Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
+$152B
Cap. Flow
+$4.85B
Cap. Flow %
3.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
85
Increased
2,054
Reduced
912
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.02%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JONE
3126
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
$474K ﹤0.01%
98,871
-3,653
-4% -$17.5K
STKL
3127
SunOpta
STKL
$730M
$473K ﹤0.01%
97,389
+22,824
+31% +$111K
ACI
3128
DELISTED
ARCH COAL, INC.
ACI
$468K ﹤0.01%
141,902
-1,353,520
-91% -$4.46M
IX icon
3129
ORIX
IX
$29.4B
$467K ﹤0.01%
7,199
IAG icon
3130
IAMGOLD
IAG
$5.42B
$463K ﹤0.01%
283,765
TNXP icon
3131
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
TNXP
$242M
$462K ﹤0.01%
+87,371
New +$462K
PN
3132
DELISTED
Patriot National, Inc.
PN
$450K ﹤0.01%
28,457
RBCN
3133
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
$449K ﹤0.01%
436,351
-16,871
-4% -$17.4K
AMS icon
3134
American Shared Hospital Services
AMS
$16.1M
$442K ﹤0.01%
229,954
CXW icon
3135
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.15B
$442K ﹤0.01%
14,885
-264
-2% -$7.84K
SOFO
3136
DELISTED
Sonic Foundry, Inc. Common Stock
SOFO
$440K ﹤0.01%
52,481
ALTO icon
3137
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$87.5M
$436K ﹤0.01%
+67,205
New +$436K
EVOL
3138
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
$436K ﹤0.01%
72,651
SSRI
3139
DELISTED
Silver Standard Resources
SSRI
$434K ﹤0.01%
66,618
+1,900
+3% +$12.4K
TSG
3140
DELISTED
The Stars Group Inc.
TSG
$433K ﹤0.01%
+23,802
New +$433K
VHI icon
3141
Valhi
VHI
$448M
$428K ﹤0.01%
226,585
-1,335
-0.6% -$2.52K
LAMR icon
3142
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.7B
$425K ﹤0.01%
8,149
-42,955
-84% -$2.24M
CCRD icon
3143
CoreCard
CCRD
$211M
$420K ﹤0.01%
144,860
SGMA
3144
DELISTED
Sigmatron International
SGMA
$417K ﹤0.01%
59,343
TSRI
3145
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$416K ﹤0.01%
95,022
-46
-0% -$201
MPB icon
3146
Mid Penn Bancorp
MPB
$692M
$414K ﹤0.01%
24,851
-531
-2% -$8.85K
SSBI icon
3147
Summit State Bank
SSBI
$80.2M
$412K ﹤0.01%
31,484
VXRT
3148
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$410K ﹤0.01%
207,230
+4,866
+2% +$9.63K
AEY
3149
DELISTED
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.
AEY
$409K ﹤0.01%
182,519
-4,482
-2% -$10K
GSAT icon
3150
Globalstar
GSAT
$3.84B
$408K ﹤0.01%
260,048
-296,016
-53% -$464K