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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CCNE icon
2401
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$762M
$8.17M ﹤0.01%
341,697
+32,020
+10% +$765K
ENOC
2402
DELISTED
EnerNOC, Inc.
ENOC
$8.15M ﹤0.01%
1,358,931
+142,450
+12% +$855K
DB.RT
2403
DELISTED
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
DB.RT
$8.12M ﹤0.01%
+3,439,881
New +$8.12M
INVN
2404
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
$8.11M ﹤0.01%
641,697
-5,076
-0.8% -$64.1K
CUNB
2405
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
$8.07M ﹤0.01%
203,613
+60,295
+42% +$2.39M
AP icon
2406
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$54.7M
$8.05M ﹤0.01%
572,893
+27,996
+5% +$393K
ESSA
2407
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$8.04M ﹤0.01%
551,275
+5,421
+1% +$79K
HIFS icon
2408
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$599M
$8.02M ﹤0.01%
45,360
+1,920
+4% +$340K
RNET
2409
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$8.02M ﹤0.01%
373,844
+41,360
+12% +$887K
GFA
2410
DELISTED
Gafisa S.A.
GFA
$8.01M ﹤0.01%
402,037
-11,724
-3% -$234K
IMAX icon
2411
IMAX
IMAX
$1.67B
$8M ﹤0.01%
235,349
-280,293
-54% -$9.53M
DWSN icon
2412
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$50.5M
$7.97M ﹤0.01%
1,505,475
+46,563
+3% +$247K
GIB icon
2413
CGI
GIB
$20.7B
$7.96M ﹤0.01%
165,989
-2,157
-1% -$103K
SPLK
2414
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$7.92M ﹤0.01%
127,208
+349
+0.3% +$21.7K
AWRE icon
2415
Aware
AWRE
$58.2M
$7.89M ﹤0.01%
1,677,638
+27,713
+2% +$130K
SNN icon
2416
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.7B
$7.88M ﹤0.01%
254,836
-3,747
-1% -$116K
UAA icon
2417
Under Armour
UAA
$2.16B
$7.87M ﹤0.01%
398,054
+415
+0.1% +$8.21K
ALNT icon
2418
Allient
ALNT
$774M
$7.87M ﹤0.01%
587,436
+42,075
+8% +$564K
AVID
2419
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$7.83M ﹤0.01%
1,680,882
-637,019
-27% -$2.97M
SALM
2420
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
$7.82M ﹤0.01%
1,049,571
+10,771
+1% +$80.2K
VOLT
2421
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
$7.79M ﹤0.01%
1,129,481
-74,712
-6% -$515K
AEM icon
2422
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$77.2B
$7.79M ﹤0.01%
183,593
+22,648
+14% +$961K
EHTH icon
2423
eHealth
EHTH
$115M
$7.77M ﹤0.01%
645,432
+56,767
+10% +$683K
BLUE
2424
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$7.72M ﹤0.01%
6,559
+1,292
+25% +$1.52M
IHG icon
2425
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$18.6B
$7.71M ﹤0.01%
143,400
-3,729
-3% -$201K