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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.19%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PRTS icon
2926
CarParts.com
PRTS
$60.1M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
397,280
-4,500
-1% -$13.2K
RP
2927
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
51,975
-19,391
-27% -$435K
SAVA icon
2928
Cassava Sciences
SAVA
$104M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
95,111
-5,958
-6% -$73K
COVS
2929
DELISTED
Covisint Corporation
COVS
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
462,986
+6
+0% +$15
ACW
2930
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
685,680
-1,760
-0.3% -$2.92K
SEV
2931
DELISTED
Sevcon, Inc.
SEV
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
108,224
UNIT
2932
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.59B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
60,188
-7,521
-11% -$141K
EGAS
2933
DELISTED
Gas Natural Inc.
EGAS
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
150,236
-1,893
-1% -$14.1K
LMNR icon
2934
Limoneira
LMNR
$285M
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
72,885
-1,000
-1% -$14.9K
PLPM
2935
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
355,027
+155,137
+78% +$473K
CUNB
2936
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
42,263
+18,959
+81% +$481K
BNFT
2937
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
+29,269
New +$1.07M
ISSC icon
2938
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$205M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
385,659
BOCH
2939
DELISTED
Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA)
BOCH
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
159,338
+15,891
+11% +$106K
REI icon
2940
Ring Energy
REI
$207M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
150,512
+10,728
+8% +$75.6K
VSR
2941
DELISTED
Versar, Inc.
VSR
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
340,515
QVCGB
2942
DELISTED
QVC Group, Inc. Series B Common Stock
QVCGB
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
798
EDUC icon
2943
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$9.44M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
188,510
+12,518
+7% +$69.3K
CBAN icon
2944
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$299M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
107,173
AGI icon
2945
Alamos Gold
AGI
$13.5B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
316,009
STKL
2946
SunOpta
STKL
$779M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
151,928
+54,539
+56% +$373K
EPM icon
2947
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$174M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
213,473
+26,398
+14% +$127K
SAMG icon
2948
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$134M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
86,370
-2,482
-3% -$29.5K
SKY icon
2949
Champion Homes, Inc.
SKY
$4.43B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
285,240
-2,352
-0.8% -$8.42K
SMBC icon
2950
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$648M
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
42,550