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
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$4.84B
Cap. Flow
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow %
3.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,266
Reduced
881
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RELX icon
2326
RELX
RELX
$82.4B
$8.89M 0.01%
547,304
+29,796
+6% +$484K
RELL icon
2327
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$139M
$8.83M 0.01%
1,093,165
-5,812
-0.5% -$47K
NWS icon
2328
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.8B
$8.83M 0.01%
620,158
+69,500
+13% +$990K
PRDO icon
2329
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.16B
$8.83M 0.01%
2,675,262
+97,363
+4% +$321K
SNBC
2330
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$8.82M 0.01%
458,226
+1,058
+0.2% +$20.4K
ACH
2331
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Limited
ACH
$8.82M 0.01%
708,224
-150,591
-18% -$1.87M
TNAV
2332
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
$8.8M 0.01%
1,093,136
+72,583
+7% +$584K
SGEN
2333
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$8.79M 0.01%
181,735
+16,089
+10% +$779K
KOPN icon
2334
Kopin
KOPN
$344M
$8.77M 0.01%
2,541,181
+12,695
+0.5% +$43.8K
EXXI
2335
DELISTED
ENERGY XXI LTD COM SHS
EXXI
$8.76M 0.01%
3,328,847
-146,319
-4% -$385K
MFSF
2336
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
$8.71M 0.01%
374,869
+2,403
+0.6% +$55.8K
PCMI
2337
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$8.7M 0.01%
866,921
+3,898
+0.5% +$39.1K
MDU icon
2338
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.36B
$8.69M 0.01%
1,170,538
+127,539
+12% +$947K
SPIL
2339
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
$8.68M 0.01%
1,165,484
+74,746
+7% +$557K
HTBK icon
2340
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$630M
$8.66M 0.01%
901,427
+9,793
+1% +$94.1K
PEGI
2341
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$8.62M 0.01%
303,833
+225,859
+290% +$6.41M
BB icon
2342
BlackBerry
BB
$2.25B
$8.61M 0.01%
1,052,896
+66,047
+7% +$540K
CHUY
2343
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$8.61M 0.01%
321,262
+89,741
+39% +$2.4M
PCBK
2344
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$8.6M 0.01%
635,770
+22,632
+4% +$306K
SUPN icon
2345
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.59B
$8.56M 0.01%
+503,957
New +$8.56M
DXLG icon
2346
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$67.9M
$8.53M 0.01%
1,703,277
-20,609
-1% -$103K
STCN
2347
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$8.53M 0.01%
268,898
-870
-0.3% -$27.6K
CWST icon
2348
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$8.53M 0.01%
1,519,979
+924,404
+155% +$5.19M
IPI icon
2349
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$392M
$8.52M 0.01%
71,345
-185
-0.3% -$22.1K
POZN
2350
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
$8.51M 0.01%
825,354
+27,173
+3% +$280K