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
DMND
2401
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$6.98M 0.01%
270,249
+4,373
+2% +$113K
FRS
2402
DELISTED
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC
FRS
$6.97M 0.01%
272,042
+1,190
+0.4% +$30.5K
GNK
2403
DELISTED
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
GNK
$6.97M 0.01%
2,788,346
+12,651
+0.5% +$31.6K
CCK icon
2404
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11.3B
$6.97M 0.01%
156,299
-3,015
-2% -$134K
NWS icon
2405
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.3B
$6.95M 0.01%
389,614
+42,922
+12% +$765K
EDGW
2406
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
$6.92M 0.01%
990,366
-2,900
-0.3% -$20.3K
DCI icon
2407
Donaldson
DCI
$9.43B
$6.91M 0.01%
158,957
+1,916
+1% +$83.3K
INDT
2408
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
$6.88M 0.01%
206,207
+355
+0.2% +$11.9K
CSFL
2409
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$6.86M 0.01%
675,996
+31,539
+5% +$320K
LION
2410
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$6.86M 0.01%
414,618
+13,858
+3% +$229K
CCIX
2411
DELISTED
COLEMAN CABLE IN COM
CCIX
$6.85M 0.01%
261,383
+12,629
+5% +$331K
RAX
2412
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$6.83M 0.01%
174,634
+70,588
+68% +$2.76M
RST
2413
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$6.83M 0.01%
558,706
-1,046
-0.2% -$12.8K
TECH icon
2414
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.96B
$6.82M 0.01%
288,124
+12,636
+5% +$299K
NTLS
2415
DELISTED
NTELOS HLDGS CORP COM
NTLS
$6.8M 0.01%
335,975
+105,257
+46% +$2.13M
ALOT icon
2416
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.5M
$6.8M 0.01%
503,691
+600
+0.1% +$8.09K
ABAX
2417
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$6.79M 0.01%
169,541
-1,709
-1% -$68.4K
VVC
2418
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$6.78M 0.01%
190,961
+6,506
+4% +$231K
FDS icon
2419
Factset
FDS
$13.8B
$6.77M 0.01%
62,378
+65
+0.1% +$7.06K
GSIG
2420
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$6.76M 0.01%
601,094
+20,123
+3% +$226K
BB icon
2421
BlackBerry
BB
$2.3B
$6.76M 0.01%
906,754
PGC icon
2422
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$6.75M 0.01%
353,281
+77,103
+28% +$1.47M
SLI
2423
DELISTED
S L INDUSTRIES INC (DELAWARE)
SLI
$6.73M 0.01%
248,399
+399
+0.2% +$10.8K
ERF
2424
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$6.71M 0.01%
371,779
+68,260
+22% +$1.23M
EBSB
2425
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$6.71M 0.01%
726,865
+7,479
+1% +$69K