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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$200B
Cap. Flow
+$779M
Cap. Flow %
0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,828
Reduced
1,248
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.36%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACNB icon
3126
ACNB Corp
ACNB
$474M
$396K ﹤0.01%
12,657
+3,066
+32% +$95.9K
IEC
3127
DELISTED
IEC Electronics Corp.
IEC
$394K ﹤0.01%
110,367
-2,894
-3% -$10.3K
SGMO icon
3128
Sangamo Therapeutics
SGMO
$157M
$391K ﹤0.01%
128,251
+10,877
+9% +$33.2K
ARAV
3129
DELISTED
Aravive, Inc. Common Stock
ARAV
$380K ﹤0.01%
25,513
-9,100
-26% -$136K
DSCI
3130
DELISTED
Derma Sciences, Inc. Common Stock (DE)
DSCI
$380K ﹤0.01%
72,997
-1,124
-2% -$5.85K
EVOL
3131
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
$375K ﹤0.01%
91,402
+1,133
+1% +$4.65K
SHOS
3132
DELISTED
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
SHOS
$369K ﹤0.01%
78,436
+3,471
+5% +$16.3K
ORRF icon
3133
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$679M
$367K ﹤0.01%
16,388
+4,483
+38% +$100K
DLTH icon
3134
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$85.3M
$365K ﹤0.01%
+14,357
New +$365K
MTCH icon
3135
Match Group
MTCH
$8.98B
$361K ﹤0.01%
+21,119
New +$361K
CVV icon
3136
CVD Equipment Corp
CVV
$19.4M
$360K ﹤0.01%
41,442
EHIC
3137
DELISTED
eHi Car Services Limited
EHIC
$360K ﹤0.01%
+39,783
New +$360K
LGL icon
3138
LGL Group
LGL
$35M
$358K ﹤0.01%
71,382
-1,580
-2% -$7.92K
INTG icon
3139
InterGroup Corp
INTG
$35.8M
$353K ﹤0.01%
13,058
-300
-2% -$8.11K
PACD
3140
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
$351K ﹤0.01%
86,563
FSAM
3141
DELISTED
Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. Class A
FSAM
$343K ﹤0.01%
51,197
+39,067
+322% +$262K
RTK
3142
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$342K ﹤0.01%
138,026
+10,829
+9% +$26.8K
MELI icon
3143
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
$336K ﹤0.01%
2,149
+11
+0.5% +$1.72K
CXW icon
3144
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.17B
$333K ﹤0.01%
13,635
-900
-6% -$22K
CKX icon
3145
CKX Lands
CKX
$23.7M
$332K ﹤0.01%
31,162
-161
-0.5% -$1.72K
CLDX icon
3146
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$1.47B
$331K ﹤0.01%
93,569
+10,427
+13% +$36.9K
LFVN icon
3147
LifeVantage
LFVN
$165M
$328K ﹤0.01%
40,253
+2,494
+7% +$20.3K
MBRG
3148
DELISTED
Middleburg Financial Corp
MBRG
$328K ﹤0.01%
9,429
-100
-1% -$3.48K
NKSH icon
3149
National Bankshares
NKSH
$200M
$326K ﹤0.01%
7,514
+797
+12% +$34.6K
MSBF
3150
DELISTED
MSB Financial Corp.
MSBF
$323K ﹤0.01%
21,952
+710
+3% +$10.4K