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
MDVN
2376
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$7.25M 0.01%
227,252
-144
-0.1% -$4.6K
CENT icon
2377
Central Garden & Pet
CENT
$2.25B
$7.24M 0.01%
1,317,970
-2,500
-0.2% -$13.7K
ADEP
2378
DELISTED
ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. NEW
ADEP
$7.24M 0.01%
428,673
-600
-0.1% -$10.1K
MDCI
2379
DELISTED
MEDICAL ACTION INDS INC
MDCI
$7.23M 0.01%
844,947
+2,800
+0.3% +$24K
FPO
2380
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
$7.22M 0.01%
620,415
+37,835
+6% +$440K
MBVT
2381
DELISTED
Merchants Bancshares Inc
MBVT
$7.19M 0.01%
214,539
+5,029
+2% +$168K
VLGEA icon
2382
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$577M
$7.18M 0.01%
231,501
+1,691
+0.7% +$52.4K
EV
2383
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$7.16M 0.01%
167,373
-1,078
-0.6% -$46.1K
LIOX
2384
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
$7.16M 0.01%
1,200,533
+147,043
+14% +$876K
KYO
2385
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
$7.13M 0.01%
142,110
-1,600
-1% -$80.2K
DFZ
2386
DELISTED
BARRY (R.G.) CORPORATION
DFZ
$7.12M 0.01%
369,121
-930
-0.3% -$17.9K
MBWM icon
2387
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$775M
$7.11M 0.01%
329,514
+3,818
+1% +$82.4K
CWCO icon
2388
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$529M
$7.1M 0.01%
503,625
+94,054
+23% +$1.33M
CGG
2389
DELISTED
CGG
CGG
$7.1M 0.01%
12,788
-32
-0.2% -$17.8K
WBCO
2390
DELISTED
WASHINGTON BANKING CO
WBCO
$7.1M 0.01%
400,191
+7,910
+2% +$140K
HBIO icon
2391
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$19.4M
$7.09M 0.01%
1,508,292
-469,707
-24% -$2.21M
MORN icon
2392
Morningstar
MORN
$10.9B
$7.08M 0.01%
90,641
+4,601
+5% +$359K
KRO icon
2393
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$703M
$7.08M 0.01%
371,625
+5,398
+1% +$103K
INTX
2394
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
$7.06M 0.01%
906,038
-5,958
-0.7% -$46.4K
TRNX
2395
DELISTED
TORNIER N V SHARES (NLD)
TRNX
$7.05M 0.01%
375,432
+150,189
+67% +$2.82M
VSEC icon
2396
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$7.03M 0.01%
293,004
+9,334
+3% +$224K
HFWA icon
2397
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$836M
$7.01M 0.01%
409,599
+13,991
+4% +$239K
SUNE
2398
SUNation Energy, Inc. Common Stock
SUNE
$4.91M
$7M 0.01%
1
OPY icon
2399
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$804M
$6.99M 0.01%
282,249
+3,925
+1% +$97.3K
FXCB
2400
DELISTED
FOX CHASE BANCORP INC COM STK (MD)
FXCB
$6.99M 0.01%
402,262
+8,761
+2% +$152K