
FMS icon
2804
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$14.6B
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
77,989
+886
+1% +$28.7K
HWBK icon
2805
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$219M
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
145,896
+10,429
+8% +$180K
CSII
2806
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
+88,326
New +$2.52M
TLRA
2807
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
$2.52M ﹤0.01%
921,658
+77,178
+9% +$211K
BWL.A
2808
DELISTED
Bowl America Incorporated
BWL.A
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
153,747
CMCM
2809
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$226M
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
80,864
+2,047
+3% +$62.6K
VIA
2810
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
$2.47M ﹤0.01%
88,575
+1,742
+2% +$48.5K
PARAA
2811
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class A
PARAA
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
56,099
-332
-0.6% -$14.6K
ISTR icon
2812
Investar Holding Corp
ISTR
$225M
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
98,910
+12,620
+15% +$313K
CVR icon
2813
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$9.77M
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
77,680
-298
-0.4% -$9.39K
TSQ icon
2814
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$115M
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
593,393
+41,429
+8% +$169K
AVAL icon
2815
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$4.02B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
410,509
+14,026
+4% +$82.7K
ESXB
2816
DELISTED
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
ESXB
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
333,340
+10,739
+3% +$77.5K
CSLT
2817
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
1,101,403
+312,240
+40% +$678K
MIND icon
2818
MIND Technology
MIND
$65.1M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
92,391
+350
+0.4% +$8.96K
MGI
2819
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
1,181,073
-199,590
-14% -$399K
INSP icon
2820
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$2.33B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
+55,840
New +$2.36M
WF icon
2821
Woori Financial
WF
$13.8B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
55,847
+3,882
+7% +$164K
AP icon
2822
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$54.7M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
760,578
-15,004
-2% -$46.5K
CIX icon
2823
Comp X International
CIX
$282M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
173,000
+121
+0.1% +$1.65K
GTX icon
2824
Garrett Motion
GTX
$2.66B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
+190,468
New +$2.35M
ITCL
2825
DELISTED
Banco Itau Chile American Depositary Shares (each representing one third of one (1/3) Common Share)
ITCL
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
167,688
+110
+0.1% +$1.54K