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
+5.13%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$10.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.53%
Holding
3,442
New
95
Increased
1,928
Reduced
1,129
Closed
76

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.59%
2 Technology 12.76%
3 Industrials 12.74%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.67%
5 Healthcare 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
XNET
3101
Xunlei
XNET
$479M
$592K ﹤0.01%
55,281
+603
+1% +$6.46K
NAT icon
3102
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$692M
$588K ﹤0.01%
219,561
-9,122
-4% -$24.4K
RARE icon
3103
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$3.07B
$587K ﹤0.01%
+7,635
New +$587K
CZFC
3104
DELISTED
Citizens First Corporation
CZFC
$585K ﹤0.01%
22,016
+500
+2% +$13.3K
FSFG icon
3105
First Savings Financial Group
FSFG
$189M
$578K ﹤0.01%
23,598
+4,803
+26% +$118K
PCH icon
3106
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$3.31B
$578K ﹤0.01%
11,366
-337,980
-97% -$17.2M
FCEL icon
3107
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$92.3M
$572K ﹤0.01%
1,204
+16
+1% +$7.6K
CYTK icon
3108
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$6.34B
$571K ﹤0.01%
68,755
-49,636
-42% -$412K
ZOES
3109
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
$571K ﹤0.01%
58,498
BRFS icon
3110
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.86B
$568K ﹤0.01%
121,343
-12,149
-9% -$56.9K
XOMA icon
3111
Xoma
XOMA
$426M
$568K ﹤0.01%
+27,185
New +$568K
PTVCA
3112
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class A Common Stock
PTVCA
$556K ﹤0.01%
23,303
+1,044
+5% +$24.9K
QUMU
3113
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
$550K ﹤0.01%
250,208
-7,663
-3% -$16.8K
AUY
3114
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$547K ﹤0.01%
188,604
-1,399
-0.7% -$4.06K
UCBA
3115
DELISTED
United Community Bancorp
UCBA
$547K ﹤0.01%
20,109
LGL icon
3116
LGL Group
LGL
$35.7M
$543K ﹤0.01%
278,736
-38,443
-12% -$74.9K
PFIN
3117
DELISTED
P&F Industries
PFIN
$538K ﹤0.01%
61,760
+1,848
+3% +$16.1K
NCSM icon
3118
NCS Multistage Holdings
NCSM
$111M
$533K ﹤0.01%
+1,833
New +$533K
GMRE
3119
Global Medical REIT
GMRE
$508M
$532K ﹤0.01%
60,052
+2,116
+4% +$18.7K
AFMD
3120
DELISTED
Affimed
AFMD
$528K ﹤0.01%
31,987
DSGX icon
3121
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$9.26B
$523K ﹤0.01%
16,092
-1,964
-11% -$63.8K
TDW icon
3122
Tidewater
TDW
$2.86B
$523K ﹤0.01%
18,073
+4,729
+35% +$137K
TSRI
3123
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$521K ﹤0.01%
76,580
-3,450
-4% -$23.5K
CWAY
3124
DELISTED
Coastway Bancorp, Inc.
CWAY
$512K ﹤0.01%
18,474
KTWO
3125
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
$508K ﹤0.01%
22,588