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
+8.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$236B
AUM Growth
+$8.3B
Cap. Flow
-$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
-2.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.67%
Holding
3,412
New
74
Increased
1,250
Reduced
1,784
Closed
81

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.33%
2 Financials 15.39%
3 Industrials 13.13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.36%
5 Healthcare 11.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DJCO icon
2901
Daily Journal
DJCO
$665M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
4,721
SCX
2902
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
386,922
-25,692
-6% -$75.8K
BHR
2903
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$196M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
454,101
-2,739
-0.6% -$6.85K
AAME icon
2904
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$64.5M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
566,351
-13,853
-2% -$27.7K
DT icon
2905
Dynatrace
DT
$14.6B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
27,219
+12,978
+91% +$533K
BDL icon
2906
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$51.1M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
62,199
APO icon
2907
Apollo Global Management
APO
$77.7B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
+24,786
New +$1.11M
EBMT icon
2908
Eagle Bancorp Montana
EBMT
$138M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
62,724
-159
-0.3% -$2.8K
TCFC
2909
DELISTED
The Community Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCFC
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
51,404
-223
-0.4% -$4.76K
CIG icon
2910
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.84B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
1,107,731
-81,018
-7% -$79.6K
KNSA icon
2911
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$2.67B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
70,247
+5,167
+8% +$79.1K
AQN icon
2912
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.31B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
73,644
+23,969
+48% +$349K
ICBK
2913
DELISTED
County Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
ICBK
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
56,678
AGM.A icon
2914
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class A
AGM.A
$1.52B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
19,243
-1,072
-5% -$59.3K
FCAP icon
2915
First Capital
FCAP
$145M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
18,949
CHMA
2916
DELISTED
Chiasma, Inc. Common Stock
CHMA
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
244,030
+38,365
+19% +$165K
TBIO
2917
DELISTED
Translate Bio, Inc. Common Stock
TBIO
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
76,816
+25,412
+49% +$346K
RAIL icon
2918
FreightCar America
RAIL
$160M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
454,560
-183,332
-29% -$418K
ASPU
2919
DELISTED
ASPEN GROUP, INC.
ASPU
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
92,833
MIND icon
2920
MIND Technology
MIND
$65.6M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
49,395
-10,896
-18% -$227K
OBCI
2921
DELISTED
Ocean Bio-Chem Inc
OBCI
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
71,686
+700
+1% +$10K
SAN icon
2922
Banco Santander
SAN
$148B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
578,937
-1,969,568
-77% -$3.49M
PAGS icon
2923
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.76B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
27,172
+6,194
+30% +$234K
VCYT icon
2924
Veracyte
VCYT
$2.49B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
+31,472
New +$1.02M
PVBC icon
2925
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
$226M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
129,634
-1,081
-0.8% -$8.42K