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
KT icon
2401
KT
KT
$9.52B
$7.14M ﹤0.01%
545,588
+79,085
+17% +$1.03M
RCMT icon
2402
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
$7.12M ﹤0.01%
1,063,196
-1,591
-0.1% -$10.7K
ALOT icon
2403
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.1M
$7.09M ﹤0.01%
506,806
IPHI
2404
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$7.08M ﹤0.01%
397,265
-6,524
-2% -$116K
GWRE icon
2405
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.4B
$7.07M ﹤0.01%
134,332
+49,031
+57% +$2.58M
SRT
2406
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
$7.06M ﹤0.01%
947,596
+1,083
+0.1% +$8.07K
CLB icon
2407
Core Laboratories
CLB
$581M
$7.06M ﹤0.01%
67,523
-229
-0.3% -$23.9K
MNI
2408
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$6.99M ﹤0.01%
380,073
-3,101
-0.8% -$57.1K
ACTG icon
2409
Acacia Research
ACTG
$317M
$6.98M ﹤0.01%
651,898
-3,667
-0.6% -$39.2K
VTLE icon
2410
Vital Energy
VTLE
$635M
$6.97M ﹤0.01%
26,725
-110
-0.4% -$28.7K
PBYI icon
2411
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$225M
$6.96M ﹤0.01%
29,462
+6,403
+28% +$1.51M
MCHB
2412
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$3.03B
$6.95M ﹤0.01%
379,280
+274,674
+263% +$5.03M
AWRE icon
2413
Aware
AWRE
$61.4M
$6.94M ﹤0.01%
1,577,468
+6,428
+0.4% +$28.3K
IQV icon
2414
IQVIA
IQV
$31.8B
$6.92M ﹤0.01%
103,270
+33,673
+48% +$2.26M
ESSA
2415
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$6.92M ﹤0.01%
539,475
-24,087
-4% -$309K
LWAY icon
2416
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$509M
$6.92M ﹤0.01%
323,288
CDR
2417
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$6.91M ﹤0.01%
139,755
+6,504
+5% +$322K
CHEF icon
2418
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$2.7B
$6.87M ﹤0.01%
306,232
+73,852
+32% +$1.66M
SQM icon
2419
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12B
$6.85M ﹤0.01%
385,515
+162,045
+73% +$2.88M
LE icon
2420
Lands' End
LE
$475M
$6.83M ﹤0.01%
190,401
-51,038
-21% -$1.83M
GEO icon
2421
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.12B
$6.83M ﹤0.01%
234,185
-396,582
-63% -$11.6M
GNE icon
2422
Genie Energy
GNE
$404M
$6.79M ﹤0.01%
854,191
-16,293
-2% -$130K
TBNK
2423
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
283,806
+8,384
+3% +$199K
TIS
2424
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
250,123
+5,391
+2% +$145K
DISCA
2425
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock
DISCA
$6.74M ﹤0.01%
219,148
-141
-0.1% -$4.34K