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
OPY icon
2351
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$806M
$8.02M 0.01%
341,891
+10,319
+3% +$242K
RICK icon
2352
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$304M
$8.01M 0.01%
768,936
+20,879
+3% +$217K
PGC icon
2353
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$8M 0.01%
370,262
+1,291
+0.3% +$27.9K
VLGEA icon
2354
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$580M
$7.99M 0.01%
254,203
+5,844
+2% +$184K
KONA
2355
DELISTED
Kona Grill, Inc.
KONA
$7.93M 0.01%
279,103
+3,713
+1% +$106K
NOR
2356
DELISTED
NORANDA ALUM HLDG CORP COM NEW
NOR
$7.91M 0.01%
380,421
+22,783
+6% +$474K
UHT
2357
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$575M
$7.88M 0.01%
140,098
+1,893
+1% +$106K
AWAY
2358
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$7.86M 0.01%
260,655
+13,154
+5% +$397K
SCOR icon
2359
Comscore
SCOR
$34.1M
$7.86M 0.01%
7,673
-40
-0.5% -$41K
ATHN
2360
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$7.82M ﹤0.01%
65,498
+3,610
+6% +$431K
MLAB icon
2361
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$339M
$7.78M ﹤0.01%
107,803
+1,995
+2% +$144K
CTRE icon
2362
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$7.62B
$7.77M ﹤0.01%
573,114
-16,358
-3% -$222K
KYO
2363
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
$7.76M ﹤0.01%
141,207
+294
+0.2% +$16.1K
MXWL
2364
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$7.75M ﹤0.01%
961,824
CRR
2365
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$7.71M ﹤0.01%
252,546
-2,092
-0.8% -$63.8K
SBS icon
2366
Sabesp
SBS
$16B
$7.69M ﹤0.01%
1,421,403
+2,326
+0.2% +$12.6K
MPX icon
2367
Marine Products Corp
MPX
$316M
$7.65M ﹤0.01%
892,413
-586
-0.1% -$5.02K
WG
2368
DELISTED
Willbros Group
WG
$7.64M ﹤0.01%
2,308,371
-35,725
-2% -$118K
DEST
2369
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$7.64M ﹤0.01%
507,026
+46,840
+10% +$705K
INWK
2370
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$7.61M ﹤0.01%
1,131,929
+112,266
+11% +$754K
SPPI
2371
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$7.6M ﹤0.01%
1,251,650
-1,817
-0.1% -$11K
SNN icon
2372
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.4B
$7.59M ﹤0.01%
222,160
LGTY
2373
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
$7.59M ﹤0.01%
742,398
-4,606
-0.6% -$47.1K
CECO icon
2374
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$7.54M ﹤0.01%
710,245
+100
+0% +$1.06K
LNCO
2375
DELISTED
LINNCO LLC COM SHS REPSTG LTD LIABILITY
LNCO
$7.52M ﹤0.01%
786,134
-16,737
-2% -$160K