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
FFKT
2226
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
$13.9M 0.01%
329,631
+8,005
+2% +$337K
BHB icon
2227
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$531M
$13.8M 0.01%
440,768
+21,372
+5% +$670K
LBY
2228
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
$13.8M 0.01%
1,489,303
+4,042
+0.3% +$37.4K
PHX
2229
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
$13.8M 0.01%
578,839
+14,015
+2% +$334K
UNIT
2230
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.69B
$13.7M 0.01%
936,955
+312,898
+50% +$4.59M
EXEL icon
2231
Exelixis
EXEL
$10.1B
$13.7M 0.01%
565,648
-54,448
-9% -$1.32M
YORW icon
2232
York Water
YORW
$440M
$13.7M 0.01%
403,978
+14,254
+4% +$483K
QADA
2233
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$13.7M 0.01%
398,381
-8,425
-2% -$289K
BYD icon
2234
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.84B
$13.6M 0.01%
523,635
+203
+0% +$5.29K
FOSL icon
2235
Fossil Group
FOSL
$159M
$13.6M 0.01%
1,461,076
-581,998
-28% -$5.43M
TTI icon
2236
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$640M
$13.6M 0.01%
4,760,070
-153,629
-3% -$439K
MCBC
2237
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
$13.6M 0.01%
1,324,960
+40,534
+3% +$416K
UHT
2238
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$569M
$13.6M 0.01%
179,916
+4,965
+3% +$375K
GCAP
2239
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$13.6M 0.01%
2,124,709
-44,379
-2% -$284K
DLA
2240
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$13.6M 0.01%
630,538
-13,072
-2% -$281K
PAAS icon
2241
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.5B
$13.5M 0.01%
793,487
+91,143
+13% +$1.55M
HT
2242
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
$13.5M 0.01%
722,227
+29,014
+4% +$542K
WLDN icon
2243
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.48B
$13.5M 0.01%
414,920
+6,232
+2% +$202K
ASRT icon
2244
Assertio
ASRT
$77.5M
$13.4M 0.01%
580,277
+3,697
+0.6% +$85.6K
WLFC icon
2245
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$13.4M 0.01%
545,756
-3,574
-0.7% -$87.9K
LBTYK icon
2246
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.13B
$13.3M 0.01%
408,160
-17,083
-4% -$559K
HSKA
2247
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
$13.3M 0.01%
151,460
+31,286
+26% +$2.76M
BGFV icon
2248
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.5M
$13.3M 0.01%
1,740,525
-127,278
-7% -$974K
ORN icon
2249
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$295M
$13.2M 0.01%
2,015,742
+47,370
+2% +$311K
SFS
2250
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
$13.1M 0.01%
1,667,686
+545,814
+49% +$4.28M