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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EYPT icon
3051
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
EYPT
$934M
$890K ﹤0.01%
22,431
-3,198
-12% -$127K
LAZ icon
3052
Lazard
LAZ
$5.25B
$878K ﹤0.01%
19,367
-12,436
-39% -$564K
PDS
3053
Precision Drilling
PDS
$759M
$875K ﹤0.01%
4,669
+1,535
+49% +$288K
PXLW icon
3054
Pixelworks
PXLW
$61.5M
$874K ﹤0.01%
15,110
-3,544
-19% -$205K
ELON
3055
DELISTED
Echelon Corp
ELON
$872K ﹤0.01%
40,578
+778
+2% +$16.7K
GOOD
3056
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$598M
$871K ﹤0.01%
48,496
+5,622
+13% +$101K
ARQL
3057
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$864K ﹤0.01%
401,677
+20,602
+5% +$44.3K
RCI icon
3058
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.1B
$862K ﹤0.01%
19,052
+1,135
+6% +$51.4K
DISCB
3059
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series B Common Stock
DISCB
$860K ﹤0.01%
19,218
RGCO icon
3060
RGC Resources
RGCO
$227M
$857K ﹤0.01%
67,344
AMBC icon
3061
Ambac
AMBC
$415M
$841K ﹤0.01%
+34,254
New +$841K
CP icon
3062
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$68.4B
$836K ﹤0.01%
27,630
+1,000
+4% +$30.3K
MFRM
3063
DELISTED
MATTRESS FIRM HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
MFRM
$824K ﹤0.01%
19,139
DM
3064
DELISTED
DOLAN COMPANY COMMON STOCK
DM
$821K ﹤0.01%
1,172,461
SJR
3065
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$820K ﹤0.01%
33,702
+6,003
+22% +$146K
YELP icon
3066
Yelp
YELP
$1.97B
$818K ﹤0.01%
11,916
+7,816
+191% +$537K
ESYS
3067
DELISTED
ELECSYS CORPORATION
ESYS
$816K ﹤0.01%
62,220
UFPT icon
3068
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.55B
$815K ﹤0.01%
32,305
SIM icon
3069
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
$810K ﹤0.01%
66,039
-8,200
-11% -$101K
JHX icon
3070
James Hardie Industries plc
JHX
$11.5B
$808K ﹤0.01%
70,410
-3,000
-4% -$34.4K
OPTT icon
3071
Ocean Power Technologies
OPTT
$94.4M
$806K ﹤0.01%
2,098
-15
-0.7% -$5.76K
DAIO icon
3072
Data I/O
DAIO
$32.9M
$797K ﹤0.01%
309,961
-5,317
-2% -$13.7K
CWBC
3073
DELISTED
Community West BanCshares
CWBC
$796K ﹤0.01%
121,345
-1,900
-2% -$12.5K
LSBI
3074
DELISTED
LSB FINL CORP
LSBI
$790K ﹤0.01%
27,931
WSR
3075
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$656M
$789K ﹤0.01%
59,051
+9,790
+20% +$131K