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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
+$240B
Cap. Flow
+$3.9B
Cap. Flow %
1.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
90
Increased
2,000
Reduced
983
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IXYS
3401
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
-2,714,440 Closed -$65M
SSNI
3402
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
-475,047 Closed -$7.72M
SBCP
3403
DELISTED
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc
SBCP
-21,193 Closed -$486K
HSNI
3404
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
-991,523 Closed -$40M
POT
3405
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
-2,457,610 Closed -$50.8M
XBKS
3406
DELISTED
Xenith Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
XBKS
-119,796 Closed -$4.05M
WFBI
3407
DELISTED
WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc
WFBI
-59,199 Closed -$2.03M
AGU
3408
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
-224,174 Closed -$25.8M
LVNTB
3409
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series B Liberty Ventures
LVNTB
-5,186 Closed -$295K
TIK
3410
DELISTED
Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.
TIK
-26,265 Closed -$68K
SNBC
3411
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
-565,378 Closed -$13.7M
BOBE
3412
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
-891,857 Closed -$70.3M
GOLD
3413
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
-13,903 Closed -$1.38M