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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$229B
Cap. Flow
+$2.15B
Cap. Flow %
0.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,909
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.38%
3 Technology 12.82%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.08%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RAVE icon
3351
RAVE Restaurant Group
RAVE
$47.3M
-22,481 Closed -$45K
RCKT icon
3352
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$354M
-35,881 Closed -$68K
TRUE icon
3353
TrueCar
TRUE
$195M
-65,733 Closed -$1.31M
ARQL
3354
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
-19,339 Closed -$24K
MDCO
3355
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
-554,319 Closed -$21.1M
TST
3356
DELISTED
TheStreet, Inc.
TST
-164,808 Closed -$137K
GST
3357
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
-536,859 Closed -$497K
PQ
3358
DELISTED
Petroquest Energy Inc Wd
PQ
-62,353 Closed -$123K
WAC
3359
DELISTED
Walter Investment Mgt Corp
WAC
-27,045 Closed -$26K
BIOA
3360
DELISTED
BioAmber Inc.
BIOA
-40,083 Closed -$103K
VALE.P
3361
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
-12,229,830 Closed -$99.7M
STS
3362
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
-1,048,449 Closed -$17.2M
SEV
3363
DELISTED
Sevcon, Inc.
SEV
-108,224 Closed -$1.45M
SGBK
3364
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
-427,109 Closed -$19.7M
CAB
3365
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
-1,374,523 Closed -$81.7M
SHOR
3366
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
-3,311,253 Closed -$19.2M
DGAS
3367
DELISTED
Delta Natural Gas Co Inc
DGAS
-147,890 Closed -$4.51M
MORE
3368
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
-2,023,335 Closed -$19.6M
MYCC
3369
DELISTED
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
MYCC
-1,696,351 Closed -$22.2M
WBMD
3370
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
-844,798 Closed -$49.5M
WMAR
3371
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
-2,100,106 Closed -$27M
DFT
3372
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
-1,080,464 Closed -$66.1M
CDI
3373
DELISTED
CDI Corp.
CDI
-1,468,266 Closed -$8.59M
FUEL
3374
DELISTED
Rocket Fuel Inc.
FUEL
-24,550 Closed -$68K
DD
3375
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
-1,599,614 Closed -$129M