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
+3.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$174B
AUM Growth
+$6.73B
Cap. Flow
+$3.1B
Cap. Flow %
1.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.37%
Holding
3,367
New
68
Increased
1,890
Reduced
1,091
Closed
77

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.48%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.95%
4 Healthcare 9.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HGG
2851
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
809,528
-40,819
-5% -$72.3K
EEI
2852
DELISTED
Ecology and Environment
EEI
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
137,464
RELY
2853
DELISTED
Real Industry, Inc.
RELY
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
180,410
+68,503
+61% +$532K
QADB
2854
DELISTED
QAD Inc. Class B
QADB
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
80,753
-101
-0.1% -$1.75K
MTEX icon
2855
Mannatech
MTEX
$18.2M
$1.39M ﹤0.01%
68,798
+480
+0.7% +$9.71K
INOD icon
2856
Innodata
INOD
$1.38B
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
562,386
-400
-0.1% -$980
EVBN
2857
DELISTED
Evans Bancorp Inc
EVBN
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
55,553
+418
+0.8% +$10.3K
PBIP
2858
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
96,702
-200
-0.2% -$2.82K
GPIC
2859
DELISTED
Gaming Partners International Corporation
GPIC
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
146,570
-27,886
-16% -$259K
MNOV icon
2860
MediciNova
MNOV
$63.3M
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
177,527
-8,884
-5% -$67.1K
GV
2861
DELISTED
Goldfield Corporation
GV
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
408,301
+31,898
+8% +$105K
IRT icon
2862
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.22B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
163,239
+26,991
+20% +$221K
GIG
2863
DELISTED
GigPeak, Inc.
GIG
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
677,845
+299,451
+79% +$587K
ARTX
2864
DELISTED
Arotech Corporation
ARTX
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
472,215
+11,609
+3% +$32.6K
SSRI
2865
DELISTED
Silver Standard Resources
SSRI
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
101,455
EPM icon
2866
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$174M
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
240,768
+7,573
+3% +$41.4K
LILA icon
2867
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.6B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+42,872
New +$1.3M
WW
2868
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
110,919
DPLO
2869
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
+36,788
New +$1.29M
NAV
2870
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+108,627
New +$1.27M
FRST icon
2871
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$275M
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
104,348
-30,745
-23% -$374K
IMBI
2872
DELISTED
iMedia Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
IMBI
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
76,810
-740
-1% -$12.2K
BDL icon
2873
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
61,087
LMNR icon
2874
Limoneira
LMNR
$285M
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
71,685
ALSK
2875
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
737,311
-17,751
-2% -$30.2K