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
+2.79%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$158B
AUM Growth
+$6.14B
Cap. Flow
+$4.15B
Cap. Flow %
2.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.64%
Holding
3,565
New
52
Increased
2,064
Reduced
884
Closed
233

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.52%
2 Industrials 13.27%
3 Technology 11.36%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Healthcare 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IMBI
2276
DELISTED
iMedia Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
IMBI
$9.27M 0.01%
138,161
-1,724
-1% -$116K
HWCC
2277
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$9.27M 0.01%
952,480
+61,701
+7% +$600K
BFS
2278
Saul Centers
BFS
$785M
$9.24M 0.01%
161,473
+406
+0.3% +$23.2K
MSEX icon
2279
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$971M
$9.17M 0.01%
402,758
+4,119
+1% +$93.8K
UTMD icon
2280
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$9.12M 0.01%
152,353
-100
-0.1% -$5.99K
SPY icon
2281
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$670B
$9.1M 0.01%
44,100
NATH icon
2282
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$441M
$9.07M 0.01%
167,527
+652
+0.4% +$35.3K
QLTY
2283
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
$9.05M 0.01%
875,865
+7,328
+0.8% +$75.7K
LMIA
2284
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
$9.05M 0.01%
740,984
+13,011
+2% +$159K
NBBC
2285
DELISTED
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP CLASS A COM STK (NC)
NBBC
$9.03M 0.01%
1,012,536
+9,946
+1% +$88.7K
CM icon
2286
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$73.6B
$9.03M 0.01%
249,144
+101,819
+69% +$3.69M
SHOR
2287
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
$9.01M 0.01%
1,320,824
-7,217
-0.5% -$49.2K
SZMK
2288
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
$8.98M 0.01%
1,237,156
-96,249
-7% -$699K
TWIN icon
2289
Twin Disc
TWIN
$190M
$8.97M 0.01%
507,381
-3,448
-0.7% -$60.9K
DTLK
2290
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$8.96M 0.01%
743,931
+56,250
+8% +$677K
SPIL
2291
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$8.94M 0.01%
1,090,738
+26
+0% +$213
PRCP
2292
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$8.93M 0.01%
661,096
-4,097
-0.6% -$55.3K
RELX icon
2293
RELX
RELX
$84.9B
$8.91M 0.01%
517,508
+49,112
+10% +$846K
KOPN icon
2294
Kopin
KOPN
$412M
$8.9M 0.01%
2,528,486
+2,837
+0.1% +$9.99K
HBIO icon
2295
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$19.7M
$8.89M 0.01%
1,527,762
+9,236
+0.6% +$53.8K
UCTT icon
2296
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.14B
$8.87M 0.01%
1,240,333
+110,076
+10% +$787K
GCAP
2297
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$8.85M 0.01%
905,866
+313,577
+53% +$3.06M
CBK
2298
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
$8.83M 0.01%
1,587,252
-35,150
-2% -$195K
BB icon
2299
BlackBerry
BB
$2.32B
$8.81M 0.01%
986,849
-232,910
-19% -$2.08M
PSUN
2300
DELISTED
PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CAL. INC
PSUN
$8.79M 0.01%
3,186,157
-4,900
-0.2% -$13.5K