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
FPO
2301
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$8.37M 0.01%
760,682
+21,235
+3% +$234K
CACB
2302
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
$8.36M 0.01%
1,546,074
+57,480
+4% +$311K
PGC icon
2303
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$520M
$8.36M 0.01%
395,000
+16,399
+4% +$347K
STRS icon
2304
Stratus Properties
STRS
$161M
$8.35M 0.01%
538,721
BANC icon
2305
Banc of California
BANC
$2.65B
$8.31M 0.01%
677,368
+183,337
+37% +$2.25M
BREW
2306
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
$8.31M 0.01%
1,042,970
+7,706
+0.7% +$61.4K
INWK
2307
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$8.31M 0.01%
1,329,758
+156,374
+13% +$977K
FRM
2308
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$8.31M 0.01%
1,366,682
VWTR
2309
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$8.28M 0.01%
855,749
-18,458
-2% -$179K
ASX icon
2310
ASE Group
ASX
$24.2B
$8.27M 0.01%
1,509,263
-114,069
-7% -$625K
CDE icon
2311
Coeur Mining
CDE
$9.88B
$8.26M 0.01%
2,930,573
-23,093
-0.8% -$65.1K
SKUL
2312
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
$8.25M 0.01%
1,492,320
+17,273
+1% +$95.5K
NGHC
2313
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$8.24M 0.01%
427,369
+313,022
+274% +$6.04M
ODC icon
2314
Oil-Dri
ODC
$970M
$8.24M 0.01%
719,852
UTMD icon
2315
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$200M
$8.23M 0.01%
152,807
+395
+0.3% +$21.3K
KT icon
2316
KT
KT
$9.67B
$8.23M 0.01%
630,992
+35,100
+6% +$458K
SSTK icon
2317
Shutterstock
SSTK
$750M
$8.22M 0.01%
271,969
-6,968
-2% -$211K
SBCF icon
2318
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$2.72B
$8.16M 0.01%
555,947
+150,980
+37% +$2.22M
MTUS icon
2319
Metallus
MTUS
$710M
$8.16M 0.01%
806,260
+22,944
+3% +$232K
AHT
2320
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$37.9M
$8.15M 0.01%
1,351
+66
+5% +$398K
AMC icon
2321
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$1.44B
$8.14M 0.01%
32,316
+11,198
+53% +$2.82M
MCRI icon
2322
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$1.91B
$8.09M 0.01%
450,380
-32,031
-7% -$576K
TBNK
2323
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
$7.98M 0.01%
306,310
+19,786
+7% +$515K
NOW icon
2324
ServiceNow
NOW
$195B
$7.95M 0.01%
114,408
+12,731
+13% +$884K
DNR
2325
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$7.93M 0.01%
3,249,815
-282,160
-8% -$689K