A solução é simples, basta ver o formato das datas.
A modificação abaixo deve ser suficiente se o resta dos seus dados seguirem o mesmo padrão.
> z
CDI Ibovespa ALFA.DINAMICO.FIA ALFA.FIA
1997-01-02 100.2442 6956 77.56310 0.33373
1997-01-03 100.3214 6998 78.05032 0.34725
1997-01-06 100.3986 7160 79.31970 0.34982
1997-01-07 100.4759 7297 82.01036 0.34084
1997-01-08 100.5533 7427 82.28164 0.34426
1997-01-09 100.6307 7454 82.79493 0.34285
1997-01-10 100.7089 7478 82.04698 0.34263
1997-01-13 100.7871 7412 82.32868 0.34275
1997-01-14 100.8654 7621 84.52306 0.34776
1997-01-15 100.9437 7668 86.36466 0.34922
1997-01-16 101.0221 7656 86.74005 0.35130
1997-01-17 101.1009 7816 86.74305 0.35152
1997-01-20 101.1798 7835 86.84854 0.35297
1997-01-21 101.2584 7905 87.77227 0.35453
1997-01-22 101.3370 7818 87.63108 0.35711
1997-01-23 101.4161 7891 87.96762 0.35650
1997-01-24 101.4955 7760 87.75150 0.35470
1997-01-27 101.5747 7759 87.71396 0.35453
1997-01-28 101.6552 7850 87.64120 0.35487
1997-01-29 101.7345 7737 86.20481 0.35258
1997-01-30 101.8169 7789 86.37315 0.35225
1997-01-31 101.9103 7965 88.24893 0.35641
1997-02-03 102.0037 8096 89.45418 0.35969
1997-02-04 102.0979 8102 89.39141 0.35950
1997-02-05 102.1918 8171 90.26877 0.36263
1997-02-06 102.2862 8148 90.26682 0.36110
1997-02-07 102.3806 8317 92.41892 0.36529
1997-02-12 102.4751 8671 96.43418 0.37360