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
+4.88%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$160B
AUM Growth
+$8.09B
Cap. Flow
+$3.6B
Cap. Flow %
2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.97%
Holding
3,421
New
53
Increased
2,021
Reduced
959
Closed
92

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.04%
2 Industrials 13.18%
3 Technology 11.68%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.68%
5 Healthcare 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RDI icon
2201
Reading International Class A
RDI
$34.1M
$10.4M 0.01%
794,583
+44,226
+6% +$580K
TDW icon
2202
Tidewater
TDW
$2.94B
$10.4M 0.01%
46,398
-2,362
-5% -$530K
OB
2203
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
$10.4M 0.01%
835,353
+32,247
+4% +$400K
VOLT
2204
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$10.3M 0.01%
1,270,716
-14,348
-1% -$117K
TFM
2205
DELISTED
THE FRESH MARKET, INC COM STK
TFM
$10.3M 0.01%
441,434
+263
+0.1% +$6.16K
CAI
2206
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$10.3M 0.01%
1,020,322
-973
-0.1% -$9.81K
DXLG icon
2207
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$74.9M
$10.3M 0.01%
1,862,603
+74,690
+4% +$412K
PRDO icon
2208
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.26B
$10.3M 0.01%
2,828,772
+297,318
+12% +$1.08M
VRA icon
2209
Vera Bradley
VRA
$58.7M
$10.3M 0.01%
651,374
+279,376
+75% +$4.4M
PDLI
2210
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$10.2M 0.01%
2,891,641
+140,239
+5% +$496K
GTT
2211
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$10.2M 0.01%
597,047
+126,330
+27% +$2.16M
MMI icon
2212
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.29B
$10.1M 0.01%
348,102
+51,638
+17% +$1.5M
DXCM icon
2213
DexCom
DXCM
$29.8B
$10.1M 0.01%
494,008
-2,944
-0.6% -$60.3K
EXAC
2214
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$10.1M 0.01%
557,024
+34,863
+7% +$633K
AROW icon
2215
Arrow Financial
AROW
$484M
$10.1M 0.01%
471,069
+10,193
+2% +$219K
TROX icon
2216
Tronox
TROX
$793M
$10.1M 0.01%
2,577,120
-5,245
-0.2% -$20.5K
RELX icon
2217
RELX
RELX
$84.6B
$10.1M 0.01%
564,916
+9,295
+2% +$166K
TGH
2218
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$10M 0.01%
711,911
-8,514
-1% -$120K
ASEI
2219
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
$10M 0.01%
242,726
-5,612
-2% -$232K
PCBK
2220
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$10M 0.01%
674,175
+27,292
+4% +$406K
LIOX
2221
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$10M 0.01%
2,036,108
+80,305
+4% +$394K
VEON icon
2222
VEON
VEON
$3.71B
$9.98M 0.01%
121,713
+14,000
+13% +$1.15M
FLOW
2223
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$9.96M 0.01%
357,064
-2,307
-0.6% -$64.4K
TIS
2224
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
$9.94M 0.01%
321,571
+35,238
+12% +$1.09M
ZEUS icon
2225
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$378M
$9.92M 0.01%
856,733
-42,816
-5% -$496K