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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CUK icon
2401
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.3B
$10M ﹤0.01%
201,215
+3,815
+2% +$190K
ADVM icon
2402
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$63.2M
$9.97M ﹤0.01%
190,215
+13,390
+8% +$702K
GEOS icon
2403
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$211M
$9.95M ﹤0.01%
768,711
+40,654
+6% +$526K
SUP
2404
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$9.94M ﹤0.01%
2,087,615
-18,541
-0.9% -$88.3K
INDA icon
2405
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$9.4B
$9.88M ﹤0.01%
280,402
GEF.B icon
2406
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$2.45B
$9.82M ﹤0.01%
200,839
+8,968
+5% +$438K
LBTYK icon
2407
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.11B
$9.8M ﹤0.01%
404,574
-3,932
-1% -$95.2K
IDT icon
2408
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.66B
$9.76M ﹤0.01%
1,469,074
+44,646
+3% +$296K
OTEX icon
2409
Open Text
OTEX
$8.97B
$9.74M ﹤0.01%
253,337
+63,516
+33% +$2.44M
TESS
2410
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
$9.73M ﹤0.01%
628,643
+12,995
+2% +$201K
HIFS icon
2411
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$619M
$9.73M ﹤0.01%
56,549
+2,212
+4% +$380K
GSH
2412
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
$9.71M ﹤0.01%
487,094
-18,521
-4% -$369K
QUOT
2413
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$9.71M ﹤0.01%
983,522
+211,940
+27% +$2.09M
UBA
2414
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$9.66M ﹤0.01%
467,878
+3,099
+0.7% +$64K
CP icon
2415
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$69.2B
$9.63M ﹤0.01%
233,575
+5,245
+2% +$216K
RARE icon
2416
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$3B
$9.6M ﹤0.01%
138,379
+1,824
+1% +$127K
TUSK icon
2417
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$114M
$9.58M ﹤0.01%
575,394
+202,349
+54% +$3.37M
JCP
2418
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$9.57M ﹤0.01%
6,425,869
-196,870
-3% -$293K
INFO
2419
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$9.57M ﹤0.01%
175,995
+7,345
+4% +$399K
CALA
2420
DELISTED
Calithera Biosciences, Inc
CALA
$9.56M ﹤0.01%
70,920
+8,718
+14% +$1.18M
SFST icon
2421
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$371M
$9.53M ﹤0.01%
281,374
+22,034
+8% +$746K
LTS
2422
DELISTED
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc
LTS
$9.52M ﹤0.01%
3,365,045
+99,180
+3% +$281K
SNN icon
2423
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.5B
$9.52M ﹤0.01%
237,377
-2,748
-1% -$110K
MSL
2424
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
$9.5M ﹤0.01%
832,975
+52,123
+7% +$595K
CIA icon
2425
Citizens
CIA
$273M
$9.5M ﹤0.01%
1,423,556
-28,893
-2% -$193K