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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DLA
2201
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$13.7M 0.01%
578,478
+1,965
+0.3% +$46.7K
PFPT
2202
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$13.7M 0.01%
106,019
+5,651
+6% +$729K
NOG icon
2203
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.52B
$13.7M 0.01%
697,551
-15,956
-2% -$313K
EGIO
2204
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$13.6M 0.01%
112,538
-122
-0.1% -$14.8K
AMNB
2205
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
$13.6M 0.01%
383,804
+2,859
+0.8% +$101K
SEI
2206
Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.
SEI
$1.31B
$13.6M 0.01%
1,013,448
+71,153
+8% +$955K
CULP icon
2207
Culp
CULP
$59.2M
$13.6M 0.01%
834,004
+7,323
+0.9% +$119K
MDSO
2208
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$13.6M 0.01%
148,461
-74,433
-33% -$6.81M
ASC icon
2209
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$502M
$13.5M 0.01%
2,022,718
+21,143
+1% +$141K
ARLO icon
2210
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.77B
$13.5M 0.01%
3,967,830
+34,440
+0.9% +$117K
RARE icon
2211
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$3.02B
$13.5M 0.01%
315,968
+154,059
+95% +$6.59M
BSET icon
2212
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$144M
$13.5M 0.01%
882,437
+80
+0% +$1.22K
ALTA
2213
DELISTED
Altabancorp Common Stock
ALTA
$13.5M 0.01%
476,504
+11,158
+2% +$316K
RLH
2214
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$13.4M 0.01%
2,075,272
+11,206
+0.5% +$72.6K
OSBC icon
2215
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$963M
$13.3M 0.01%
1,089,221
-2,096
-0.2% -$25.6K
CLDT
2216
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$349M
$13.3M 0.01%
732,611
+16,341
+2% +$297K
TDW icon
2217
Tidewater
TDW
$2.97B
$13.3M 0.01%
879,701
+123,172
+16% +$1.86M
ZEUS icon
2218
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$365M
$13.3M 0.01%
923,024
-2,982
-0.3% -$42.9K
BF.A icon
2219
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.2B
$13.3M 0.01%
222,171
+107
+0% +$6.39K
FFNW
2220
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$13.3M 0.01%
896,609
-4,161
-0.5% -$61.5K
TEAM icon
2221
Atlassian
TEAM
$45.7B
$13.2M 0.01%
105,635
-14,604
-12% -$1.83M
EEX icon
2222
Emerald Holding
EEX
$960M
$13.2M 0.01%
1,359,916
+113,234
+9% +$1.1M
CNR
2223
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$13.2M 0.01%
2,186,656
-152,304
-7% -$921K
ITCI
2224
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
$13.1M 0.01%
1,758,347
+48,847
+3% +$365K
PAR icon
2225
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.85B
$13.1M 0.01%
551,446
-246,514
-31% -$5.86M