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
+5.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$144B
AUM Growth
+$10B
Cap. Flow
+$4.75B
Cap. Flow %
3.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.41%
Holding
3,651
New
55
Increased
2,274
Reduced
897
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.59%
2 Industrials 12.94%
3 Energy 12.15%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CCF
2176
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$10.6M 0.01%
310,668
+1,180
+0.4% +$40.3K
CDNS icon
2177
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$95.1B
$10.6M 0.01%
605,731
+5,679
+0.9% +$99.3K
WHG icon
2178
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$161M
$10.6M 0.01%
176,194
-20,580
-10% -$1.24M
LF
2179
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
$10.6M 0.01%
1,438,505
+183,588
+15% +$1.35M
PHX
2180
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$10.5M 0.01%
376,144
+27,674
+8% +$775K
BSRR icon
2181
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$403M
$10.5M 0.01%
666,897
+5,458
+0.8% +$86.2K
HGG
2182
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
$10.5M 0.01%
1,035,582
-6,384
-0.6% -$64.9K
OMN
2183
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$10.5M 0.01%
1,154,832
+24,720
+2% +$225K
RTK
2184
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$10.4M 0.01%
403,454
-6,649
-2% -$172K
SRDX icon
2185
Surmodics
SRDX
$456M
$10.4M 0.01%
487,359
+11,806
+2% +$253K
EXAC
2186
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$10.4M 0.01%
412,597
+22,590
+6% +$570K
BMRN icon
2187
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.4B
$10.4M 0.01%
167,221
-2,789
-2% -$174K
BB icon
2188
BlackBerry
BB
$2.38B
$10.4M 0.01%
1,015,678
+88,552
+10% +$907K
FARM icon
2189
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$39.9M
$10.4M 0.01%
480,892
-8,385
-2% -$181K
VASC
2190
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$10.4M 0.01%
467,714
+20,071
+4% +$445K
HWKN icon
2191
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
$10.4M 0.01%
558,874
+14,534
+3% +$270K
BKMU
2192
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$10.4M 0.01%
1,785,435
+36,554
+2% +$212K
MIND icon
2193
MIND Technology
MIND
$67.2M
$10.3M 0.01%
74,029
+1,503
+2% +$210K
HLF icon
2194
Herbalife
HLF
$950M
$10.3M 0.01%
320,242
-29,458
-8% -$951K
UVSP icon
2195
Univest Financial
UVSP
$871M
$10.3M 0.01%
498,330
+3,469
+0.7% +$71.8K
USG
2196
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$10.3M 0.01%
342,137
-273,848
-44% -$8.25M
CNOB icon
2197
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$10.3M 0.01%
535,512
+23,800
+5% +$458K
SIGM
2198
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$10.3M 0.01%
2,247,434
-24,785
-1% -$114K
AWRE icon
2199
Aware
AWRE
$59.9M
$10.3M 0.01%
1,568,647
+19,553
+1% +$128K
AVD icon
2200
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$158M
$10.3M 0.01%
777,767
+26,272
+3% +$347K