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
+5.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$229B
AUM Growth
+$12.2B
Cap. Flow
+$2.24B
Cap. Flow %
0.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,413
New
102
Increased
1,905
Reduced
1,154
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.37%
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
KVHI icon
2201
KVH Industries
KVHI
$120M
$14.8M 0.01%
1,237,751
+34,714
+3% +$415K
ACHN
2202
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACHN
$14.7M 0.01%
3,276,076
+1,407,108
+75% +$6.32M
ULTI
2203
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$14.7M 0.01%
77,546
+5,484
+8% +$1.04M
RFP
2204
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$14.7M 0.01%
2,903,907
+126,291
+5% +$638K
AE
2205
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$14.6M 0.01%
352,437
+1,046
+0.3% +$43.4K
ALTO icon
2206
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$89M
$14.6M 0.01%
2,629,229
+450,851
+21% +$2.5M
DSGR icon
2207
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.45B
$14.5M 0.01%
1,150,650
-45,782
-4% -$577K
CMT icon
2208
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
$14.4M 0.01%
658,280
RDI icon
2209
Reading International Class A
RDI
$34.5M
$14.4M 0.01%
915,315
+32,645
+4% +$513K
EVH icon
2210
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.06B
$14.4M 0.01%
807,752
+692,872
+603% +$12.3M
UAA icon
2211
Under Armour
UAA
$2.1B
$14.3M 0.01%
867,567
+471,134
+119% +$7.76M
PCMI
2212
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$14.2M 0.01%
1,016,612
-34,941
-3% -$489K
EC icon
2213
Ecopetrol
EC
$18.9B
$14.2M 0.01%
1,497,190
-29,803
-2% -$283K
TBNK
2214
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
$14.1M 0.01%
447,359
+23,254
+5% +$734K
AY
2215
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$14.1M 0.01%
715,324
+393,781
+122% +$7.76M
SNBC
2216
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$14.1M 0.01%
565,378
+534
+0.1% +$13.3K
MGI
2217
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$14M 0.01%
871,844
-426
-0% -$6.86K
PINC icon
2218
Premier
PINC
$2.19B
$14M 0.01%
429,167
+77,500
+22% +$2.52M
OSBC icon
2219
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$959M
$13.9M 0.01%
1,034,393
+3,487
+0.3% +$46.9K
DCOM icon
2220
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.34B
$13.9M 0.01%
408,778
+46,127
+13% +$1.57M
IPI icon
2221
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$386M
$13.9M 0.01%
318,106
+143,518
+82% +$6.26M
INVA icon
2222
Innoviva
INVA
$1.22B
$13.9M 0.01%
981,854
+179,860
+22% +$2.54M
VLGEA icon
2223
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$569M
$13.9M 0.01%
560,351
+30,442
+6% +$753K
TLYS icon
2224
Tilly's
TLYS
$58.2M
$13.9M 0.01%
1,156,098
-3,896
-0.3% -$46.7K
BHBK
2225
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$13.9M 0.01%
721,932
+74,035
+11% +$1.42M