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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LAKE icon
2326
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$139M
$6.62M ﹤0.01%
574,082
+32,311
+6% +$373K
CTG
2327
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
$6.62M ﹤0.01%
987,523
-6,872
-0.7% -$46K
MVBF icon
2328
MVB Financial
MVBF
$305M
$6.6M ﹤0.01%
237,137
+20,493
+9% +$570K
PWOD
2329
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
$6.56M ﹤0.01%
286,451
+1,671
+0.6% +$38.3K
FSTR icon
2330
Foster
FSTR
$291M
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
670,866
-3,175
-0.5% -$31K
GMRE
2331
Global Medical REIT
GMRE
$512M
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
768,619
+9,693
+1% +$82.6K
ACNT icon
2332
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$119M
$6.54M ﹤0.01%
467,107
-8,638
-2% -$121K
CLDT
2333
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$348M
$6.53M ﹤0.01%
661,522
-4,724
-0.7% -$46.6K
EMBC icon
2334
Embecta
EMBC
$878M
$6.51M ﹤0.01%
226,169
+62,182
+38% +$1.79M
GDYN icon
2335
Grid Dynamics Holdings
GDYN
$642M
$6.5M ﹤0.01%
346,928
-10,752
-3% -$201K
GENC icon
2336
Gencor Industries
GENC
$224M
$6.47M ﹤0.01%
718,472
-3,173
-0.4% -$28.6K
ONL
2337
Orion Office REIT
ONL
$168M
$6.43M ﹤0.01%
735,100
-38,622
-5% -$338K
IVAC
2338
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
$6.42M ﹤0.01%
1,381,413
+11,575
+0.8% +$53.8K
FINV
2339
FinVolution Group
FINV
$1.9B
$6.41M ﹤0.01%
1,498,516
+81,028
+6% +$347K
DOUG icon
2340
Douglas Elliman
DOUG
$241M
$6.4M ﹤0.01%
1,638,987
+121,679
+8% +$475K
CCB icon
2341
Coastal Financial
CCB
$1.65B
$6.39M ﹤0.01%
160,899
+24,801
+18% +$986K
ALOT icon
2342
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.1M
$6.38M ﹤0.01%
545,491
-3,960
-0.7% -$46.3K
PAYA
2343
DELISTED
Paya Holdings Inc. Class A Common Stock
PAYA
$6.35M ﹤0.01%
1,038,274
+432,444
+71% +$2.64M
IHRT icon
2344
iHeartMedia
IHRT
$389M
$6.34M ﹤0.01%
864,574
-432,279
-33% -$3.17M
ACNB icon
2345
ACNB Corp
ACNB
$471M
$6.33M ﹤0.01%
210,831
+18,646
+10% +$560K
CTRN icon
2346
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
$6.33M ﹤0.01%
408,190
-3,701
-0.9% -$57.4K
NTST
2347
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$1.75B
$6.33M ﹤0.01%
355,249
+156,421
+79% +$2.79M
ING icon
2348
ING
ING
$74.7B
$6.3M ﹤0.01%
740,657
+12,392
+2% +$105K
AXGN icon
2349
Axogen
AXGN
$755M
$6.28M ﹤0.01%
526,909
+100,744
+24% +$1.2M
TAC icon
2350
TransAlta
TAC
$3.75B
$6.27M ﹤0.01%
710,173
+36,425
+5% +$322K