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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BWFG icon
2876
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$350M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
76,416
+10,752
+16% +$337K
VIRC icon
2877
Virco
VIRC
$127M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
493,697
MHH icon
2878
Mastech Digital
MHH
$90.5M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
249,669
+19,745
+9% +$189K
TAHO
2879
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
855,932
AGI icon
2880
Alamos Gold
AGI
$13.9B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
516,743
PHLT
2881
Performant Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
PHLT
$604M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
1,179,111
TKC icon
2882
Turkcell
TKC
$4.79B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
490,504
ALSK
2883
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
1,439,908
-116,800
-8% -$192K
WF icon
2884
Woori Financial
WF
$13.8B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
51,965
+2,902
+6% +$132K
CIX icon
2885
Comp X International
CIX
$282M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
172,879
-1,726
-1% -$23.5K
MUX icon
2886
McEwen Inc.
MUX
$742M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
120,551
BELFA icon
2887
Bel Fuse Class A
BELFA
$1.49B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
110,320
-104
-0.1% -$2.2K
ISTR icon
2888
Investar Holding Corp
ISTR
$225M
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
86,290
+15,770
+22% +$423K
CETV
2889
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
617,785
+97,211
+19% +$365K
ATLC icon
2890
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.02B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
781,460
-86,223
-10% -$255K
CHCT
2891
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$440M
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
74,414
+61,816
+491% +$1.91M
ZNH
2892
DELISTED
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
ZNH
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
71,883
CBAN icon
2893
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$297M
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
129,039
+4,497
+4% +$80.1K
IMDZ
2894
DELISTED
Immune Design Corp.
IMDZ
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
661,961
+214,935
+48% +$742K
NHTC icon
2895
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$54.3M
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
98,054
+19,934
+26% +$464K
PVG
2896
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
299,419
+5,516
+2% +$42K
DAIO icon
2897
Data I/O
DAIO
$32.9M
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
434,819
+5,610
+1% +$29.3K
SENEB
2898
Seneca Foods Class B
SENEB
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
70,895
MNI
2899
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
266,341
-3,494
-1% -$29.7K
ISEE
2900
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
958,137
+91,041
+10% +$215K