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
-0.73%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$240B
AUM Growth
-$1.29B
Cap. Flow
+$3.54B
Cap. Flow %
1.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.41%
Holding
3,413
New
89
Increased
1,989
Reduced
992
Closed
69

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.1%
2 Technology 13.18%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Healthcare 9.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESSA
2451
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$8.19M ﹤0.01%
558,050
+1,335
+0.2% +$19.6K
DALN icon
2452
DallasNews
DALN
$76.9M
$8.16M ﹤0.01%
396,178
+7,039
+2% +$145K
CRD.A icon
2453
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$540M
$8.13M ﹤0.01%
1,014,184
+73,763
+8% +$592K
SD icon
2454
SandRidge Energy
SD
$424M
$8.09M ﹤0.01%
557,697
+52,407
+10% +$760K
FTD
2455
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
$8.04M ﹤0.01%
2,209,393
+70,766
+3% +$258K
UPBD icon
2456
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.48B
$8M ﹤0.01%
927,266
-66,369
-7% -$573K
LAKE icon
2457
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$135M
$7.96M ﹤0.01%
614,649
+53,064
+9% +$687K
NVEC icon
2458
NVE Corp
NVEC
$328M
$7.96M ﹤0.01%
95,726
+10,165
+12% +$845K
VNET
2459
VNET Group
VNET
$2.45B
$7.93M ﹤0.01%
1,144,823
+54,160
+5% +$375K
OLBK
2460
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$7.92M ﹤0.01%
240,136
+32,852
+16% +$1.08M
LEAF
2461
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
$7.91M ﹤0.01%
1,121,725
-345
-0% -$2.43K
MSL
2462
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
$7.79M ﹤0.01%
616,165
+80,227
+15% +$1.01M
PFPT
2463
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$7.77M ﹤0.01%
68,368
+11,212
+20% +$1.27M
INFO
2464
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$7.76M ﹤0.01%
160,789
+6,828
+4% +$329K
INDT
2465
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
$7.73M ﹤0.01%
205,911
+302
+0.1% +$11.3K
UNTY icon
2466
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$533M
$7.71M ﹤0.01%
350,343
+24,358
+7% +$536K
ATH
2467
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
$7.68M ﹤0.01%
160,616
+155,009
+2,765% +$7.41M
RNWK
2468
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$7.66M ﹤0.01%
2,501,592
+72,644
+3% +$222K
GOLF icon
2469
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$4.47B
$7.65M ﹤0.01%
331,202
+216,255
+188% +$4.99M
AAOI icon
2470
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$1.67B
$7.65M ﹤0.01%
305,094
-11,250
-4% -$282K
ASC icon
2471
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$502M
$7.62M ﹤0.01%
1,003,027
+191,155
+24% +$1.45M
VET icon
2472
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.14B
$7.62M ﹤0.01%
236,095
+17,101
+8% +$552K
XNCR icon
2473
Xencor
XNCR
$606M
$7.62M ﹤0.01%
254,019
-2,300
-0.9% -$69K
BW icon
2474
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$250M
$7.61M ﹤0.01%
174,230
+11,345
+7% +$496K
ACBI
2475
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
$7.58M ﹤0.01%
418,950
+89,867
+27% +$1.63M