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
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.69%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TRUE icon
3101
TrueCar
TRUE
$189M
$337K ﹤0.01%
+60,269
New +$337K
INFU icon
3102
InfuSystem Holdings
INFU
$208M
$335K ﹤0.01%
95,268
+3,300
+4% +$11.6K
RAVE icon
3103
RAVE Restaurant Group
RAVE
$48M
$334K ﹤0.01%
62,712
-4,000
-6% -$21.3K
PETX
3104
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$334K ﹤0.01%
60,500
+16,300
+37% +$90K
DWCH
3105
DELISTED
Datawatch Corp
DWCH
$334K ﹤0.01%
67,418
+7,100
+12% +$35.2K
VNCE icon
3106
Vince Holding
VNCE
$19.7M
$333K ﹤0.01%
5,265
+2,917
+124% +$184K
NDLS icon
3107
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$30.9M
$332K ﹤0.01%
+27,972
New +$332K
MATR
3108
DELISTED
Mattersight Corp.
MATR
$329K ﹤0.01%
82,139
-23,025
-22% -$92.2K
BN icon
3109
Brookfield
BN
$98.2B
$327K ﹤0.01%
17,820
+1,325
+8% +$24.3K
JONE
3110
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
$327K ﹤0.01%
5,339
-118
-2% -$7.23K
RP
3111
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$321K ﹤0.01%
15,403
-36,572
-70% -$762K
ARQL
3112
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$321K ﹤0.01%
200,343
-7,300
-4% -$11.7K
LVNTB
3113
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series B Liberty Ventures
LVNTB
$321K ﹤0.01%
8,645
ZGNX
3114
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$321K ﹤0.01%
34,765
+4,542
+15% +$41.9K
QBAK
3115
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
$319K ﹤0.01%
123,313
-4,058
-3% -$10.5K
FBMS
3116
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$316K ﹤0.01%
20,239
LFVN icon
3117
LifeVantage
LFVN
$148M
$315K ﹤0.01%
34,659
+8,500
+32% +$77.3K
AHPI
3118
DELISTED
Allied Healthcare Products
AHPI
$314K ﹤0.01%
224,078
-24,417
-10% -$34.2K
CTLP icon
3119
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$792M
$313K ﹤0.01%
71,850
+2,900
+4% +$12.6K
VXRT
3120
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$310K ﹤0.01%
18,810
-29
-0.2% -$478
OSG
3121
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
$309K ﹤0.01%
27,379
LDWY icon
3122
Lendway
LDWY
$10.1M
$308K ﹤0.01%
15,445
DZSI
3123
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
$306K ﹤0.01%
38,277
PRSO icon
3124
Peraso
PRSO
$8.16M
$303K ﹤0.01%
58
-32
-36% -$167K
HNR
3125
DELISTED
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
$302K ﹤0.01%
125,272
-124,195
-50% -$299K