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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CFNB
2326
DELISTED
California First National Banc
CFNB
$7.9M 0.01%
523,155
-1,240
-0.2% -$18.7K
BLDR icon
2327
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.8B
$7.89M 0.01%
1,105,444
-120,345
-10% -$859K
SCG
2328
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$7.87M 0.01%
167,609
-362
-0.2% -$17K
AHT
2329
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$38.1M
$7.83M 0.01%
1,013
-426
-30% -$3.29M
POM
2330
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$7.82M 0.01%
408,551
+5,730
+1% +$110K
PNW icon
2331
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
$7.81M 0.01%
147,625
-1,040
-0.7% -$55K
MLAB icon
2332
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$7.81M 0.01%
99,410
+4,544
+5% +$357K
CCBG icon
2333
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$742M
$7.8M 0.01%
662,980
+287
+0% +$3.38K
NATI
2334
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$7.8M 0.01%
243,500
+13,222
+6% +$423K
RCKY icon
2335
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$216M
$7.79M 0.01%
534,527
+2,400
+0.5% +$35K
SALM
2336
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$7.78M 0.01%
893,780
+16,812
+2% +$146K
SNBC
2337
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$7.77M 0.01%
441,606
+3,883
+0.9% +$68.3K
HE icon
2338
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$7.76M 0.01%
297,915
+69,600
+30% +$1.81M
GRPN icon
2339
Groupon
GRPN
$935M
$7.75M 0.01%
32,932
+835
+3% +$196K
UCTT icon
2340
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.15B
$7.74M 0.01%
771,743
+72,891
+10% +$731K
CEVA icon
2341
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$564M
$7.71M 0.01%
506,682
+26,291
+5% +$400K
NES
2342
DELISTED
NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL INC NEW COM STK (DE)
NES
$7.71M 0.01%
459,163
-17,302
-4% -$290K
PULB
2343
DELISTED
PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP
PULB
$7.7M 0.01%
683,697
+1,597
+0.2% +$18K
MRC icon
2344
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$7.69M 0.01%
238,331
+179,535
+305% +$5.79M
IVAC
2345
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
$7.68M 0.01%
1,034,112
+17,440
+2% +$130K
SPIL
2346
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$7.68M 0.01%
1,284,826
-284
-0% -$1.7K
SLH
2347
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$7.68M 0.01%
108,567
+304
+0.3% +$21.5K
NATL
2348
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
$7.67M 0.01%
333,648
+1,334
+0.4% +$30.7K
TSYS
2349
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
$7.66M 0.01%
3,300,559
+85,314
+3% +$198K
TD icon
2350
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$131B
$7.65M 0.01%
162,334
+49,904
+44% +$2.35M