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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
OTEX icon
2851
Open Text
OTEX
$8.91B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
63,071
IRIX icon
2852
IRIDEX
IRIX
$22.8M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
199,172
-5,973
-3% -$59.1K
LIND icon
2853
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$722M
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
186,871
+34,754
+23% +$365K
MTL
2854
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
422,249
+44,888
+12% +$208K
GTN.A icon
2855
Gray Media, Inc. Class A
GTN.A
$1.02B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
166,807
NHTC icon
2856
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$53.9M
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
70,031
+5,663
+9% +$158K
GAIA icon
2857
Gaia
GAIA
$145M
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
173,676
+46,379
+36% +$519K
EGAS
2858
DELISTED
Gas Natural Inc.
EGAS
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
149,586
LE icon
2859
Lands' End
LE
$482M
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
128,625
-2,150
-2% -$32K
PATI
2860
DELISTED
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Common Stock
PATI
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
107,183
+404
+0.4% +$7.22K
IX icon
2861
ORIX
IX
$29.9B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
122,020
AIOT
2862
PowerFleet, Inc. Common Stock
AIOT
$661M
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
306,422
-16,804
-5% -$103K
TSQ icon
2863
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$116M
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
181,943
+49,602
+37% +$508K
ONDK
2864
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
399,386
+230,016
+136% +$1.07M
HWBK icon
2865
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$222M
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
112,573
+1,227
+1% +$20.2K
ICD
2866
DELISTED
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
23,663
+10,839
+85% +$843K
OVBC icon
2867
Ohio Valley Banc Corp
OVBC
$172M
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
50,990
+855
+2% +$30.8K
IMOS
2868
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$633M
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
78,671
+3,551
+5% +$82.7K
FNWB icon
2869
First Northwest Bancorp
FNWB
$63.3M
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
116,032
+38,833
+50% +$612K
UG icon
2870
United-Guardian
UG
$38.9M
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
117,926
-1,804
-2% -$27.9K
PLYA
2871
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
+150,857
New +$1.8M
BWEN icon
2872
Broadwind
BWEN
$49.5M
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
353,955
+244,298
+223% +$1.23M
BN icon
2873
Brookfield
BN
$100B
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
84,686
+54,932
+185% +$1.15M
HOV icon
2874
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$865M
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
25,112
ASUR icon
2875
Asure Software
ASUR
$218M
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
119,896
+69,434
+138% +$1.01M