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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
+$310B
Cap. Flow
-$2.39B
Cap. Flow %
-0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,528
Reduced
1,722
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALSK
3576
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
-1,469,083 Closed -$4.89M
ALXN
3577
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXN
-1,314,023 Closed -$241M
WORK
3578
DELISTED
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
-253,009 Closed -$11.2M
FCBP
3579
DELISTED
First Choice Bancorp Common Stock
FCBP
-155,493 Closed -$4.74M
CNST
3580
DELISTED
Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNST
-62,522 Closed -$2.11M
LMNX
3581
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
-1,469,075 Closed -$54.1M
MSGN
3582
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
-1,217,545 Closed -$17.8M
PRAH
3583
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
-519,028 Closed -$85.8M
NAV
3584
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
-730,863 Closed -$32.5M
BPFH
3585
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
-5,182,372 Closed -$76.4M
IO
3586
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
-12,587 Closed -$26K
GTT
3587
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
-340,163 Closed -$827K
KNL
3588
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
-1,907,419 Closed -$49.6M
GRA
3589
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
-651,809 Closed -$45.1M
CBB
3590
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
-1,497,154 Closed -$23.1M
ORBC
3591
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
-3,687,464 Closed -$41.4M