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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESQ icon
3176
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$828M
$467K ﹤0.01%
+20,515
New +$467K
ZDGE icon
3177
Zedge
ZDGE
$41.4M
$467K ﹤0.01%
262,437
-401
-0.2% -$714
APEN
3178
DELISTED
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
APEN
$460K ﹤0.01%
123,117
BOC icon
3179
Boston Omaha
BOC
$425M
$459K ﹤0.01%
18,412
MCB icon
3180
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$828M
$456K ﹤0.01%
+13,116
New +$456K
FDBC icon
3181
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
FDBC
$253M
$447K ﹤0.01%
7,550
+3,742
+98% +$222K
KFS icon
3182
Kingsway Financial Services
KFS
$405M
$441K ﹤0.01%
142,138
-76,113
-35% -$236K
AUY
3183
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
$441K ﹤0.01%
169,105
FLL icon
3184
Full House Resorts
FLL
$123M
$437K ﹤0.01%
216,525
-6,000
-3% -$12.1K
BKSC
3185
DELISTED
Bank of South Carolina
BKSC
$437K ﹤0.01%
23,969
OPOF
3186
DELISTED
Old Point Financial
OPOF
$435K ﹤0.01%
20,521
PANL icon
3187
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$349M
$435K ﹤0.01%
141,566
+30,019
+27% +$92.2K
CMLS
3188
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$430K ﹤0.01%
+23,886
New +$430K
AWX icon
3189
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.59M
$428K ﹤0.01%
165,986
LBRT icon
3190
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$1.7B
$427K ﹤0.01%
+27,718
New +$427K
ICLR icon
3191
Icon
ICLR
$13.6B
$425K ﹤0.01%
3,115
+1,037
+50% +$141K
VSLR
3192
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
$421K ﹤0.01%
84,781
-4,622
-5% -$23K
ALNA
3193
DELISTED
Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
ALNA
$420K ﹤0.01%
+59,881
New +$420K
ATEN icon
3194
A10 Networks
ATEN
$1.27B
$416K ﹤0.01%
58,742
GTES icon
3195
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.68B
$412K ﹤0.01%
28,703
+11,665
+68% +$167K
LMST
3196
DELISTED
Limestone Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
LMST
$407K ﹤0.01%
27,210
+6,981
+35% +$104K
INTG icon
3197
InterGroup Corp
INTG
$37.5M
$402K ﹤0.01%
13,058
TU icon
3198
Telus
TU
$25.3B
$398K ﹤0.01%
21,480
ASFI
3199
DELISTED
Asta Funding Inc
ASFI
$398K ﹤0.01%
85,159
-325
-0.4% -$1.52K
LINC icon
3200
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$613M
$397K ﹤0.01%
128,008