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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TEF icon
2251
Telefonica
TEF
$30.3B
$9.35M 0.01%
1,029,383
+6,043
+0.6% +$54.9K
VTLE icon
2252
Vital Energy
VTLE
$649M
$9.35M 0.01%
49,571
-10,272
-17% -$1.94M
SHYF
2253
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$9.32M 0.01%
2,255,480
+13,704
+0.6% +$56.6K
CSG
2254
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$9.29M 0.01%
1,431,626
+490,691
+52% +$3.18M
ALKS icon
2255
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.57B
$9.29M 0.01%
158,413
-26,941
-15% -$1.58M
PFBC icon
2256
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.17B
$9.28M 0.01%
293,741
+14,380
+5% +$454K
LEN.B icon
2257
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34.8B
$9.28M 0.01%
251,364
-1,972
-0.8% -$72.8K
WEYS icon
2258
Weyco Group
WEYS
$293M
$9.24M 0.01%
341,566
+5,336
+2% +$144K
SJR
2259
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$9.22M 0.01%
475,195
+23,695
+5% +$460K
GCAP
2260
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$9.19M 0.01%
1,262,051
+121,948
+11% +$888K
DXYN
2261
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$9.14M 0.01%
1,093,503
+3,861
+0.4% +$32.3K
ENVA icon
2262
Enova International
ENVA
$2.94B
$9.14M 0.01%
894,104
-55,395
-6% -$566K
CTO
2263
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$546M
$9.13M 0.01%
675,391
+13,295
+2% +$180K
RCKY icon
2264
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$220M
$9.12M 0.01%
642,573
+1,414
+0.2% +$20.1K
EXAC
2265
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
$9.1M 0.01%
522,161
+16,251
+3% +$283K
TITN icon
2266
Titan Machinery
TITN
$466M
$9.09M 0.01%
791,359
-64,755
-8% -$743K
TESS
2267
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
$9.09M 0.01%
431,792
+6,706
+2% +$141K
SFM icon
2268
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.5B
$9.08M 0.01%
430,458
+1,749
+0.4% +$36.9K
IMS
2269
DELISTED
IMS HEALTH HLDGS INC COM STK (DE)
IMS
$9.07M 0.01%
311,833
+61,648
+25% +$1.79M
NBBC
2270
DELISTED
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP CLASS A COM STK (NC)
NBBC
$9.02M 0.01%
1,057,838
+30,103
+3% +$257K
CWST icon
2271
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.89B
$8.99M 0.01%
1,550,517
+30,538
+2% +$177K
WRLD icon
2272
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$923M
$8.99M 0.01%
334,992
-1,746
-0.5% -$46.9K
KMG
2273
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$8.98M 0.01%
465,502
+50,394
+12% +$972K
ZEUS icon
2274
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$378M
$8.95M 0.01%
899,549
-10,548
-1% -$105K
HDNG
2275
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
$8.88M 0.01%
966,986
-1,210
-0.1% -$11.1K